Kushi

Name

Kushi

Legal name

Kushi

Website

https://mykushi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development Services

NAICS

Computer Training (611420), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Cloud & DevOps Fundamentals (Cloud Basics, CI/CD Concepts) (EDAMACAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Integrated Tutoring + Learning Content Platforms (Curriculum + Tutors) (EDANAGAL)

Keywords

• Rural women empowerment
• AI upskilling platform
• Workforce development programs
• Holistic wellness training
• Nonprofit education initiative

Headquarters

HQ city

Hyderabad

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Kushi is a non-profit platform dedicated to the inner transformation of young rural women in India, delivering structured learning and wellness programs through homegrown technology platforms. It offers tiered learning pathways (BUD, BLOOM, BLOSSOM) combining AI-driven upskilling via SAL (SA Learn) with holistic wellness support via SaVi (Samagraha Vikasaha), enabling participants to grow from foundational education to earning and advanced skill development.

Product overview

Kushi is a platform for the inner transformation of young rural women that provides access to innovative technology. The ecosystem is built on two foundational platforms: SAL (SA Learn) and SaVi (Samagraha Vikasaha). SAL is a homegrown educational platform for AI upskilling, while SaVi is an integrated holistic wellness program. These platforms support three program pathways: BUD (foundational training with financial independence), BLOOM (learn while you earn), and BLOSSOM (transcend growth limitations). The portfolio spans education technology, wellness, and professional development, designed to empower women through technology careers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SAL: SA Learn - homegrown educational platform customized for upskilling in AI. Operates on a hybrid model facilitating efficient training methodologies, guiding Kushis towards mastering the role of data orchestrators.
• SaVi

Products and services

• SAL (SA Learn)

Quantifiable outcome

• Participants begin contributing to innovative technological initiatives within 4-12 weeks of training
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Pratham: One of India's largest NGOs focused on education and vocational skills for underprivileged youth. Comparable to Kushi as a mission-driven training provider delivering skills programs to underserved Indian populations, though at much greater scale.
• NASSCOM Foundation: Industry-backed foundation focused on digital skills and employment for underserved communities in India. Highly comparable to Kushi given overlapping focus on IT/tech upskilling for marginalized populations and employer-aligned curriculum.
• Digital Green: Organization that leverages technology to improve rural livelihoods, including training rural communities. Comparable to Kushi's rural-India community-led technology-skilling model and grassroots distribution approach.
• Quest Alliance: Non-profit equipping underprivileged Indian youth with 21st-century and tech skills for employability. Comparable in target demographic, India focus, and structured workforce-readiness curriculum.
• Anudip Foundation: India-based non-profit delivering digital skills and workforce training to underprivileged youth and women. Closely comparable to Kushi's mission of tech-enabled economic empowerment through structured skilling programs.
• LabourNet Services: Indian social enterprise providing skills training and placement services to informal-sector workers. Comparable in skilling-for-employment mission and India-focused delivery model.
• SEWA (Self-Employed Women's Association): Large Indian women's organization focused on economic empowerment and self-reliance for women workers. Comparable to Kushi in mission of women's economic empowerment through skills and economic opportunity.

Broad incumbents

• Masai School: Indian tech-skilling institution training youth in software development and data roles with income-share agreements. Comparable in AI/data career training focus, though operates as a for-profit with broader geographic and demographic reach.
• Simplilearn: Large Indian-origin edtech platform offering professional certification courses including AI, data science, and cloud. Comparable curriculum domains to Kushi's SAL platform but at vastly greater scale and as a commercial enterprise.

Emerging players

• Myna Mahila Foundation: India-based non-profit focused on women's empowerment through health, education, and economic opportunity. Comparable in targeting Indian women for holistic empowerment, though narrower tech focus than Kushi.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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