India’s social fabric is mired in
perpetual poverty
800 million
are considered poor
India’s social fabric is mired
inperpetual poverty
75 million
were forced into poverty
post COVID-19
India’s social fabric is mired in
perpetual poverty
73 Million
are in extreme poverty
We envision an India that is
free of poverty and filled with love
Circle
Incubation &
Network
Circle Labs
Circle U
A network of reinvented
schools and after-school
programs, fuelled by an
entrepreneurship
incubation & community of
support, rooted in common
principles & outcomes
A robust talent acquisition
and readiness program that
infuses the wider ecosystem
with highly effective educators
A platform of programming –
workshops, innovation
investments, improvement
consultancies, and sustained
courses – to inspire and build
capacity on the journey of
reinventing schools
A lot has happened since India’s independence.
The world has changed.
The workforce has changed. India has changed.
Our educational system, though, hasn’t.
Our children, who will inherit this rapidly evolving future, will pay the price.
We’re reinventing the very notion of school so that it delivers on our most fundamental promise to children from low-income communities.
We believe that educators and communities must work together, in authentic partnership, to build a bold and reimagined future for India.
A lot’s happened since India’s independence.
The world has changed.
The workforce has changed.
India has changed.
Our educational system, though, hasn’t.
Our children, who will inherit this rapidly evolving future, will pay the price.
A lot’s happened since India’s independence.
The world has changed.
The workforce has changed.
India has changed.
Our educational system, though, hasn’t.
Our children, who will inherit this rapidly evolving future, will pay the price.
Looking Ahead
We're doubling the size of the Incubation Cohort.
We’re launching pilots of our first set of programs -
schools and after-school programs - serving students.
We're deepening and differentiating our support with schools.
We're doubling our work with Labs.
We're launching two new programs: the rotational and the rebuilder.
We're building a more robust monitoring and evaluation system.
We are finalizing our Circle U program design, to be announced soon.
Our Supporters
The Circle, a Section 8 non-profit,
is supported by a nine-member advisory council:
Adit Rathi,
Managing Director and
Trustee of Polybond
The organization is simultaneously supported
by multiple programmatic and strategic advisors:
Our Partners
Anu Aga,
Former Chairperson of Thermax
Shaheen Mistri,
CEO of Teach For India
Jeff Wetzler,
CEO of Transcend Education
Meher Pudumje,
Chairperson of Thermax
Ramesh Srinivasan,
Senior Partner at McKinsey and Co.
Nandita Dugar,
Former Consultant at Boston Consulting Group
Soumya Jain,
CEO of i-Teach Schools
Vikram Bhalla,
Senior Partner and Director at Boston Consulting Group
Mark Murphy,
CEO of Grip Tape and Former Secretary of Education Delaware
Richard Barth,
CEO of the Robertson Foundation and Former President of KIPP Foundation
