SmartBridge - About the company
SmartBridge is an acquired company based in Hyderabad (India), founded in 2015 by Suman Akula and Amarender Katkam. It operates as a Provider of skill and knowledge development programs for graduates. The company has 82 active competitors, including 17 funded and 4 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Emversity, Trilogy Education Services and Seekho.ai.
Company Details
Provider of skill and knowledge development programs for graduates. It provides virtual internships, externship and skill development programs in various in-demand technologies.
- Website
- thesmartbridge.com
- Email ID
- *****@thesmartbridge.com
- Phone Number
- +91 **********
- Registered Address
- Sy.No.91, 6th Floor, Technical Block, Sundarayya Vignana Kendram, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Seri Lingampally, Telangana, India, 500032
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
Hyderabad, India
Stage
Acquired
Ranked
5th among 82 active competitors
Annual Revenue
1.03M SGD as on Dec 31, 2022
Employee Count
268 as on Apr 30, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Sagtec Global (May 29, 2025)
Legal entities associated with SmartBridge
SmartBridge is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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SMARTBRIDGE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72200TG2015PTC101466 , India, Active | Nov 03, 2015 | $1.6M (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 74 (As on Aug 01, 2025) | |
SMARTBRIDGE EDTECH PTE. LTD. CIN: 202016484H , Singapore, Active | Jun 11, 2020 | $745K (As on Dec 31, 2022) | - |
SmartBridge's acquisition details
SmartBridge got acquired by Sagtec Global on May 29, 2025.
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SmartBridge's funding and investors
SmartBridge has not raised any funding rounds yet.
SmartBridge's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of SmartBridge are Suman Akula and Amarender Katkam. Amarender Katkam is the CEO of SmartBridge.
Here are the details of SmartBridge's key team members:
- Suman Akula: Co-Founder of SmartBridge. They serve on the board of 1 company.
- Amarender Katkam: Co-Founder & CEO of SmartBridge. They serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number
SmartBridge's Board of Directors
SmartBridge's board has 4 active members. Suman Akula and Amarender Katkam are part of team and Lakshminarayanan Seshadri and Koorapati Praveen Kumar are independent board members.Here is the list of SmartBridge's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | - | Current | 10y 4m | |
Team | - | Current | 10y 6m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 2y 8m | |
nzrsu{i | Independent board member | - | Current | 3y 2m |
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SmartBridge's employee count trend
SmartBridge has 268 employees as of Apr 26. Here is SmartBridge's employee count trend over the years:
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SmartBridge's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of SmartBridge include Emversity, Trilogy Education Services and Seekho.ai. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of SmartBridge, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Provider of employability-focussed, work-integrated, skill-based training for fast growing industries | $46M | 72/100 | ||
2nd | Trilogy Education Services 2015, New York City (United States), Acquired | Provider of market-driven, skills-based training programs | $80M | 59/100 | |
3rd | AI-powered platform offering professional courses | $3.47M | 56/100 | ||
4th | Provider of curriculum design solutions for education institutions | $53.8M | 55/100 | ||
5th | SmartBridge 2015, Hyderabad (India), Acquired | Provider of skill and knowledge development programs for graduates | - | - | 49/100 |
6th | Upkey 2014, Chicago (United States), Seed | Career creation platform empowering students through skills development and professional growth | $2.61M | 47/100 | |
7th | Board Infinity 2017, Mumbai (India), Seed | It offers data science, career coaching, and digital marketing training | $2.64M | 45/100 | |
8th | Leap Skills Academy 2013, Delhi (India), Seed | Chain of centres providing industrial training services | $1.09M | 45/100 | |
9th | uCertify 2004, Pleasanton (United States), Unfunded | Online learning platform for IT professionals | - | - | 44/100 |
10th | UNext Learning 2010, Bengaluru (India), Unfunded | Online learning platform that offers a range of professional courses and certifications | - | - | 44/100 |
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SmartBridge's Investments and acquisitions
SmartBridge has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
News related to SmartBridge
Media has covered SmartBridge for a total of 6 events in the last 1 year, 1 of them has been about company updates and 1 about partnerships.
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Pegasystems partners with SmartBridge to power AI and automation talent in India, APAC and Middle EastExpress Computer•Jul 24, 2025•Pegasystems, SmartBridge
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Sagtec to Acquire AI Firm Smart Bridge for 80% Equity StakeInvesting•Jun 20, 2025•Sagtec Global, SmartBridge
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Sagtec to Acquire Agentic AI Software Company Smart Bridge for $17.6MBenzinga•May 29, 2025•Sagtec Global, SmartBridge
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SmartBridge Inks MOU With IIT Madras’ Swayam Plus to Launch New OfferingsEdTechReview•Mar 13, 2024•SmartBridge, SWAYAM
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SmartBridge partners IBM to impact over great 40000 studentsCollege Chalo•Nov 14, 2023•SmartBridge, IBM
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