Edtech startup Classplus appoints Zomato's Manish Chawla as CTO

Bengaluru: Edtech startup Classplus on Tuesday said it has appointed Manish Chawla as the new CTO to bolster its next phase of growth across geographies.

Chawla, who was Vice President of engineering with online food delivery company Zomato previously, will lead Classplus’ product innovations and will be focusing on scaling engineering capabilities for its growth, the company said in a statement.

In a career spanning over two decades, he has worked with MakeMyTrip, Paytm, and Dream11, among others.



“Classplus has built a phenomenal ecosystem for educators, and is playing a pivotal role in democratising education and making it more accessible. Keeping technology as a front-runner, I look forward to helping drive growth, delivering product innovation along with customer success at a global scale," said Chawla.

Bhaswat Agarwal, co-founder and COO, Classplus, said “Manish brings a wealth of knowledge and years of leadership experience to the team. We are a product-first company and we are confident that his expertise in scaling tech and product-led companies will take us to the next level and fuel our mission of empowering educators with a world-class tech solution.”


As of January 2022, nearly 20% of the company's workforce is a part of the engineering and product teams with 50+ open positions including software developers, engineering and product managers, designers, and data scientists across entry to senior-levels.

In June last year, the company raised $65 million in a Series C round led by Tiger Global, GSV Ventures, and Alpha Wave Global.