Kundalik International Ltd

What Kundalik International Ltd does

Kundalik International Ltd is a privately held digital education platform company founded in 2009 and headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE, with regional operations in Tashkent and Almaty. The company develops and operates national-scale digital education ecosystems under public-private partnership (PPP) agreements with ministries of education. Its flagship products are Kundelik, launched in Kazakhstan in 2018 and serving over 6,500 schools and 4 million users, and eMaktab, launched in Uzbekistan in 2020 and serving 10,130 schools, 6.2 million students, and 0.5 million teachers. Combined, the platforms reach 33M+ users across 60,000+ schools, including 18.9 million students, 13 million parents, and 1.9 million teachers. Core platform capabilities include an electronic gradebook, instant messenger, school communities social network, digital content and lesson builder, distance learning integration, geolocation tracking, and a loyalty module (Kundelik Bonus) co-developed with Halyk Bank.

The platform is cloud-based, delivered via web and mobile, and localized per market with local-language interfaces, local-server deployment, and compliance with local curricula and laws. Technology integrations span Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and 20+ partner services in Kazakhstan. The underlying database captures 929 million grades and 95 million homework-tagged lessons on eMaktab alone, supporting analytics for ministries and school administrators.

Kundalik generates revenue primarily through government PPP contracts structured as managed services and platform licensing arrangements; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales targeting national governments, supplemented by government relations and technology integration partnerships. End users (students, parents, teachers, officials) access the platform free of charge as part of national digital education infrastructure. The company is led by Founder and CEO Gabriel Levi, with a leadership team of approximately 150 professionals, and is positioned as a multi-country digital education infrastructure provider rather than a consumer SaaS product.

Name

Kundalik International Ltd

Legal name

Kundalik International Ltd

Website

https://kundalik.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kundalik International Ltd builds and operates national-scale digital education ecosystems under public-private partnerships with ministries of education. Its Kundelik and eMaktab platforms serve 33M+ users across 60,000+ schools in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, providing electronic gradebooks, communications, and distance learning tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Education Platform (K-12 EdTech)

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Learning Management Systems (LMS) & Digital Classrooms (EDAJAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Curriculum, Lesson Planning & Instructional Content Platforms (EDAJAMAD), Scheduling, Attendance, Roster Sync & Classroom Orchestration (EDAFABAJ), Digital Learning, EdTech Enablement & Connectivity for Education (BPADAKAH)

Keywords

• Digital education platform
• School management software
• Electronic gradebook system
• Edtech government solutions
• Learning management platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Abu Dhabi

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public-Private Partnership with Governments: Government contracts through public-private partnerships (PPP) to deploy and maintain national digital education platforms. Kundalik signs national IT projects with ministries of education for turnkey digitization of education systems.
2. Platform Licensing: Localized national projects with platforms adapted to local educational processes, translated to local languages, abiding by local laws, implemented on local servers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kundalik International Ltd develops and operates unified digital education ecosystem platforms that digitize national school education systems. Through public-private partnerships with ministries of education, the company deploys turnkey platforms (Kundelik in Kazakhstan and eMaktab in Uzbekistan) serving millions of students, parents, teachers, and government officials with electronic gradebooks, distance learning, secure messaging, and analytics tools.

Product overview

Kundalik International Ltd operates Kundalik, a unified digital education ecosystem platform, with two localized national products: Kundelik (Kazakhstan) serving over 6,500 schools with 4 million+ users, and eMaktab (Uzbekistan) serving 10,130 schools with 6.2 million students. Both products function as integrated ecosystems combining an electronic gradebook, instant messenger, social network/community features, digital content platform, and distance learning capabilities. The platform also includes a loyalty module (Kundelik Bonus) for gamification and rewards. All products serve students, parents, teachers, and government administrators through web and mobile access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kundelik A unified digital education ecosystem platform deployed in Kazakhstan serving 6,500+ schools and 4M+ regular users. It combines an electronic gradebook, instant messenger, secure social network (school communities), digital content platform with lesson/test builder and gamification, distance learning capabilities, and integrations with more than 20 partner applications and services. Designed for students, parents, teachers, and government administrators of K-12 education.
• eMaktab Uzbekistan's unified digital education platform for the Ministry of Preschool and School Education, enabling class schedules, teacher lesson plans, electronic gradebooks with real-time student attendance and academic performance tracking, and 24/7 access to grades and homework for students and parents. Serves 10,130 schools, 6.2M students, and 0.5M teachers in Uzbekistan.
• Kundelik Bonus A loyalty programme launched jointly with Halyk Bank on the Kundelik platform to improve users' financial literacy, accumulate bonuses for purchases, and reward academic performance for excellent grades and achievements. By end of the 23-24 school year, more than 250,000 students had used accumulated bonuses to purchase real goods in shops.

