Every woman deserves to earn from her craft — from home, on her own terms. 30,000+ women trained so far.
It's a way to pay school fees, save for a house, and say for the first time: “this money is mine.” Born on an Instagram Live in a lockdown, built for the women who showed up.
Years · Turning skills into income
4Women trained · India & 18+ countries
30KIncome generated · By our learners, from home
₹15CrAverage rating · From 20,000+ reviews
4.9Skillinabox was born in a pandemic lockdown, on an Instagram Live, in front of 200 women who had nothing to do but dream. Four years later — 30,000 women, 20+ countries, ₹15 crore in income generated.
We didn't start Skillinabox because fashion was trending. We started it because we watched women — homemakers, students, working professionals — struggle to turn a real skill into real income. The opportunity existed. The education didn't.
Fashion and beauty are not hobbies for these women. They are a vehicle — a way to pay school fees, save for a house, and say for the first time: “this money is mine.”
That is why every programme we build starts with one question: will this actually get her paid?
“I didn't want to build another YouTube channel. I wanted to build something that actually changed what a woman earns at the end of the month.”
Ritvik ChauhanCo-Founder & Head MentorEdtech counts completions. We count income — ₹15 crore and growing, from real women, in their homes.
Founder & CEO, Skillinabox
The visionary who turned an idea into an impact. ✳
“Fashion can change your career. Entrepreneurship can change your life.”
From a lockdown Instagram Live to 30,000 women across India and beyond.
The beginningPrateek sparked the idea — an online home for every woman who wanted to turn her passion for fashion into a profession.
LaunchWe officially launched from a small 2BHK flat — with nothing but a website, one Instagram page, and a handful of women who trusted us first.
Key hireRitvik Chauhan — NIFT alumnus and designer — joined Skillinabox as Head Mentor.
PartnershipThe National Skill Development Corporation came on board. Government-recognised certification for home learners.
MilestoneOur YouTube channel crossed 100,000 subscribers — a free fashion school for the internet.
GlobalEnrolments started coming from the UAE, UK, Canada, Singapore and Australia. Skillinabox became a global brand.
FlagshipThe NID Fashion Design Program launched — the first NID-certified curriculum available to Tier 2/3 India, online, in Hinglish.
● Now30,000 women trained. Kala.AI and Portfolio.AI launched. The next chapter: make every woman with a passion an entrepreneur.
Uniquely adding value to each other.
Fun fact9 individuals who invested into Skillinabox, with a single purpose of changing lives together. People who didn't have a lot of doors open for them are opening doors for masses now.
Founder mode: permanently on. Runs on 100 cups of coffee a day — sleep is still in beta.
Strategy · Vision · Performance
Went live on Instagram in 2020 to teach 200 women to stitch. 30,000 students later, he still hasn’t hit ‘end live’.
Product · Designing · Social Media
Bring him a problem, he’ll bring back three solutions — and a fourth, just in case.
People · Direction · Credibility
Our sales head. Could sell a sewing machine to a tailor — and she’d thank him for it.
Sales · Trust · Emotions
Says yes to everything before you’ve finished asking — and has turned it into a campaign by lunch.
Management · Support · Coordination
Our finance guy. Splits the team lunch bill to the last paisa — and still asks for the receipt.
Accuracy · Logic · Discipline
Our accountant. ‘Punctuality’ is literally on his trait list — the payments just haven’t read it yet.
Accuracy · Punctuality · Trust
Say ‘we need this by tomorrow’ and Priyanka’s already sent it — yesterday.
Product · Accountability · Execution
Ask Ruchi what she does and she’ll say ‘everything?’ — nobody knows the job description, but it all gets done.
Support · Trust · IntegrityPrateek: Strategy, Vision, Performance
Every decision we make — curriculum, pricing, scheduling — starts with one question: will this actually help her earn more? Not a certificate. Income.
Online, live, recorded, Hinglish. Every part of the programme is built for a woman juggling a household, a job, and a dream.
Ritvik puts his face on every course. We track earnings, not just completions. If a learner isn't earning, we haven't done our job.
30,000+ women changed their lives through Skillinabox. Your story is next.