# SigIQ.ai

> SigIQ.ai is a Berkeley-based AI education company building personalized, one-on-one tutoring at the cost of computation. Founded in 2023 by Karttikeya Mangalam and Professor Kurt Keutzer out of the Berkeley AI Research Lab, the team ships two flagship products - PadhAI for India's UPSC civil service exam and EverTutor for the GRE - reaching hundreds of thousands of learners and famously scoring a record 175/200 on the UPSC prelims in under seven minutes.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** Berkeley, California, United States
- **Founders:** Karttikeya Mangalam (Co-founder & CEO), Kurt Keutzer (Co-founder & Strategy)
- **Team size:** ~33 employees, offices in Berkeley and Gurgaon
- **Products:** PadhAI, EverTutor Live, EverTutor Classic
- **Notable:** PadhAI's AI tutor scored 175/200 on the 2024 UPSC Prelims - the highest recorded score - solving the full paper in under seven minutes., Reached 200,000+ learners within six months of PadhAI's launch with a 4.9-star rating., Closed a $9.5M seed round in April 2025 from The House Fund, GSV Ventures, Duolingo, and Peak XV.

## Products & services

- **PadhAI** — An AI tutor for India's UPSC civil service exam preparation. Adaptive testing, gamified study, 200,000+ users in its first six months.
- **EverTutor Live** — Real-time AI tutor for the GRE with voice chat and screen-sharing. Launched April 7, 2025 and hit Product Hunt's Product of the Day.
- **EverTutor Classic** — GRE prep platform with mock tests, practice sets, and personalized feedback for US graduate-school applicants.

## Achievements

- PadhAI's AI tutor scored 175/200 on the 2024 UPSC Prelims - the highest recorded score - solving the full paper in under seven minutes.
- Reached 200,000+ learners within six months of PadhAI's launch with a 4.9-star rating.
- Closed a $9.5M seed round in April 2025 from The House Fund, GSV Ventures, Duolingo, and Peak XV.
- EverTutor Live earned Product of the Day on Product Hunt at launch.
- Covered by 70+ news outlets at stealth exit.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Emerged from stealth with a $9.5M seed round co-led by The House Fund and GSV Ventures.
- **2025-04** — EverTutor Live launched with real-time chat and screen-sharing for GRE prep.
- **2024-06** — PadhAI publicly solved the UPSC Prelims in seven minutes at a live demonstration in Delhi.

## Links

- Website: https://sigiq.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sigiq-ai

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