~ Founders will take centre stage at the GSV Cup Demo Day, held on Tuesday, April 14th, 2026, at the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, California, showcasing their companies before a global audience of investors, education leaders, and industry partners.~
Kolkata, India (Jan 13th, 2026) — CuePilot.AI, an India-based AI-powered, voice native preschool management platform has been selected for the prestigious 2026 GSV Cup 50 out of 3,000 record-breaking nominations. The GSV Cup, presented by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and GSV Ventures and supported by Pearson, is an annual celebration of the world’s 50 most innovative digital learning and workforce skills startups—culminating each year at the ASU+GSV Summit, the preeminent global gathering for “PreK to Gray” education and skills leaders.
The GSV Cup 50 elevates early-stage companies that are poised to make an outsized impact on the global education and skills landscape.
Speaking on the nomination, Ankur Agarwal, CEO, CuePilot.AI, said: “Being nominated for the prestigious 2026 GSV Cup 50 is an encouraging moment for CuePilot.AI and a strong validation of our vision to become every early educator’s teaching assistant.”
Manav Kedia, CTO of CuePilot said: “Built to support early educators, CuePilot.AI brings together automation, AI, and intuitive design to simplify everyday teaching workflows. Our platform is designed to work alongside educators—supporting their intent, enhancing their capability, and allowing them to focus on meaningful classroom engagement. This nomination motivates us to continue building thoughtfully towards our vision of shaping the future of early learning, guided by the real needs of educators.” Manav was previously a senior team member of the Instagram Ads Ranking team at Meta working out of their HQ at Menlo Park.
“The GSV Cup 50 is designed to spotlight the brightest stars of tomorrow across the global EdTech community,” says Francis Rosenberg, VP at ASU+GSV Summit. “Not only is it an annual highlight of the Summit, but the Cup has become the premier launchpad for early-stage founders to scale their game-changing solutions.”
The CuePilot AI founders will take center stage on GSV Cup Demo Day, Tuesday, April 14, at the ASU+GSV Summit (April 12-15, 2026 in San Diego), presenting their companies to a global audience of leading investors, education leaders, and industry partners.
