India, Aug. 26 -- Edtech unicorn LEAD School managed to narrow its FY26 net loss by over 20% to Rs.34.5 Cr from Rs.43.3 Cr reported in the year-ago period by focusing on cost optimisation over the past fiscal.

Operating revenue for the fiscal grew by 10% to Rs.386.7 Cr from Rs.351.8 Cr reported in the previous fiscal year. Including other income of Rs.5.4 Cr, LEAD's total income in FY26 stood at Rs.392 Cr.

EBITDA zoomed 7.5X to Rs.30.2 Cr during the year from Rs.4 Cr, an improvement the Mumbai-based startup attributed to better school retention over the fiscal.

Set up in 2012 by husband-wife duo Sumeet Mehta and Smita Deorah, LEAD provides an integrated academic and tech ecosystem for schools. It works with students, teachers, parents ...