ARC

What ARC does

ARC (ARCedtech Solutions Private Limited) is a Gurgaon-headquartered educational social impact enterprise founded in 2019 by Ritu Malhotra and Anit Gupta. The company designs and sells sustainability and foundational learning content to schools, preschools, educators, NGOs, startups, and individual changemakers, primarily across India with secondary footprint in the UAE, Germany, Portugal, and the United States. Its core product portfolio centers on the 'Be the Change' series of ten SDG-aligned activity books for ages 3-13 (co-published with WWF-India and HarperCollins India), the NEP 2020-aligned Smart Learning FLN Kits for Nursery through UKG, and the Green Action School Certification in which students conduct waste, water, energy, and green cover audits. These are bundled with educator workshops (SDG Integration, Happiness, FLN) and the annually recurring Global Sustainability Awards, which ARC has run across 55+ countries since 2021 and is expanding into three regional chapters (Delhi, Atlanta, Dubai) for 2026.

ARC's business model combines one-time unit-priced physical product sales (books at retail, kits at INR 4,000-5,000), recurring per-student certification fees (INR 1,000/student in India with a 40-student school minimum), workshop and professional services revenue, and brand-building events. Distribution runs through two parallel channels: direct enterprise field sales to school leadership for kits, certifications, and workshops, and channel partnerships with established publishers (Oxford University Press India, HarperCollins India, WWF-India, Collins) for retail and institutional book distribution. The company is bootstrapped and founder-owned, operates with 1-10 employees, has no disclosed funding, no mobile app, no public API, and is governed under Indian jurisdiction with privacy posture aligned to GDPR, CCPA, and COPPA. Pricing is publicly disclosed for kits and certifications but not for workshops, and revenue figures are not disclosed.

Name

ARC

Legal name

ARCEDTECH SOLUTIONS PVT LTD

Website

https://arcedtech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ARC (ARCedtech Solutions) is a Gurgaon-based educational social impact enterprise founded in 2019 that designs SDG-aligned books, NEP 2020 foundational learning kits, educator workshops, and school certifications for schools, preschools, educators, NGOs, startups, and changemakers primarily across India, UAE, Germany, Portugal, and the US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s Activity & Practice Books (Workbooks, Puzzles, Handwriting) (EDAGAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Standards Alignment & Curriculum Mapping Resources (State/NAEYC/Head Start) (EDACAJAN), Core Subject Textbooks (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies) (EDAGAAAA)

Keywords

• Sustainability education
• Foundational literacy numeracy
• SDG curriculum
• Educator professional development
• Green school certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Gurgaon

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Educational Products Sales: Sale of Be the Change books (10 titles for Nursery to Grade 8) and Smart Learning FLN Kits (Nursery, LKG, UKG) directly to schools and parents
2. Certification Fees: Green Action Certification program fees: INR 1,000/student (India), AED 100/student (UAE), USD 25/student (other countries) with minimum 40 students per school
3. Workshop Revenue: Professional development workshops for educators including SDG Integration, Happiness, and FLN workshops with durations from 2 hours to 3 days
4. Global Sustainability Awards: No-fee awards program; serves as community building and brand-building initiative rather than direct revenue source

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ARC sells SDG-aligned educational books (Be the Change series, 10 titles for ages 3-13) and Smart Learning FLN Kits (Nursery to UKG) directly to schools and parents. The company also delivers fee-based educator workshops on SDG integration, happiness, and foundational literacy/numeracy, and runs the Green Action School Certification program (per-student fees) and the Global Sustainability Awards community initiative across 55+ countries.

Product overview

ARC offers a portfolio of educational products centered on sustainability and child development. The core offerings include Smart Learning FLN Kits for early years foundational skills, Be the Change SDG Books for K-8 students covering UN Sustainable Development Goals, and Green Action School Certification for student-led environmental audits. These are complemented by educator workshops (SDG Integration, Happiness, FLN), the Global Sustainability Awards program, Green Path student warrior program, Sustainability Week activities, and a Knowledge Center with educational resources. The company positions itself as a comprehensive sustainability education partner for schools and educators worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Global Sustainability Awards (GSA): An international movement recognising and connecting sustainability changemakers across schools, universities, organisations, cities and countries, with a vision to create 100 million changemakers worldwide.
• Be the Change
• Green Action
• Smart Learning FLN Kits

