In India’s noisy edtech ecosystem—where billion-dollar valuations often matter more than impact—a small, bootstrapped startup has done something rare: built quietly, grown sustainably, and changed over 1,00,000 student
In India’s noisy edtech ecosystem—where billion-dollar valuations often matter more than impact—a small, bootstrapped startup has done something rare: built quietly, grown sustainably, and changed over 1,00,000 student lives without raising a single rupee in funding.
Meet Unified Mentor, a Gurugram-based career-focused learning platform that just turned two on August 1, 2025. And if you haven’t heard of them yet, it’s probably because they’ve been busy building—not boasting.
Paras Grover , Founder and CEO
Back in 2022, Paras Grover and Sanket Patil didn’t have a fancy office, VC backing, or a huge team. What they did have was clarity: they wanted to help students—especially those in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities—get the skills, mentorship, and internship exposure they rarely had access to.
Armed with a whiteboard, one rented room, and a simple promise—“real skills, real mentors, real opportunities, at a price anyone could afford”—Unified Mentor was born.
Sanket Patil,COO
All this… while staying bootstrapped. No investor decks. No runway panic. Just focused execution.
While Paras and Sanket are the faces behind the brand, they’ll be the first to tell you: Unified Mentor is a team story.
Take Aman Mali, who leads Sales with precision and hustle.
Or Minakshi, who’s been steering Operations like a co-founder since Day 1.
Then there’s Eshika, who’s created a community where students feel seen, heard, and supported.
Ankit Sharma keeps the tech side smooth and fast, while Drishti laid the early cultural foundation of trust and ownership.
And recently, Ishant Sethi came on board as CTO to take the tech infrastructure to the next level.
Ishant Sethi, CTO
It’s a team of people who treat the company like it’s their own—because it kind of is.
Unified Mentor is gearing up for its most ambitious year yet. Here’s what’s coming:
Despite their bootstrapped status, Unified Mentor is beginning to attract the attention of investors, edtech leaders, and academic institutions alike.
But the founders aren’t in a rush to raise funds. “We’ll raise when it feels right. For now, our focus is on doing right by the students.”
While many edtech players have stumbled post-pandemic, Unified Mentor has quietly become a blueprint for the future:
The team believes education in India needs fewer gimmicks and more grassroots understanding. And they’re walking the talk—every single day.
As they step into Year 3, Unified Mentor isn’t chasing unicorn status. They’re chasing something far more valuable:
Students who can say, “This platform changed my career.”
And honestly, that might be the real definition of success.
