Prateek Maheshwari

Co-Founder, Physics Wallah (PW) Architect of India’s Largest Profitable EdTech Ecosystem | Tech-First Visionary | Strategic Investor

Prateek Maheshwari is the Co-Founder of Physics Wallah (PW), the engine behind India’s most successful "High-Tech, Low-Cost" educational revolution. An IIT (BHU) alumnus with over 14 years of entrepreneurial experience, Prateek has transformed a community-led YouTube channel into a multi-billion-dollar public entity (NSE: PWL). Under his leadership, PW achieved a rare feat in global EdTech: sustaining profitability while scaling to serve 46 million students last year alone. As the architect of PW’s technological framework, Prateek has pioneered the integration of AI in large-scale learning, moving beyond traditional models to build a hyper-scalable, hybrid ecosystem. Today, PW operates over 300 physical tech-enabled centers across India, bridging the gap between digital accessibility and physical classroom discipline. Prateek leads PW’s "Alakh AI" suite, which includes tools like: Smart Doubt Engine (autonomously answers student doubts raised during video consumption, without altering the existing user experience), ASK AI (a fully AI-driven, 1:1 conversational doubt-solving system supporting both academic and non-academic queries via text and voice on live & recorded classes), AI Grader (an AI-based evaluation system for handwritten subjective answers, delivering structured feedback at scale), PiLens (a companion learning app for YouTube). He is currently exploring synergies with global AI firms to further enhance these capabilities. Beyond his executive role, Prateek actively invests in high-potential startups across the global consumer tech and AI-first landscape, where he provides more than just capital—offering "Founder-to-Founder" insights on scaling in price-sensitive, high-volume markets.