Products and services

• Be the Change SDG Books Ten activity-based SDG learning books for students ages 3+ to 13+ (Nursery to Grade 8), integrating UN Sustainable Development Goals with school curriculum through project-based activities and green audits. Authored by Anahita Lee and published with WWF-India and Oxford University Press.
• Smart Learning FLN Kits NEP 2020 aligned foundational literacy and numeracy learning resources for early years (Nursery to UKG), combining hands-on activities, games, and teacher-friendly classroom tools with 35-60+ hands-on activities per level. Priced INR 4,000-5,000 + taxes per kit.
• SDG Integration Workshop Professional development workshop helping educators integrate Climate Education and Sustainability into school curriculum, covering SDGs, real-life climate champion stories, and engaging activities. Duration: 2 hours to 3 days.
• Happiness Workshop Interactive workshop exploring concepts of happiness, values, habits, goal-setting, and well-being for teachers and corporates. Duration: half day to full day.
• Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Workshop Educator workshop implementing National Curriculum Framework guidelines for the Foundational Stage, covering NCF-FS competencies, foundational numeracy, literacy, and life skills.
• Green Action School Certification Student-led initiative where students conduct green audits (waste, water, energy, green cover) to help schools become more sustainable and earn certification. Priced INR 1,000 per student in India, AED 100 in UAE, USD 25 internationally, with a minimum 40 students per school.
• Global Sustainability Awards (GSA) International awards initiative recognizing schools, students, educators, NGOs, startups, and corporates for contributions to UN Sustainable Development Goals across 55+ countries. Operates with chapters in Delhi, Atlanta and Dubai (from 2026).

Quantifiable outcome

• 55+ countries engaged through Global Sustainability Awards
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• WWF-IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership to publish 'Be the Change +' book series, combining ARC's SDG educational expertise with WWF-India's environmental credentials
• HarperCollins IndiacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2023Published 'Smart Start' series for early childhood education, distributed through HarperCollins India's extensive bookstore and institutional channels
• Anahita LeecoreOthersLead author of Be the Change book series; teacher and trainer with over 25 years experience in English Language Teaching; author of Mulberry English series, GK 360, and Little Artists published by Oxford University Press India
• CollinsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for SDG Olympiad launch in 2024

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Design for Change: Global K–12 program using activity-based frameworks to empower children to tackle local SDGs, very similar mission, methodology, and school-based delivery model to ARC's Be the Change books.
• Eco-Schools (Foundation for Environmental Education): International school sustainability certification program with student-led environmental audits and award framework — directly comparable to ARC's Green Action Certification in structure and target buyer.
• Generation Global (Tony Blair Institute): Global education program for schools focused on SDGs, global citizenship, and dialogue — closely aligned with ARC's SDG Integration workshop and Be the Change curriculum content.
• Pratham Education Foundation: India's largest education NGO operating foundational literacy and numeracy programs at scale; a peer because of overlapping FLN mission and Indian school system reach.
• World's Largest Lesson (Project Everyone): Global initiative promoting SDG-based learning resources for schools worldwide — directly comparable to ARC's curriculum integration approach and educator outreach.

Regional players

• Teach For India: Major Indian education non-profit working with schools and educators; comparable as a regional K–12 educator-capacity-building organization operating at a different scale.

Others

• Ashoka: Global network identifying and supporting changemakers and social entrepreneurs; comparable to ARC's 'changemaker' framing around GSA and Be the Change content, though broader in scope.
• KidZania: Global experiential learning edutainment concept for children; comparable through ARC's advisor (former Global Director of Education) and through shared hands-on, activity-based pedagogy.
• WWF-India Education Programmes: Environmental education arm of WWF-India, current ARC partner on the 'Be the Change +' book series; adjacent rather than competing, but a relevant ecosystem participant.
• HarperCollins India: Major Indian educational and trade publisher, current ARC distribution partner for the 'Smart Start' early childhood series; included as a publishing-channel peer with overlapping curriculum-publishing activities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ARCedtech-1448311688618056
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/70390048
• Instagraminstagram.com/globalsustainabilityawards
• Xx.com/ARCedtech

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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