United Learning League Raises ₹100 Crore to Build India’s Next IB School Network

BENGALURU – United Learning League (ULL) has closed a ₹100 crore seed round and formally submitted its Expression of Interest to the International Baccalaureate (IB) Organisation, marking one of the largest early-stage capital commitments for a greenfield K–12 school network in India.

ULL is owned and led by a group of educators and young entrepreneurs, headed by Pritam Agrawal, founder of Hello Kids, one of India’s largest preschool chains. The company plans to open five IB-affiliated campuses across India over the next five years. Its first flagship campus is currently under development.

IB Leadership Engagement

The EOI submission followed a strategic meeting at Nita Mukesh Ambani Junior School, Mumbai, where ULL founders met with senior IB officials:

• Haif Bannayan, Director — Europe, Middle East, Africa and Canada
• Nicole Bien, Chief Community Partnership and Development Officer
• Mahesh Balakrishnan, Senior Manager, South Asia
• Ashish Trivedi, Head of Government Partnerships

In Their Words

“We are building a new benchmark in education — where global standards meet thoughtful accessibility. India has world-class ambition. It deserves world-class schools.”

— Pritam Agrawal, Founder and Head, United Learning League

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“What drew our group to ULL was Pritam’s rare blend of vision and operational depth. He understands where education is headed — and he knows how to build for that future today. We are not backing a business. We are backing an institution in the making.”

— A lead investor

About United Learning League

ULL is a Bengaluru-based premium K–12 education company building a network of IB-affiliated schools in India. Its model combines centralised academic governance with local execution across campuses.