Furtados School of Music (FSM) raises another round of funding of INR 20crled by IAN Fund

The funding round also saw participation from DSG Consumer Partners

MumbaiNovember 19, 2019: Furtados School of Music (FSM), one of the pioneering music institutions in the country secured INR 20CR Funding from IAN Fund and DSG Consumer PartnersThis round of funding will help FSM, to further expand their presence across major cities in the country and also enhance their offering aimed to make quality music education accessible to children and individuals. 

Speaking on this strategic move Tanuja Gomes, Co-CEO &Co-Founder, Furtados School of Music saidWe began FSM with the aim to make quality music education accessible to every individual – young and oldSince inception we have meticulously built our proposition to scale, today we are imparting music to over 60,000 students, across14 cities which include tier 1,2 and 3We are now looking to expand our business and reach a student base of over 500,000We are also looking at enhancing our offering, with a slew of initiatives in the pipeline, which will drive our next phase of growth, over the next decade.”  

Adding to it, Dharini Upadhyaya, Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Furtados School of Music said, We are one of the pioneers to introduce quality music education in the country and FSM has proudly been the catalyst for enhancing the adoption of music into the schools and households of IndiaAt the center of everything is cutting edge technology which enables superior customer experience and quality with scale. We aspire to inculcate music as an integral part of school learning like any other subject

Commenting on the announcement, Padmaja Ruparel, Founding Partner, IAN Fund saidWith increasing aspirations of Indians, music education is definitely on the riseFSM does cater to this aspirational and growing customer providing quality music education and we are extremely excited with Tanuja and Dharinis ambitious plans for FSM”   

Currently, FSM has a reach of about 200 schools with over 15 centers across 14 cities in the country and they now plan to further strengthen their presence across IndiaIn addition, the funding will also fuel scaling up their technology infrastructure including their app services and support the high rate of growth (40-50year on year), while also assisting the further expansion and penetration into the market, aimed towards making FSM, an integral part of their overall educationInspite of the aggressive growth, FSM continues to be operationally profitable.

FSM Education Pvt Ltd (2014), has been promoting quality music education since its inception, co founded by two enterprising corporate stalwarts, Ms. Tanuja Gomes and Ms.Dharini UpadhyayaWith their omnichannel distribution model, FSM has a unique proposition which includes, pre-school content curriculum Music is Fun, Music programmes as part of the curriculum in all leading k12 schools, after school learning at centers and enabling home tuitions through their mobile app HighThe FSM buddy, home learning software enables all students across their various channels to practice and improve their skills. FSM, draws its legacy from 154-year-old musical instrument retail chain Furtados, the largest retailers of musical instruments in the country.

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