Filo
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Instant live tutoring — connect to a tutor in seconds.
Filo is an instant, on-demand live tutoring app founded in 2020 and based in Gurugram, India. It brands itself as "the world’s only live instant tutoring app," with a core promise of connecting a student to a one-to-one tutor over interactive video in under 60 seconds, available 24/7.
The product centres on instant doubt-solving: a student photographs a question and is matched within about a minute to a subject-expert tutor for a live session. Filo also offers structured "Private Courses" with dedicated instructors and an AI assistant for step-by-step answers. It serves roughly grades 6-12 plus college and competitive-exam students across CBSE, British, American, and IB curricula, with tutors drawn from institutions such as IIT, NIT, and AIIMS.
The company has cited a Premium subscription model (a ₹719/month plan including tutoring minutes), with tutors paid hourly. Filo raised a $23M Series A in 2022 led by Anthos Capital and reported hundreds of thousands of monthly active users across 15+ countries. It best suits students who need immediate, on-demand help with a specific homework problem or exam concept rather than a fixed weekly class.
Pros & cons
Pros
- Connects students to a live 1-to-1 tutor in under 60 seconds, available 24/7
- Large tutor pool drawn from top Indian institutions (IIT, NIT, AIIMS)
- Covers multiple curricula (CBSE, British, American, IB) and major exams
Cons
- Official per-session and subscription pricing is not clearly published
- Focused on quick doubt-solving, which may not replace a structured course
Key features
- Instant 60-second matching to expert tutors via interactive 1-to-1 video
- Photo/upload a question to get matched to a relevant subject tutor
- Structured "Private Courses" with dedicated instructors and progress tracking
- "Filo SuperAI" assistant for automated step-by-step answers
Key facts
- Type
- Homework Help & On-Demand Q&A
- Model
- On-demand
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- Bengaluru, India
- Regions served
- India and international
- Subjects
- Math, science and academic subjects
- Pricing
- Subscription / pay per session
- Scale
- Raised $23M Series A