I think this is one of those ideas that will look painfully obvious after somebody builds it.
Nepal already has enough school software for fees, attendance, payroll, accounting and results.
But what about the actual reason schools exist?
Teaching and learning.
That side is still mostly open.
I am 22, currently studying engineering, and I am starting this venture alone.
I am looking for NPR 1 lakh to build and launch the first working MVP.
And yes, I am sharing the idea openly.
I am not worried that somebody will steal it.
If you can build it faster, sell it faster and reach schools before me, go ahead.
Because ideas do not capture markets.
Speed, execution and distribution do.
And distribution is the part where I am most confident.
The problem is already here
Teachers and students are already using ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and other AI tools for schoolwork.
This is not some future prediction.
It is already happening.
But these tools do not automatically know the exact textbook used by a particular school.
A teacher should be able to simply ask:
- “Generate slides from Pages 35–42 of our Grade 8 Science book.”
- “Solve Question 4 from Page 32.”
- “Generate 20 similar questions based on Exercise 14.”
- “Prepare homework from today’s lesson.”
- “Create a 20-mark test from Unit 4.”
- “Make revision notes according to the specification grid.”
- “Plan how to finish Units 6, 7 and 8 within 15 teaching days.”
Normal ChatGPT does not know which publication, edition, page, exercise or diagram the teacher is talking about.
The platform I want to build will know.
A school selects the exact textbooks it uses.
Then teachers can generate slides, questions, lesson plans, homework, tests, notes and revision materials directly from those books.
Not from random internet content.
Not only from general AI knowledge.
From the exact textbook sitting in front of the teacher.
Why I think the timing is perfect
Just look around.
Schools are installing smart boards.
Projectors are becoming common.
Internet access is improving.
Teachers are slowly moving toward digital content.
Students are already using AI.
School owners also want to show parents that their school is modern and technology-friendly.
But honestly, a smart board without useful teaching software is still just an expensive screen.
The hardware is coming.
The AI is ready.
The missing part is the software that connects both of them with the actual classroom.
That gap will not remain empty forever.
Someone will build this.
The real question is who enters early enough to become the default platform.
Why teachers may never want to go back
For developers, think about Cursor, Claude Code or GitHub Copilot.
Once you become used to AI helping you code faster, do you really want to return to doing everything manually?
I do not.
The same thing can happen with teachers.
Teachers currently spend hours preparing slides, worksheets, homework, lesson plans, question papers, revision notes and monthly teaching reports.
Imagine reducing that work from hours to minutes.
Once teachers get used to that convenience, returning to the fully manual process will feel painful.
That is why I believe the first platform that becomes part of teachers’ daily routine will have a very strong advantage.
Not because the features cannot be copied.
They can.
But over time, the platform will already contain the school’s textbooks, teaching plans, syllabus progress, question papers, teacher activity and student-performance history.
A competitor can copy a “Generate Slides” button.
Copying years of school relationships, textbook preparation and daily teacher habits is much harder.
This will not stop at teachers
I will start with teachers because that is where the immediate problem exists.
But the bigger vision is a complete academic loop.
When a teacher completes a chapter, creates homework or conducts a test, the administration can automatically see the progress.
They can know:
- What each teacher is teaching
- Which chapters have been completed
- Which classes are behind schedule
- What homework was assigned
- How much syllabus is remaining
- Which topics students are struggling with
Teachers will also not need to keep preparing boring progress reports manually.
Later, students can get an AI tutor that knows their exact textbook, what their teacher has already taught and where they are weak.
Parents can receive simple updates about progress, homework, tests and areas needing improvement.
Eventually, the loop becomes:
Teacher teaches → Administration monitors → Student gets support → Parent stays informed
That is the long-term platform.
How will it make money?
The starting model is simple.
Schools pay a yearly SaaS subscription.
My current pricing idea is:
NPR 12,000 per grade per year
For example, if one school uses the platform for five grades, that becomes:
NPR 60,000 per year
If I sign 10 schools with an average of five grades each, that becomes roughly:
NPR 6 lakh in annual recurring revenue
The exact price will obviously be tested with real schools.
Later, pricing can depend on the number of grades, subjects, teachers and AI usage.
There can also eventually be:
- Full-school packages
- Student premium subscriptions
- Administration dashboards
- Publisher partnerships
- Custom onboarding
- School-specific integrations
But I do not want to overcomplicate the business model right now.
First, I need to prove three things:
Teachers use it. Schools pay for it. It saves real time.
How will I scale it?
I will not prepare the same textbook again for every school.
Each textbook will be processed once:
Grade → Subject → Publication → Edition
After that, every school using the same book can simply select it.
One properly prepared textbook can serve hundreds of schools.
I will begin with a small number of commonly used Mathematics and Science books.
Then I will:
- Test the platform with schools in Kathmandu Valley.
- Improve it using real teacher feedback.
- Add more grades, subjects and publications.
- Expand outside Kathmandu Valley.
- Partner directly with textbook publishers.
- Add the student and parent sides later.
The more textbooks available, the easier it becomes to onboard the next school.
The more schools join, the more attractive the platform becomes to publishers.
The more publishers join, the harder it becomes for a new competitor to catch up.
That is the scaling loop.
Why do I believe I can get the first schools?
I previously ran an EdTech venture for around two years.
It failed in the end, but I learned a lot from it.
I learned how school sales actually work, who makes the decisions, how much follow-up is needed and why many products fail after the first demo.
You can read more about that venture here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OnxQUaE_wXu_cayj_qEdjpDt_GYiet37bIlya-kWqFk/edit?usp=sharing
More importantly, I built many connections with schools in Kathmandu Valley.
Sales is honestly the part where I am most confident.
I will handle the initial marketing myself through:
- Cold outreach
- Direct school visits
- Product demos
- Follow-ups
- Meetings with principals and academic coordinators
Once the MVP is ready, I am confident that I can bring at least 10 schools into the pilot or early-adoption stage.
I am not going to build the platform and wait for schools to magically find me.
I will go directly to them.
What will I use NPR 1 lakh for?
This money is not just for “building something.”
It will be used specifically to get the product into real schools.
The main expenses will be:
- Building the first working MVP
- Publishing the app on Google Play and the Apple App Store
- Preparing and structuring the first textbook datasets
- Initial AI and API usage costs
- Basic hosting and infrastructure
- Travel, demos, setup and support for the first school pilots
The goal is simple:
Build → Launch → Enter classrooms → Validate with real teachers
What am I looking for?
I am looking for:
NPR 1,00,000
Not to build the full company.
Just enough to build the MVP, launch it properly and test it with real schools.
The investment terms are open to discussion.
It could be equity, revenue sharing, a convertible investment or another structure that makes sense for both sides.
I am also open to talking with developers, school owners, publishers and mentors who genuinely understand the opportunity.
I know success is not guaranteed.
I have already failed once.
But that failure gave me two years of market experience, industry connections and a much clearer understanding of what I should build next.
Schools are becoming digital.
Teachers are already adopting AI.
The software layer for actual teaching is still missing.
And I do not think this window will remain open for very long.
Someone will become the AI layer for Nepali schools.
I am looking for one early person who believes I can reach the market before everyone else notices how obvious this opportunity is.
Interested people can message me directly.
