How We Got Here
From a lockdown Instagram live to 20,000 women and 18 countries — every year a new chapter.
Prateek sparked the idea — an online home for every woman who wanted to turn her passion for fashion into a profession. Women across India had raw talent and the aspiration to earn, but no structure, no kit, and no clear path. The name Skillinabox captured the ambition: an entire fashion education, delivered to her doorstep.
We officially launched from a small 2BHK flat — with nothing but a website, one Instagram page, and a handful of women who trusted us first. No VC funding, no office, no marketing budget. Just a phone, a mic, and a commitment to show up live, every single day.
Ritvik Chauhan — NIFT alumnus, celebrity designer, and already a familiar face for thousands of women on Instagram — joined Skillinabox as Head Mentor. He brought a teaching style that was warm, patient, and unmistakably Hinglish — and with him, every LIVE class found the energy and expertise it needed.
The National Skill Development Corporation came on board — a landmark moment. For the first time, the skills our women were learning at home came with government-recognized certification. Suddenly "ghar se seekha" was a credential that mattered on a resume, on a shop sign, on a business card.
Our YouTube channel crossed 100,000 subscribers. What started as course previews turned into a free fashion school for the internet — transformations, stitching tutorials, startup stories. For thousands of women who couldn't afford a program yet, this was where their journey began.
10,000 women crossed the finish line. And something unexpected — enrolments started coming from UAE, UK, Canada, Singapore, Australia. Indian women abroad wanted to learn from Indian mentors in Hinglish, with fabric sensibilities they grew up with. Skillinabox became a global brand without leaving India.
The National Institute of Design — India's most prestigious design body — partnered with us. The NID Fashion Design Program launched: the first time a ₹2,00,000+ caliber NID-certified curriculum became available to women in Tier 2 and Tier 3 India, at home, online, and in Hinglish.
Over 30,000 women trained across 20+ countries. This year we launched Skillinabox AI — Kala.AI to help learners create portfolios and Portfolio.AI to showcase their work to real clients. The next chapter: make every woman with a passion an entrepreneur. We are just getting started.