Quantifiable outcome

• 91x increase in daily active users over 5 years in Uzbekistan
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Halyk BankcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Joint loyalty programme 'Kundelik Bonus' launched with Halyk Bank to improve users' financial literacy, accumulate bonuses for purchases, and reward academic performance for excellent grades. By end of 23-24 school year, more than 250,000 students used accumulated bonuses to purchase real goods in shops.
• Ministry of Public Education of UzbekistanflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018In August 2018, the Ministry announced selection of companies for cooperation in public-private partnership to digitalize the school education process. In 2020, Kundalik signed the first national IT project through PPP agreement in Uzbekistan.
• Republic of Kazakhstan Ministry of Education and ScienceflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018In 2018, the first infrastructure education project in Republic of Kazakhstan was signed in form of public-private partnership, creating the unified education platform called Kundelik. Platform used by 6,000 schools with 325,000 teachers filling in electronic gradebook.
• Microsoft TeamscoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration for delivering online lessons. The Kundelik system delivered over 60,000 online lessons through Microsoft Teams and Zoom last school year alone.
• ZoomcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration for delivering online lessons and distance learning. Over 60,000 online lessons delivered through Zoom last school year.
• Ministry of Preschool and School Education of UzbekistanflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe eMaktab platform created by Kundalik became the unified digital education platform of the Ministry of Preschool and School Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
• National Television and Radio Company of UzbekistanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDuring COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Public Education together with the National Television and Radio Company arranged broadcasting of video lessons on TV channels in accordance with curriculum, also posted on eMaktab platform.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Instructure (Canvas): Canvas is a widely adopted K-12 and higher education LMS providing course management, gradebook, and digital classroom tools. Comparable product architecture and use cases around distance learning and curriculum delivery, though more focused on higher education.
• Blackboard: Blackboard is a long-established K-12 and higher education LMS with electronic gradebook, course management, and communication tools. Competes directly in the same product category with similar institutional buyer profiles.
• PowerSchool: PowerSchool is the leading K-12 student information system and learning platform in North America, serving similar customers (schools, teachers, parents, students) with electronic gradebook, SIS, and LMS functionality. It is the closest comparable in product scope and target user segments, though operating primarily in Western markets.
• D2L (Brightspace): D2L Brightspace is a learning management platform serving K-12, higher education, and corporate training with similar LMS, gradebook, and analytics capabilities. Targets education institutions globally with comparable platform architecture.
• Infinite Campus: Infinite Campus is a K-12 student information system with gradebook, attendance, and parent portal features serving US school districts. Closely comparable in core SIS-gradebook functionality and K-12 buyer segment.

Emerging players

• Byju's: Byju's is a leading emerging-market EdTech company offering K-12 and test prep learning platforms in India and select international markets. Comparable as an EdTech player targeting large emerging-market user bases with national-scale ambitions.
• Eneza Education: Eneza Education is an African EdTech platform providing SMS and mobile-based learning, assessments, and teacher tools across multiple African countries. Comparable as an Africa-focused EdTech player with multi-country footprint ambitions intersecting with Kundalik's stated Africa expansion.
• uLesson: uLesson is a Nigerian EdTech platform delivering K-12 video lessons, assessments, and offline-capable learning content. Comparable as an emerging-market EdTech player pursuing national-scale reach in Africa, a region where Kundalik has signaled expansion.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft (Education / Teams): Microsoft Education and Teams for Education provide integrated LMS, video, and collaboration capabilities to K-12 institutions globally. Already an integration partner of Kundelik, it represents both a channel and a potential competitive substitute for national-scale deployments.
• Google (Workspace for Education / Classroom): Google Classroom and Workspace for Education provide free LMS-adjacent tools (gradebook, assignments, video conferencing) bundled with productivity software. A broad incumbent whose free offerings increasingly compete with specialized platforms in emerging market tenders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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