Equity
Every child — regardless of geography, gender, or economic background — deserves access to quality foundational numeracy support.
Our Story
Built for India's
Built for India's
160 Million Children
PaperPlus exists because foundational numeracy is the single most important predictor of a child's long-term academic success — and 160 million children in India lack it.
The Problem
Foundational Numeracy Crisis in Rural India
According to the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), over 50% of Grade 5 students in rural India cannot correctly solve a basic subtraction problem. In tribal and remote areas, this figure rises to 65%.
The gap is not due to lack of effort from teachers or students. It is structural: children do not get enough personalized, competency-matched practice. Teachers cannot manually diagnose 30+ students' specific skill gaps every week.
Existing EdTech solutions require smartphones, stable internet, and digital literacy — none of which are reliably available in the schools that need help most.
160M
Children without foundational numeracy
65%
Of tribal area Grade 5 students cannot do basic subtraction
4.5×
More likely to drop out without early numeracy support
0
Reliable EdTech solutions that work without internet
Our Approach
Paper + Intelligence
PaperPlus combines the proven power of paper-based practice with the intelligence of AI-driven personalization and analytics.
01
Start with Every Child
PaperPlus builds an individual competency profile for each student using their actual worksheet responses — not general grade-level assumptions.
02
Practice on Paper
Worksheets are printed and solved by hand. This ensures zero technology dependency for children, and activates the deeper cognitive processing that paper writing enables.
03
Scan Once, Know Everything
Teachers scan completed worksheets with any basic smartphone. Our AI engine reads handwritten answers and updates each child's learning profile instantly.
04
Act on Real Data
Teachers and program managers see clear, actionable insights: who is struggling, which skills need work, and exactly what to practice next.
Our Values
What We Stand For
Simplicity
The best tools for low-resource contexts are the simplest ones. We design for teachers and children first, technology second.
Evidence
Every feature we build is grounded in learning science and validated in field conditions. We measure impact rigorously.
Trust
We earn the trust of governments, NGOs, and communities by being transparent, reliable, and mission-aligned.
Our Team
A small founding team working closely with schools, teachers, and partners to make foundational numeracy support more practical and more personal.
Saarang Rajguru works at the intersection of education, design, and technology, focusing on improving foundational learning outcomes in rural India. A Teach For India alum, he brings experience in program design, product thinking, and project management to build practical, scalable solutions for students and educators. His work centers on designing human-centered technology and learning experiences, particularly in foundational numeracy, while collaborating closely with schools and community facilitators.
Amod is a co-founder of n+1 Social Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving foundational literacy and numeracy for children in underserved communities. Before transitioning to the social sector, he worked in the field of designing and testing computer chips. He studied at the College of Engineering in Pune (COEP) and Penn State University. At n+1, Amod collaborates closely with his team to develop practical and scalable solutions that enhance learning outcomes in these communities. His work reflects a strong belief in combining technology with empathy to create lasting change.