EdSteps was built for students who want clarity before commitment.
Not just about where to go. But what those choices actually lead to.
Because the gap between
a decision and its consequences
is too wide.
We exist for students who want more than information, rankings, or generic advice. A more thoughtful way to choose what comes next.
"Students are often expected to make life-shaping decisions with very little visibility into what they're actually choosing."
A course can look right on paper. A university can sound impressive. A country can seem like the obvious move.
But the real question isn't just about moving forward — it's about what path opens up, and whether it aligns with the future you want to build.
That gap is what EdSteps was built to close. EdSteps brings together technology, lived experience, and human support to help students make decisions with more confidence, context, and direction.
Shaped by two different experiences of the same problem.
EdSteps wasn't built from the outside looking in. It was built by people who lived the gap they're trying to close.
Aanya's work has always been shaped by two worlds: startups and student decision-making. Having grown through high-ownership startup environments, she developed a strong instinct for growth, sales, marketing, and building things from the ground up.
That disconnect led her to build EdSteps, an alumni-led mentorship platform rooted in lived experience. Her thinking is shaped by a deeper curiosity around identity, self-awareness, and how people make more aligned decisions about their future.
Over time, one thing became clear: students needed more than just advice. They needed direction, support, and help in action.
Growing up around people who were building businesses, he always knew he wanted to build something meaningful. What he lacked early on was direction — a clear understanding of where to apply that ambition and how to make the right decisions.
What followed was an intentional exploration across HR, sales, operations, business administration, and marketing — focusing on understanding how people make decisions and where things break in fast-moving environments.
Having navigated that uncertainty himself, he began to see how differently things could have unfolded with the right direction at the right time. That realisation became the foundation of EdSteps.
Start with the future, not just the next step.
Most students begin by looking at courses, universities, and destinations in isolation. We think there's a better place to start.
We believe education decisions should start with the future, not just the next step.
From there, the right path becomes clearer. That's the thinking behind EdSteps.
A more thoughtful way for students
to choose what comes next.
AI-powered guidance
Personalised intelligence that knows a student's profile, aspirations, and constraints — and routes them toward paths that genuinely fit.
Alumni-informed perspective
Real insight from people who've been where students are going — verified, curated, and grounded in lived experience rather than brochure language.
Concierge-supported execution
End-to-end support through the hard parts — applications, documentation, decisions — so that knowing what to do and actually doing it are never far apart.
Because the goal isn't just to make a move. It's to make the right move.
To help students build meaningful careers through more informed, intentional decisions.
A world where no student has to make a life-shaping choice in the dark — where clarity, context, and direction are available to everyone, not just those who happen to know the right people.
To make career-first decision-making more accessible through technology, lived insight, and practical support.
We combine AI intelligence, alumni perspective, and hands-on execution support — because the best decision is one that's both well-informed and well-acted upon.