What LetsUpgrade does

LetsUpgrade is an India-based EdTech platform operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of ITM Edutech Training India Pvt. Ltd. (part of the ITM Group), headquartered in Mumbai and founded in 2020. The platform offers free, live-instructor-led online courses and structured "career tracks" in domains including Cyber Security, Python for Data Science, Business Analytics, Digital Marketing, and Sales & Business Development, targeted at two primary personas: students seeking a first job or internship, and working professionals seeking a promotion, job switch, or salary increase. Distribution and engagement are community-driven: a network of community leaders and mentors (many drawn from Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Flipkart, and Netflix alumni), publicised success stories, and self-serve enrollment with no credit card required underpin top-of-funnel acquisition, while claimed outcomes include 500+ monthly placements, a 120% average salary hike, and a 4.9/5 learner rating across a stated 1.7M+ learner base.

The technical surface is a web-based learning platform with three interlocking products: the core letsupgrade.in learning site, the Hire with LU (hirewith.letsupgrade.in) employer recruitment marketplace that exposes trained candidates to companies at zero upfront cost, and the Trainerpreneur Program (trainer.letsupgrade.in), which allows external subject matter experts to author and deliver courses. Proprietary components include personalised career roadmaps, a community-driven placement network, and a trainer-onboarding platform — operating over a live-instructor and community architecture rather than a heavy AI/ML stack.

Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed. The platform is positioned as freemium for learners, with employer hiring marketed at Rs. 0 and no explicit paid learner tiers on the public site. Implied monetisation vectors include outcome-linked placement fees, employer-side subscriptions or fees, Trainerpreneur revenue share, potential premium cohorts, and cross-subsidisation via the ITM Group parent. LetsUpgrade reports affiliation with Startup India, has not disclosed external funding, and remains a privately held Indian private limited company.

Name

LetsUpgrade

Legal name

LetsUpgrade EdTech Pvt. Ltd.

Website

https://letsupgrade.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

LetsUpgrade is an India-based EdTech platform, owned by ITM Edutech (ITM Group), offering free live-instructor-led career tracks in tech domains such as Cyber Security, Data Science, Business Analytics, Digital Marketing, and Sales, aimed at students and working professionals seeking jobs, internships, promotions, or role changes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Career Track Programs: Core educational programs offering internship and job tracks across domains like Cybersecurity, Data Science, Business Analytics, Digital Marketing, and Sales. Programs appear to be free to access with revenue generated through successful placements and hiring partnerships with companies.
2. Employer Hiring Services: Companies can hire candidates from LetsUpgrade at Rs. 0/- through the Hire with LU platform, suggesting a B2B hiring facilitation model where revenue may come from employer subscription or placement fees rather than learner fees.
3. Trainerpreneur Program: Platform enabling trainers to monetize their expertise by creating and delivering courses to the LetsUpgrade learner community.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LetsUpgrade operates a free online learning platform that delivers live-instructor-led career tracks in domains such as Cyber Security, Python for Data Science, Business Analytics, Digital Marketing, and Sales & Business Development. It complements the core learning platform with a hiring marketplace (Hire with LU) that connects graduates to employers at no cost, and a Trainerpreneur Program that enables industry experts to deliver courses to the learner community.

Product overview

LetsUpgrade is an EdTech platform offering a unified learning ecosystem with multiple integrated products. The core platform (letsupgrade.in) provides free online courses and career tracks across cybersecurity, data science, digital marketing, and business analytics. Supporting platforms include the Trainerpreneur Program for subject matter experts to deliver courses, and Hire with LU for employer recruitment from the learner community. All offerings are designed to advance learners from student status to employment, with mentorship from industry professionals and job placement support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hire with LU: Hiring platform for recruiting candidates from LetsUpgrade community
• Trainerpreneur Program

Products and services

• LetsUpgrade Learning Platform Central online learning platform providing free courses, certifications, community mentorship, and job placement support targeted at students seeking first jobs/internships and working professionals seeking promotions or job switches.
• Cyber Security Track A 4-month internship-based career track covering cybersecurity fundamentals with live trainer support, targeting a 10+ LPA salary outcome and access to 10+ hiring companies.
• Python for Data Science Track A 6-month career track covering Python programming, data analytics, and data science fundamentals, with a 5 LPA salary expectation and connections to 146+ hiring companies.
• Sales and Business Development Track A 4-month career track in sales and business development with a 6 LPA salary expectation and access to 100+ hiring companies.
• Digital Marketing Track A 5-month career track covering digital marketing strategies, targeting a 9 LPA salary outcome with access to 10+ hiring companies.
• Business Analytics Track A 21-month career track covering business analyst and data analytics skills, targeting a 10 LPA salary outcome with access to 123+ hiring companies.
• Trainerpreneur Program A platform enabling industry experts and subject matter specialists to deliver courses to LetsUpgrade learners and monetize their teaching expertise through the LetsUpgrade ecosystem.
• Hire with LU A hiring platform that allows companies to recruit candidates from the LetsUpgrade community at no upfront cost, connecting employers directly with job-ready learners.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ placements per month
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LetsUpgrade_in
• Facebookfacebook.com/LetsUpgrade.in

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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