Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Company: Assessli

Location: Bengaluru, India | Hybrid / Flexible

Experience: 10+ Years

Compensation: Equity-Based | Founder-Level Ownership | Performance-Linked Incentives

Hiring Timeline: 4–6 Months

Employment Type: Full-Time

About AssessliAssessli is an AI-powered EdTech company transforming personalized learning, student assessments, and educational intelligence.

With 200K+ users, an established technology platform, institutional partnerships, and ₹50 Cr+ in business opportunities nearing closure, Assessli is entering its next phase of growth.

As our existing founders shift their primary focus toward Dots-In and building Large Behavioural Model (LBM) infrastructure, we are looking for an experienced Co-Founder & CEO to take full ownership of Assessli's business operations, growth, and expansion.

This is not a traditional CEO position. We're looking for an entrepreneurial leader who wants to build, own, and scale a company.

What You'll Own

- Business Leadership: Lead Assessli's overall strategy, business operations, revenue, profitability, and P&L.;
- B2C Growth: Scale our consumer EdTech platform through acquisition, retention, monetization, and subscription strategies.
- B2B & B2G Expansion: Drive partnerships and revenue through schools, colleges, universities, coaching institutes, and government education initiatives.
- GTM & Revenue: Build and execute scalable go-to-market strategies and sustainable business models.
- Team Building: Recruit, develop, and lead high-performing sales, marketing, growth, operations, and business teams.
- Fundraising & Partnerships: Lead investor engagement, strategic alliances, and business expansion opportunities.
- Product Commercialization: Translate our AI-powered education technology into scalable, revenue-generating products.

Eligibility Criteria Mandatory Requirements1. Prior EdTech Founding-Team or Leadership Experience





Candidates must have previously worked in a founding team or held a senior leadership position at an EdTech company.

Relevant positions include

- Founder / Co-Founder
- CEO / COO / CRO / CBO
- Business Head / Business Unit Head
- VP / Director – Growth, Sales, Business, or Operations
- Early founding-team member with significant commercial responsibility

2. Proven EdTech Business Scaling Experience

- 10+ years of qualified experience, with substantial leadership experience in EdTech.
- Demonstrated experience building or scaling EdTech businesses, products, or revenue-generating business units.
- Strong understanding of both B2C and B2B EdTech business models.
- Direct experience managing revenue, P&L;, growth, or major commercial operations.
- Proven capability in customer acquisition, sales, institutional partnerships, and business expansion.

3. Entrepreneurial Leadership

- Ability to operate independently with a founder's ownership mindset.
- Experience building and managing cross-functional teams.
- Robust strategic thinking combined with hands-on execution.
- Willingness to commit full-time to scaling Assessli over the long term.

Preferred BackgroundWe are particularly interested in candidates who have worked in founding teams or senior leadership positions at companies such as: Physics Wallah, Unacademy, BYJU'S, Vedantu, upGrad, Simplilearn, LEAD Group, Classplus, Teachmint, Allen Digital, or other established or high-growth EdTech companies.

Experience in scaling a business to ₹25 Cr+ annual revenue, managing substantial P&L;,



or leading large-scale institutional distribution will be a strong advantage.

What We Offer

- Meaningful Founder-Level Equity: Negotiable ownership based on experience, commitment, and long-term contribution.
- Operational Autonomy: Freedom to build and execute Assessli's business strategy within agreed governance boundaries.
- Established Foundation: Existing technology, product capabilities, users, institutional relationships, and market opportunities.
- Strategic Founder Support: Continued guidance and support from the existing founders.
- Long-Term Value Creation: Opportunity to build a category-leading AI-powered education business.

This is an equity-first opportunity. Cash compensation and performance-linked incentives will be discussed based on experience, mutual expectations, and the company's financial position. Who We're Looking ForSomeone who has already experienced the journey of building and scaling an EdTech business and is ready for their next entrepreneurial chapter.

Someone who understands that building a outstanding company requires more than vision. It requires execution, revenue, leadership, resilience, and ownership.

Most importantly, someone who doesn't just want to become the CEO of Assessli but wants to build its future as their own.

Application ProcessWe are conducting a selective 4–6 month leadership search to identify the right long-term partner.

Interested candidates should share

- LinkedIn profile or updated CV.
- Details of previous EdTech leadership or founding-team experience.
- Key business achievements, including revenue, growth, or P&L; responsibilities.
- A brief note explaining their interest in joining Assessli as Co-Founder & CEO.

Apply: [email protected]

Email Subject: Co-Founder & CEO Application – Assessli

We're not looking for someone to simply run Assessli. We're looking for someone to take it where it deserves to be.

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