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illumine

1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE, 19801, USA

Overview

illumine is a full-stack, AI-powered childcare management platform that automates administrative and educational workflows for preschools, daycares, kindergartens and nurseries. Its proprietary AI automates tasks such as lesson planning and staff scheduling, and the platform offers multilingual family communication and real-time business intelligence. The company serves over 3,000 childcare centers across 56 countries, including the U.S., UAE, Southeast Asia, and Europe. Founded in 2018 by Navneet Rastogi, Purva Goyal, and Sourabh Agarwal and based in Bangalore, illumine plans to accelerate U.S. expansion and integrate with local regulatory systems. It will use the new capital to enhance product development and build local regulatory integrations. illumine raised $2.5M in seed funding in June 2025.

Total raised
$3M
Funding rounds
1
Latest round
Seed
Latest activity
Jun 2025

Industries

  • Billing
  • Child Care
  • CRM
  • EdTech
  • Education
  • Mobile Apps
  • Payments
  • Primary Education
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Recent funding

  1. Seed

    Jun 2025

    $3M

Team

  • Navneet Rastogi

    Founder

  • Sourabh Agarwal

    Founder

  • Sneha Kadam

    Senior Business Development Manager

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