# Deepanshu Arora

> Deepanshu Arora is the Singapore-based co-founder and CEO of Toddle, a teaching and learning platform that grew out of software built for teachers at Toddler’s Den. An IIT Kanpur electrical engineering graduate and former McKinsey consultant, he also leads the preschool network and writes Inside Schools, a series examining school design choices.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Toddle - Your Teaching Partner
- **Organizations:** Toddle - Your Teaching Partner, Toddler’s Den, WonderBoxx, McKinsey & Company
- **Education:** B.Tech–M.Tech dual degree in Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- **Known for:** Co-founded Toddle, which reports serving 2,500+ schools in 100+ countries in his 2026 ASU+GSV biography., Led Toddle through its $17 million Series A announced in January 2023., Co-founded and leads Toddler’s Den.

## Career timeline

- **2006–2011** — Studied electrical engineering at IIT Kanpur.
- **After 2011** — Worked at McKinsey before entering education entrepreneurship.
- **Before Toddle** — Co-founded WonderBoxx and subsequently Toddler’s Den.
- **2017** — School photograph later identified by Arora as Toddle’s birthplace.
- **2019** — Co-founded Toddle; LinkedIn lists the CEO role from March 2019.
- **2023** — Toddle announced a $17 million Series A and launched Toddle AI.
- **2026** — ASU+GSV biography reports 2,500+ schools using Toddle and a ten-preschool Toddler’s Den network.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Toddle, which reports serving 2,500+ schools in 100+ countries in his 2026 ASU+GSV biography.
- Led Toddle through its $17 million Series A announced in January 2023.
- Co-founded and leads Toddler’s Den.
- Writes Inside Schools, examining distinctive design choices at schools.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published an Inside Schools feature about African Leadership Academy on September 8.
- **2026-04** — Listed as a speaker on the ASU+GSV panel From Local Giants to Global Leaders: Scaling EdTech to the World on April 15.

## Links

- Website: https://www.toddleapp.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepanshuarora1/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/deepanshu_edu

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Last updated: 2026-10-14