Vedantu turns profitable in Q4 FY25 with record collections: CEO Vamsi Krishna
Bengaluru-based
edtech
startup
Vedantu
achieved
profitability
in the quarter ended March 2025, with
collections
rising 67% year-on-year to Rs 90 crore, cofounder and CEO
Vamsi Krishna
announced on Thursday.
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'Q4 (January–March 2025) was our strongest quarter ever. We hit Rs 90 crore in collections—a 67% YoY growth—and became profitable, generating over Rs 6 crore in free
cash flow
(FCF). This wasn't even our peak quarter, which puts us on a clear trajectory for a cash flow-positive FY26,' Krishna wrote in a LinkedIn post.
According to Krishna, Vedantu ended FY25 with Rs 284 crore in collections, marking a 55% increase from the previous year, while also reducing its cash burn by 30% to Rs 70 crore.
Founded in 2011 by Krishna, Anand Prakash, Saurabh Saxena, and Pulkit Jain, the K12 edtech firm became a unicorn in September 2021 after raising $100 million in a
funding
round led by Temasek-backed impact investing fund ABC World Asia.
In FY24, Vedantu's operating revenue rose by 21% to Rs 185 crore, while its net loss fell by 58% to Rs 157 crore. The company has not yet filed its FY25 financial statements with the Registrar of Companies (RoC).
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Vedantu's online business grew 33% in FY25, with growth accelerating to 70% year-on-year in the last two quarters. Initially launched as an online education platform, Vedantu has since expanded by opening multiple offline coaching centres.
Vedantu's quarterly profitability comes after a period of significant challenges. In FY22, the company reported a net loss of Rs 696.3 crore, a 13% increase from the previous year. Total expenses during this period rose by 19% to Rs 890.9 crore, with employee benefit expenses increasing by 20% to Rs 489.3 crore.
To manage costs, Vedantu underwent multiple rounds of layoffs in 2022.
Several edtech companies have shifted to offline models after experiencing a slowdown in online operations following the Covid-driven surge. Krishna acknowledged that the edtech sector, particularly K12, has faced challenges post-Covid but believes the negative outlook is exaggerated.
In January,
ET reported
that this year could prove crucial for the sector as it aims to recover from the fallout of Byju's implosion by adopting sustainable business practices and focusing on delivering tangible results.
Funding in the edtech sector nearly tripled to $608 million in 2024 from $207 million in the previous year, according to data from Venture Intelligence. However, this was still significantly lower than the $2.1 billion raised in 2022.
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