Indian Startup Receives $100,000 Prize for AI Education Platform

Cognitii, an Indian startup focused on AI-led special education, has won the $100,000 Unlock Her Future Prize 2025, attracting over 2,900 applications from 40 countries. Founded by Jhillika Trisal, Falguni Shrivastava, and Souvik Ghosh, the platform aims to address the identification gap for children with disabilities in India. Their system offers early screening, a mobile learning platform, and integrates with public data to enhance education access. The prize will help expand their operations and develop a national disability data layer to inform policy and funding decisions.

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