A Letter from Our Founder

We're building for
the world that's coming.

Not the one that already passed.

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The Vision

Everything about education is changing.

The world our children are stepping into looks nothing like the one we prepared for. Jobs are being redefined, skills that took years to master are being automated, and the classroom hasn't quite caught up yet.

Rote learning got us here.
It won't get our children where they need to go.

The new generation needs something different — the ability to think in abstractions, to understand systems, to work with AI as a powerful tool rather than feel threatened by it.

The students who thrive in the next decade won't be the ones who memorised the most. They'll be the ones who understood the most.

Human + Technology

But we also believe that technology alone isn't the answer.

The best thing that can happen to a child is a great teacher — someone who sees them, challenges them, and believes in them.

The problem is that today's teachers are buried under administrative work, rigid curriculums and impossible workloads. They barely have time to teach, let alone connect.

By taking the weight of lesson planning, assessment and tracking off a teacher's plate — we free them to do what no AI ever can. Build relationships. Inspire curiosity. Shape personalities.

The perfect balance of human connection and intelligent technology is where the magic happens.

Mallikarjun K — Founder, ClearSteps

Mallikarjun K

Founder, ClearSteps · Hyderabad, India 🇮🇳

18+

Years building products

Fortune 500

UPS · StateFarm · AbbVie

The Founder

A front-row seat to how rapidly the world was changing.

I spent nearly a decade working as a consultant in the United States before returning to India in 2018. Across 18 years of building products — for Fortune 500 companies like UPS, StateFarm and AbbVie, and for startups finding their footing — I had a front-row seat to how rapidly the global job market was changing.

And how completely unprepared most education systems were for it.

Coming back home made that gap impossible to ignore.

I've spent my career building products that solve real problems at scale. But there is no market more important, more high-impact, or more urgent than the children and youth of today.

They are inheriting a world that moves faster than any generation before them. They deserve tools that are built for that world.

ClearSteps is my answer to it.

What We're Building

ClearSteps is justthe beginning.

And beyond the classroom — we're watching the landscape closely. The skills that will matter most in five years aren't fully taught in any school curriculum today. We're building AI-driven courses that prepare children for that future — not just their next exam.

Our first product is focused on something immediate and urgent — helping students prepare smarter for their CBSE exams using AI that understands exactly what's coming.

For Students

AI-ranked exam prep. Know what's coming before you walk in.

For Teachers

Free teachers from admin. Give them time to actually teach.

For the Future

AI-driven courses for skills that matter in the next decade.

We're building a suite of products under the ClearSteps brand that together will reimagine what learning looks like in the AI age — for students, for teachers, and for parents who want their children to be genuinely ready for what's ahead.

A Note to You

We're an ambitious company with a clear sense of where the world is going. And we intend to build for that world — not the one that already passed.

This is going to be an exciting journey.
We're glad you're here at the beginning.

Mallikarjun K

Mallikarjun K

Founder, ClearSteps · Hyderabad, India 🇮🇳

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