EkStep is a brand that focuses on improving literacy and numeracy by providing access to learning opportunities for 200 million children in India. They have a mission to create an enabling environment and enhance the capabilities of individuals and institutions in the education ecosystem. By catalyzing efforts from governments, not-for-profits, and markets, EkStep crafts programs, contextual solutions, and platforms to enhance teaching and learning experiences at a population scale.

They also aim to create and expand access to digital public goods for learning that serve learners, teachers, parents, and administrators. EkStep leverages open digital infrastructure, such as their open-source digital infrastructure for learning called Sunbird, to enable access, affordability, and choice in diverse contexts. Sunbird, licensed under the MIT license, follows a building blocks approach and open architecture principles.

Their efforts have resulted in DIKSHA, the national school education platform that uses Sunbird to deliver courses for teachers nationwide and provide learning content for students in 35 different languages. Located at Quorum, No. 85, 7th Cross 4th Block, Koramangala, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, EkStep is committed to improving education for the betterment of the future