India has over 3.2 million registered nurses — and most of them are still preparing for career-defining exams using PDFs and recorded lectures from offline coaching centres. NPrep is building the alternative, and Lumikai just backed it with a $1.5 million seed round to accelerate that mission.
NPrep Funding Round: Key Details
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Funding Amount | $1.5 Million Seed Round |
| Lead Investor | Lumikai |
| Other Investors | All In Capital, Velo Partners, DSP Group Family Office |
| Notable Angel | Viren Shetty, Executive Vice Chairman, Narayana Health |
| Founded By | Dr. Prince Kaushik, Dr. Utkarsh Paliwal, Dr. Gourav Khurana (AIIMS Jodhpur) |
| Users | 1,00,000+ nurses in 10 months |
| Content Library | 1,400+ hours of exam-aligned video |
| Questions Answered | 31 million+ on the platform |
What NPrep Actually Does
NPrep is a video-first, AI-powered learning platform built specifically for nurses preparing for high-stakes government entrance exams and global healthcare roles. Instead of passive study material, it offers personalised study plans, an AI mentor, historical exam question banks, and individual performance tracking — all designed to drive real results rather than just content consumption.
The opportunity is enormous. Over 800,000 candidates sit for competitive nursing entrance exams in India every year, and clearing them can unlock salaries of ₹1–5 lakh per month — up to ten times more than entry-level nursing roles. The platform was built from the ground up by three AIIMS Jodhpur alumni who understood firsthand how broken the preparation ecosystem was.
In just 10 months, NPrep has crossed 1 lakh users and clocked over 6 million minutes of video consumption. That’s not typical edtech traction.
Why Lumikai Invested
Lumikai — India’s leading VC fund focused on interactive media and gaming — sees NPrep as a natural extension of its thesis: AI-led personalisation, outcome-based feedback loops, and interactive mechanics that actually retain users. This is its third investment in interactive learning, following Supernova and Vobble.
The Narayana Health backing adds meaningful healthcare credibility to the round. For a platform serving a workforce that’s increasingly mobile and globally in demand, this combination of edtech infrastructure and healthcare partnerships could prove to be a powerful moat.
“As India emerges as a critical supplier of global healthcare talent, outcome-linked preparation platforms cater to an uncapped, structural opportunity.” — Niyaz Laiq, Partner, Lumikai
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