Guruprasad Holla

CTO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India21 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led engineering teams to innovate in EdTech.
Founded a successful gamified learning platform.
Expert in aligning product and pedagogy.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in EdTech with a strong focus on engineering and product development.

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Software Solution ArchitectureAgile MethodologiesSoftware EngineeringDesign PatternsSDLCMicrosoft DynamicsWCFDevOpsASP.NET MVCTFSASP.NET.NETCloud ApplicationsWeb ApplicationsWeb Services

About

Leading engineering at LEAD, on a mission to transform education by combining technology, pedagogy, and innovation. Previously, Founder of QuizNext, a gamified practice platform that built 3X practice habits for students through personalized learning and game mechanics. Deep expertise in Product-Pedagogy alignment and scaling EdTech products from idea to impact. Driven by a passion for coding, building high-performance teams, and solving meaningful problems through innovation.

Experience

21 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

5 yrs 7 mos

Current Experience

Lead group

4 roles

Head of Engineering

Promoted

Jun 2025 – Present · 1 yr

Senior Vice President - Engineering

May 2024 – Jun 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

VP - Engineering

Promoted

Sep 2021 – Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Director - Engineering

Nov 2020 – Sep 2021 · 10 mos

Quiznext (acquired by leadschool)

Founder - QuizNext

Dec 2018 – Nov 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

QuizNext is a gamified practice platform that builds 3X practice habits for every student. Game elements backed by personalized learning ensure that students practice the right topic at the right time.
QuizNext is now part of 100% complete school after the acquisition by LEADSchool. LEADSchool students 'Practice with Friends' and experience the power of gamified practice and personalized learning.

Vidyanext learning

2 roles

Head - Engineering

Promoted

Aug 2017 – Dec 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bangalore

About Vidyanext: Education startup pioneering after school coaching with “Tech+Teacher" blended learning model, helping school students master Math & Science. By connecting neighborhood tutors with learners, and also being in structures to the learning process using technology.
As a head of Engineering, I was responsible for setting up an in-house engineering team and process. Brought in the power of technology to learning management systems, content management systems using ML and NLP.