Aspiring Minds - About the company
Aspiring Minds is an acqui-hired company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2008 by Himanshu Aggarwal and Varun Aggarwal. It operates as an AI-based assessment platform for platform for enterprises. Aspiring Minds has raised $5.55M in funding from Omidyar Network and SHL, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 517 active competitors, including 40 funded and 16 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Mettl, Forage and SHL.
Company Details
AI-based assessment platform for platform for enterprises. It offers tools for assessing candidate on the basis of language, cognitive, functional and soft skills. It also provides tools for video assessment, personality, coding test, job simulation tes and more.
- Website
- aspiringminds.com
- Social
- Registered Address
- 7th Floor, Godrej BKC, G Block, Bandra East, Mumbai City, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400051
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2008
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Acqui-Hired
Total Funding
$5.55M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
$***** as on Nov 27, 2019
Investors
Ranked
10th among 517 active competitors
Annual Revenue
₹100 - ₹500 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Employee Count
449 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Legal entities associated with Aspiring Minds
Aspiring Minds is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SHL (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74910MH1999PTC118801 , India, Active | Mar 11, 1999 | ₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 707 (As on Aug 01, 2025) | |
Aspiring Minds Assessment Private Limited CIN: U72900MH2008PTC343812 , India, Amalgamated | Apr 15, 2008 | ₹50 - ₹100 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2020) | 298 (As on Mar 31, 2021) |
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Aspiring Minds's funding and investors
Aspiring Minds has raised a total funding of $5.55M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 12, 2008. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Nov 27, 2019 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Aspiring Minds has 3 institutional investors and 3 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Aspiring Minds:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 27, 2019 | 6415769 | Series B | 2616177 | 3712538 | 3557737 | 5185320 |
Aug 22, 2011 | 6656435 | Series A | 4161470 | 1915749 | 9858382 | |
Aug 12, 2008 | 4863415 | Angel | 6040794 | 5716416 |
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Aspiring Minds' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Aspiring Minds are Himanshu Aggarwal and Varun Aggarwal. Himanshu Aggarwal is the CEO of Aspiring Minds.
Here are the details of Aspiring Minds' key team members:
- Himanshu Aggarwal: Co-Founder & CEO of Aspiring Minds and founder of 2 other companies, RupeeTimes and Aspiring Minds. They are also an angel investor in 14 startups and serve on the boards of 2 companies.Contact Info: 1 phone number
- Varun Aggarwal: Co-Founder of Aspiring Minds. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number
Aspiring Minds' Board of Directors
Aspiring Minds's board has 2 active members. Michael Edmondson and Ivo Richard D'cruz are independent board members.Here is the list of Aspiring Minds' board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
qmjnxea | Team | - | Past | 7y 1m |
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jdmutuz | Investor | fghgwx{ | Past | 6y 7m |
jilukgd | Investor | ekaw{qo | Past | 3y 9m |
gejenru | Investor | ybmrxsb | Past | 9y 8m |
Independent board member | - | Current | 6y 9m | |
qpmlmpe | Independent board member | - | Current | 9y 5m |
gpddgwt | Independent board member | - | Past | 9y 8m |
zrbdwfv | Independent board member | - | Past | 5y 8m |
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Aspiring Minds' employee count trend
Aspiring Minds has 449 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Aspiring Minds's employee count trend over the years:
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Aspiring Minds's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Aspiring Minds include Mettl, Forage and SHL. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Aspiring Minds, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Provider of online talent assessment, examination, hiring, and learning solutions | $5.19M | 67/100 | ||
2nd |  Forage 2014, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Online internship platform | $36.9M | 65/100 | |
3rd | SHL 1977, Thames Ditton (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of talent acquisition and talent management solutions using people science | - | 65/100 | |
4th |  Workera 2019, Palo Alto (United States), Series B | Provider of an AI-powered platform for measuring and verifying workforce skills | $44.5M | 64/100 | |
5th | TestGorilla 2019, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series A | Cloud-based pre employment testing software | $81.2M | 63/100 | |
6th |  CodeSignal 2014, San Francisco (United States), Series C | Provider of technical skills assessment and automated interview software tools | $90.1M | 58/100 | |
7th | Glider 2020, Fremont (United States), Acquired | Skill Assesment and Technical Interview Platform | $10M | 57/100 | |
8th | Harver 2010, London (United Kingdom), Series B | Provider of a platform offering predictive assessments and automated hiring solutions | $27.3M | 56/100 | |
9th | Operator of a platform facilitating transportation and logistics management services | $4.5M | 51/100 | ||
10th |  Aspiring Minds 2008, San Francisco (United States), Acqui-Hired | AI-based assessment platform for platform for enterprises | $5.55M | 51/100 |
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Aspiring Minds's Investments and acquisitions
Aspiring Minds has acquired 2 companies including LetsIntern and Mizcoin. Aspiring Minds has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to Aspiring Minds
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