CuePilot.AI, an India-based AI-powered, voice native preschool management platform has been selected for the prestigious 2026 GSV Cup 50 out of 3,000 record-breaking nominations. The GSV Cup, presented by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and GSV Ventures and supported by Pearson, is an annual celebration of the world’s 50 most innovative digital learning and workforce skills startups—culminating each year at the ASU+GSV Summit, the preeminent global gathering for “PreK to Gray” education and skills leaders.
The GSV Cup 50 elevates early-stage companies that are poised to make an outsized impact on the global education and skills landscape.
Speaking on the nomination, Ankur Agarwal, CEO, CuePilot.AI, said: “Being nominated for the prestigious 2026 GSV Cup 50 is an encouraging moment for CuePilot.AI and a strong validation of our vision to become every early educator’s teaching assistant.”
Manav Kedia, CTO of CuePilot said: “Built to support early educators, CuePilot.AI brings together automation, AI, and intuitive design to simplify everyday teaching workflows. Our platform is designed to work alongside educators—supporting their intent, enhancing their capability, and allowing them to focus on meaningful classroom engagement. This nomination motivates us to continue building thoughtfully towards our vision of shaping the future of early learning, guided by the real needs of educators.” Manav was previously a senior team member of the Instagram Ads Ranking team at Meta working out of their HQ at Menlo Park.
“The GSV Cup 50 is designed to spotlight the brightest stars of tomorrow across the global EdTech community,” says Francis Rosenberg, VP at ASU+GSV Summit. “Not only is it an annual highlight of the Summit, but the Cup has become the premier launchpad for early-stage founders to scale their game-changing solutions.”
The CuePilot AI founders will take center stage on GSV Cup Demo Day, Tuesday, April 14, at the ASU+GSV Summit (April 12-15, 2026 in San Diego), presenting their companies to a global audience of leading investors, education leaders, and industry partners.
About CuePilot.AI
Founded in 2023 by Ankur Agarwal, Adithya Narayanan, and Manav Kedia, CuePilot.AI is a full-stack, AI-powered preschool management platform designed to automate up to 80% of administrative work in early education. Its voice-enabled AI captures short teacher debriefs and classroom context, instantly transforming them into structured records, parent updates, and operational insights—allowing teachers to stay off screens and focus on children. For school leaders, CuePilot delivers real-time visibility across academics, operations, billing, and admissions, enabling smarter and faster decision-making.
CuePilot.AI recently raised $1.8 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Unilazer Ventures (backed by Ronnie Screwvala) and upGrad, with participation from Eximius Ventures and Titan Capital. The funding will support the expansion of its voice-first AI platform and fuel global growth across the Middle East, the United States, and Southeast Asia.
About ASU+GSV Summit
The ASU+GSV Summit is the premier global convening for the entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, educators, workforce leaders, and policymakers transforming the $8 trillion education and skills sector and convening over 7,000 annually. The ASU+GSV Summit, launched in 2010 and now in its 17th year, is hosted by GSV Summit LLC and is the preeminent platform for connecting ideas, communities, and capital to unlock opportunity at scale. GSV Summit’s mission—that ALL people deserve equal access to the future—is grounded in the belief that scaled innovations across PreK to Gray learning are critical to achieving this goal
