Building Schools of Future

Building Schools of Future

Education has always held paramount position in the Indian society. Many of our historical stories begin with princes going to Gurukuls, living the hard life to imbibe knowledge across disciplines to become great kings. Over time, education democratised. However high quality education still remains largely out of reach for the common man.

People have now realised that a hybrid, tech-integrated model of schooling is where a more equitable future lies. Interestingly, that’s a realization that our client UOLO had way before COVID and, instituted an innovative solution that placed them ahead of the curve.

Develop in Style

After spending years in Silicon-valley, and understanding the ever evolving landscape of modern tech, Ankur & Pallav realized that education in India is yet to experience the fruits of technology.

At Uolo, they focus on providing world class experience to students and teachers by offering a mini ERP & Learning Management System (LMS) to schools, mostly in Tier-2, Tier-3 cities. Their platform has an added security feature to facilitate seamless flow of education, differentiating them from all other generic video conferencing solutions. To enhance the learning experience, their product ‘After School hours’ takes care of all extra-curricular needs of students.?To keep the spirits high, their ‘Speaker series’ provides the students an opportunity to hear from accomplished personalities. All this leads to a a superior learning experience, historically available to a select few. To top it all, their offerings are available at 0 cost. 5000+ schools have benefited out of this, and counting.

Creating Capacity for Growth

To revolutionize a sector that has every Indian emotionally invested, UOLO needed a partner with their heart in the right place. That’s when a chance meeting with HSBC led to the start of a relationship with HSBC India. It was followed by opening of accounts for their parent in Singapore. When UOLO received 2 rounds of funding, they decided to invest these funds with HSBC.?Once their operations began, UOLO started using HSBC’s best in class digital platform, HSBCNet, to make vendor payments on the fly.?

Ankur & Pallav say, “What makes it exciting to startup in India is the unique set of challenges and opportunities the country offers. Add to that a solution in education, which is our country’s number 1 priority and a household talking point. There is no scope to compromise. Fortunately, we found in HSBC a partner that takes care of our banking needs with the same zeal that we employ in our business operations.”

Sanchit, VP- Finance, UOLO, adds “HSBC, in addition to having a startup’s intensity in their servicing also has the technological infrastructure and regulatory know-how to support all complex transactions. It gives us immense confidence that they already have solutions for all our future needs.”

Says Prakash Jaiswal, MD & Country Head, Business Banking (Startups and MSMEs), “It is fascinating to see how a new age company is on track to solve the education puzzle, which was largely accepted as a systemic quagmire. UOLO has all the technological & ethical wherewithal to revolutionize the next billion segment. I see HSBC <> Uolo partnership scaling great heights and achieving milestones like none other.”

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Let’s spread the light of knowledge together

(With inputs from Shaseem Shamsudheen, UOLO’s relationship manager, Shekhar Lele, Business Innovation Lead, Devesh Solanki, Implementation Manager, HSBC India)

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Sapna Agrawal

Founder IBW| Author Financial Literacy(1-8) & Social Emotional Learning Nur to 8 |Deep into NEP & NCF | SRCC | Think, Speak & Do Tank | Growth Strategist | Leadership| Love to Say Stories for one & all | Nation First

2 年

Prakash Jaiswal thoughtful post We must connect

Pallav Pandey

Co-Founder & CEO at Uolo.com

2 年

Thanks Prakash Jaiswal for writing the post on our work, really appreciate it. At Uolo we generally maintain a low profile and this is a very welcome change. Working with HSBC teams, both in singapore and India has been immensely helpful for our business at Uolo. Thanks ??

Devesh Solanki

Sales | Strategy | Consulting

2 年

UOLO’s brilliance lies in their focus on the least discussed and perhaps the most important aspect of the Indian schooling system - technical infrastructure. Glad to have had a chance to hear it all from the horse’s mouth. Wish you all the best UOLO team!

Shaseem Shamsudheen

Associate Vice President at HSBC Commercial Banking

2 年

Firms like Uolo.com is effectively using tech to ensure that the fundamental right of education reaches all. Thanks Pallav, Ankur, Sanchit and entire team UOLO for giving us the opportunity to be part of this revolution!

SALIL BHATNAGAR

Chief Distribution Officer - HSBC channel

2 年

Great thought and initiative !!!! More power to you Uolo

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