# Mesa School of Business

> Bengaluru startup-focused business school offering postgraduate and undergraduate programs.

## Why it is interesting

Mesa is an unusual venture-backed education operator: its investors are underwriting a branded, employment-oriented alternative to conventional business school rather than education software alone.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Series A equity — Approximately ₹85 crore (October 13, 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** Approximately ₹385 crore post-money (reported) (October 13, 2026)
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Stage:** series-a
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** ai-ml, edtech
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-13
- **Latest funding investors:** Dharana Capital, Elevation Capital

## Key facts

- Raised approximately ₹85 crore of Series A equity and ₹25 crore of venture debt in October 2026.
- Economic Times reported a post-money valuation of approximately ₹385 crore; the company announcement did not state a valuation.
- Previously raised ₹34 crore in a 2023 seed round led by Elevation Capital.

## Funding history

- Series A equity · Approximately ₹85 crore · October 13, 2026
  Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/mesa-school-of-business-raises-110-crore-to-expand-its-portfolio-of-programmes-for-the-ai-era-302905735.html
- Venture debt · ₹25 crore · October 13, 2026
  Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/mesa-school-of-business-raises-110-crore-to-expand-its-portfolio-of-programmes-for-the-ai-era-302905735.html
- Seed · ₹34 crore · April 20, 2023
  Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/mesa-launches-programme-for-startup-leaders-raises-4-million-funding-in-round-led-by-elevation-capital/articleshow/99626835.cms

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/dharana-capital
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/elevation-capital-india

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/mesa-school-85-crore-series-a-25-crore-debt

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**Last updated:** October 13, 2026

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