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Ex-Twitter India Head’s Startup to Create Metaverse of Education
Invact Metaversity, founded by former Twitter India head Manish Maheshwari, on Monday announced it has received $5 million in funding led by Antler India.
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- Education
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Malaysian Edtech Startup Banks $1 Million in Seed Money
Malaysia-based GuruLab, a platform that provides tutors with learning analytics tools, has raised US$1 million in a seed round joined by Wright Partners.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- edtech
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India’s LEAD School Becomes Unicorn With Fresh $100 Million in Funding
LEAD School, a nine-year-old startup, is addressing this disconnect by leveraging an infrastructure that already has a wide reach in the nation: schools.
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- Asia Pacific
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GoStudent Successfully Raises $340 Million Series D Funding Round as It Pushes Into International Markets
The company is creating a leading global platform for K12 education and the speed at which they are growing is impressive.
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- Education
- Region
- Latin America
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- edtech
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Nigerian Ed-Tech Startup Edukoya Raises $3.5 Million Pre-Seed Round Led by Target Global
Launched in beta this month, Edukoya connects African students with the digital curriculum content and on-demand teachers for real-time online learning.
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- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- edtech, innovation
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African Edtech Startup Ulesson Raises $15m, Backed by Nielsen Ventures and Tencent
Founded by Nigerian serial founder Sim Shagaya in 2019, uLesson came into the market when the pandemic hit last year.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- edtech, impact investing, startups
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Kidvento App Raises $1 Million In Pre Series A Funding in India
The funds for Kidvento App, a curriculum solutions app, will be utilized to strengthen content, delivery and to gain momentum.
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- Asia Pacific
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- edtech
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Airtel Africa, UNICEF Partner to Enhance Digital Learning in Nigeria, 12 Others
Airtel Africa and UNICEF have announced a five-year pan-African multi-million dollar partnership to scale-up digital learning for school children in Nigeria and 12 other countries in Africa.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- edtech, partnerships, scale
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