EdTech
Animoca Brands’ subsidiary TinyTap raises $8.5M to expand Web3 education business
TinyTap, an edtech subsidiary of Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands, educational games, has on Tuesday announced that it has raised $8.5 million. The funding comes from investors including Sequoia China, Liberty City Ventures, Kingsway Capital, Shima Capital, Polygon, GameFi Ventures, and others.
India’s Mesa School of Business raises $4.1M from Elevation Capital, other prominent angel investors
With an aim to build India’s first business school focused on creating startup leaders, Indian education services provider Mesa School of Business (Mesa), has raised INR 34 Crores ($4.1 milllion) from Elevation Capital and notable angel investors.
Vietnamese EdTech firm Prep raises $1M funding co-led by East Ventures and Cercano Management
Prep, the Vietnam-based online learning platform that specializes in standardized language test preparation, has on Tuesday announced that it has raised $1 million co-led by East Ventures and Cercano Management.
Pakistan learning platform startup Maqsad raises $2.8M in seed round
Maqsad, a Pakistan-based edtech, has announced a $2.8 million seed round led by Speedinvest and returning investor Indus Valley Capital.
Singapore’s LingoAce aims to open a world of opportunities for children through tech-enabled, immersive learning [Q&A]
In the interview, Yao also shared the trends driving innovation in the EduTech industry and how has COVID-19 sped up the acceptance of online learning and hybrid learning.
BytePlus partners EduSpaze to transform Singapore’s EdTech sector with machine learning
BytePlus, the enterprise arm of ByteDance that supports businesses in accelerating their digital transformation capabilities, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with EduSpaze, a leading Singapore-based education technology (EdTech) accelerator, to tranform Singapore's EdTech sector with machine learning.
Google-backed South Korean edtech startup Mathpresso secures extended series C round
South Korea-based edtech startup Mathpresso announced Tuessday it has completed a Series C extension round, which brings the round’s total to approximately $70 million. The newest round was participated by Signite Partners – a corporate venture capital arm of Shinsegae Group and YBM – one of Korea’s largest education management companies.
Indian math EdTech firm Bhanzu eyes expansion to Southeast Asia, Middle East
In the interview, Bhanu also elaborates on its plans after raising funds and the firm’s ambition in the longer term. He, however, declined to comment on the company's financials and fundraising plans.
South Korea’s CLASSUM lands $11M pre-Series B funding led by Dunamu & Partners
South Korea-based CLASSUM, which powers an interactive learning platform for corporations and universities, has completed its $11 million pre-Series B funding. The investment was led by venture capital firm Dunamu & Partners with participation from Silicon Valley based Storm Ventures and Big Basin Capital, along with South Korean based VC Pearl Abyss…
How unified collaboration is making hybrid learning better
Online courses that utilize the right technologies will allow for both remote and in-person employees to effectively engage, share content and ideas, and participate in unified collaboration, wherever they choose to be.
