Our Story

School software, built by people who respect the work.

Montigo is what happens when a school transport tool grows up — into a Montessori-first operating system for the whole school. Less admin. Better decisions. Built for the people doing the work.

From Wheels to Montigo

It started with a single problem: school transport that depended too much on the driver's memory. When a driver called in sick or quit, schools scrambled. Routes lived in heads, not in any system. We built Wheels — a transport app that put the route in the app, so any driver could run any route confidently from day one.

But the schools we worked with kept asking for more. "Could we use this for attendance?" "Can parents message us through the app?" "Why can't we have one place for everything — observations, calendar, transport, messages?"

"We didn't need another transport app. We needed software that respected how a Montessori school actually works."

So Wheels became Montigo. Not a re-skin — a rebuild around the way schools actually run. Attendance, observations, parent comms, calendar, leave, transport — one platform, one login, one calm operating system for the whole school.

Montigo is a superset of Wheels. Every transport feature you knew is still there. We just added everything else a school director and Montessori guide actually needs.

— Amal Chandran, Founder

Three pillars of Montigo

Every feature must pass one filter: does it reduce admin for staff, or reduce uncertainty for parents?

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Operational resilience

Routes, attendance, observations, and parent contacts live in the app — not in someone's head. Any guide, any driver, any day, same smooth operation.

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Proactive calm

Smart alerts, automatic notifications, observation gap reminders. Parents get peace of mind. Directors get clear signals — only when something needs them.

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Decision-grade visibility

Which bus is late. Which child hasn't been observed. Which parent hasn't opened a message. Montigo tells you exactly what needs your attention.

−50%
Admin time saved per week
−60%
"Where's the bus?" calls
0 days
Training for new staff
2→1
Apps replaced by Montigo

Where we are today

Completed

Deep research with school directors and Montessori guides

Hundreds of conversations across schools in India. Mapped the day-to-day chaos of running a school — and the tools they wished existed.

Completed

Wheels (transport) shipped to pilot schools

Live GPS, route management, parent alerts, driver app, admin dashboard. Production-stable and running real trips daily.

Now

Building the Montigo OS

Launching with Kriya Global Montessori as our founding school. Rolling out attendance, observations, comms, calendar, and gate info — built around how Montessori schools actually run.

Two apps, one connected system

Each built for a specific user — staff or parent. Currently rolling out school by school.

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● Live

Montigo Crew

For school directors, guides (teachers), admins, drivers, and attendants. Attendance, observations, parent messaging, route execution — your full school day in one app.

Currently published as "Wheels for Crew" — being rebranded to Montigo Crew.
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● Live

Montigo Parent

For parents. Daily updates, attendance confirmations, observations, real-time bus tracking, and direct messaging with your child's school. Available on iOS and Android.

Currently published as "Wheels for School" — being rebranded to Montigo Parent.

Built to scale

Modern cloud-native architecture designed for reliability, real-time updates, and growth.

Flutter Supabase PostgreSQL Edge Functions Real-time GPS Push Notifications Google Maps Row-Level Security

Let's talk

Whether you're a school director looking for early access, a guide curious about the observation tools, or just want to chat — we'd love to hear from you.

hello@montigo.school Join the Waitlist

Based in India. Building for every school that wants less admin and better decisions.