Editor’s note: Welcome to The Pitch, a DC Inno special feature in which we spotlight young local startups led by underrepresented founders. These companies may not have much (or any) funding or revenue, but they do have plans — and they’re taking the initial steps to make things happen. Each month, we’ll highlight a different venture in the D.C.-area landscape, with an intention of following their journeys from this point forward. This is the fifth installment. Previously we have featured CarpeDM, Old Dominion Flower Co., Acclinate and OneVillage.
Komal Kaul has seen the power of education.
Growing up in Kanpur, India, her parents were professors at the Indian Institute of Technology, a government-owned public school for “everyone regardless of their social or economic background,” she said. “I grew up realizing that education is the biggest vaccination against poverty and can open doors to those who wouldn’t normally have access to opportunity.”
Years later in 2020,…
Read the full story from the Washington Business Journal.
