Stride Ahead helps students understand themselves, explore possibilities and make better career decisions over time. We have spent years building assessments, career tools, student programs and institutional platforms. What we learned from that work is now shaping what we build next.
50K+
Students
87+
Partners
1,500+
Careers
8+
Countries
We didn’t start with this idea yesterday.
Over the years, Stride Ahead has built psychometric assessments, career reports, student dashboards, career exploration tools, competitions, project programs, counsellor workflows and platforms for education institutions.
Working across those different parts of career guidance taught us something important.
The missing product was never another report. It was continuity.
A student may take an assessment in one place, attend a workshop somewhere else, speak to a counsellor months later and build a project outside school. Each interaction knows something about the student.
But most of that understanding disappears before the next important decision. We believe it should not.
Building the Career Intelligence layer for the next generation.
We are working toward a system that grows more useful as a student explores, learns and makes decisions.
Assessments can provide one kind of evidence. Projects and career experiences can provide another. Previous guidance adds context. Human counsellors add judgement.
The aim is to bring those pieces closer together so the next conversation does not have to start from zero.
Technology will keep changing. The understanding built around the student should compound.
Our Mission
Help every young person understand themselves, experience possibilities and make better career decisions throughout the journey from school to work.
Our Vision
A world where career guidance is continuous, personal and grounded in evidence, not a one-time test or a few conversations a year.
Our Ambition
Build a career intelligence system that grows with the student, so every new experience can make the next decision better.
Real moments, real impact
Workshops, partnerships, student programs, mentoring conversations and years of building have shaped what Stride Ahead is becoming today.
Guided by industry leaders
Manish Gupta
Founder & Chairman, JIMS
Suraj Kriplani
CEO, Bonbillo Ventures
Rajesh Gupta
Director, JB Group of Industries
Industry professionals guiding students
Natasha Singh
Passion Clarity & Transformational Coach
Shaily Bhushan
International Certified Career Coach, Counselling Psychologist
Yojit Pareek
Partner, Chambers of Jain & Kumar | Ex-Khaitan & Co
Sweta Mittal
Ex-Resume Quality Auditor, Bennett Coleman (Times Group)
Ankit Choudhary
Data Analyst, iTech Mission | Ex-Paytm, Ex-Concentrix
Mary Tressa Gabriel
Project Manager, Dell
Abhinav Mahadevan
Agile Coach, Telstra
Dhairya Gangwani
Career Coach
Nilay Pandey
Founder & CEO, Agrix
Sneha Verma
Certified Career Coach
Himanshu Gupta
QA Manager, Aspire
Saveera Bahl
Founder, Manasvi Wellbeing
Cdr. Jagmohan Bhogal
Ex Indian Navy, Ex-Director QCI
Manoj Sethi
Brand You Coach, CEO GILP
Piyush Gupta
Career Guidance & People Science
Rachit Poddar
Director, Rachit Groups | Forbes Council Member
Shrey Gupta
Founder, SniperThink | Entrepreneur
Sumit Agarwal
XLRI | Ex-Microsoft, Ex-P&G | Entrepreneur
Dr. Shally Gupta
Professor, DTU | PhD Computer Science
What our students and parents say
Jimit Patel
Business Technology Solutions Associate, ZS
In their own words
“Personality assessments and mentor guidance helped me discover strengths and choose a future-ready field.”
Divya Malviya
Graduate
“I had my first work from home experience as a Product Design intern through Stride Ahead partner company. My suggestions were valued, which helped me gain tons of confidence.”
Supriya Baingaha
Student, IIT Roorkee
“Stride Ahead gave me a clear, step-by-step career path. Their mentorship helped me build skills needed for success.”
Hitendra Singh
Product Manager, Clovia
“I gained practical knowledge in psychology and learned how a company functions in a supportive, confidence-boosting environment.”
Arzu Ahlawat
Student
“As a fresher from engineering with no direction in Digital Marketing, Stride Ahead gave me personalized learning and a launchpad.”
Dypali Dogra
Graduate
Supported, Recognised & Accelerated By
Google for Startups
AWS Activate
AICTE NEAT
UINCEPT Accelerator
Microsoft for Founders
IIM Kozhikode Accelerator
BonBillo Impact Fund
NVIDIA Inception Program
Featured In
NewsJournals
Startup City
EdTech Review
Entrepreneur India
Economic Times
YourStory
TechCircle
Help us build what career guidance should become.
Some of the most important parts of Stride Ahead are still being built. We are looking for people, institutions and partners who believe career guidance can be better.
50,000+ students already on Stride Ahead