Building a Hyperlocal Tutor Discovery Platform in India

Who built it, and what they built

Surinder Singh founded MillionCenters, a social learning app operated by Better Thought Solutions LLP out of New Delhi, India. The platform connects learners with nearby tutors and coaching centers as well as virtual live classes spanning academics, fitness, yoga, professional courses, and hobbies.

The business runs on a freemium SaaS model with subscription packages aimed at coaching institutes, home tutors, and hobby teachers. The founding team includes four co-founders, and the company employed eight people.

Where the idea came from

The four co-founders had known each other for over a decade and kept discussing a problem big enough to shift social behavior. They landed on India's heavy focus on academics, which leaves little room for skills, talents, and hobbies, and began brainstorming what became MillionCenters.

The founding team brought 15 plus years of experience across business consultancy, product development, and digital marketing, along with higher education qualifications in management and software engineering. Surinder had prior entrepreneurship experience building e-commerce software solutions, though nothing in EdTech, so turning the idea into a money-making model took time.

Early funding came from friends and family, which allowed them to hire talent. They also partnered with photographers, bloggers, freelance digital journalists, and hiring agencies for research and marketing groundwork, keeping a flexible structure where everyone wore multiple hats.