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South African Edtech Company, iXperience, Secures $2.5 Million in Series A Funding
South African edTech startup, iXperience (iX), has secured $2.5 million in Series A funding to enlarge its team, grow its innovative tech platform, unveil programs across various markets, and build its global strategic partnerships division.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- edtech, impact investing, startups
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Global VC Firm Learn Capital Leads USD $16.5 Million Round in Bengaluru-Based Edtech Teachmint
The year-old company competes with startups like Teacherr, ODA Class, eduZilla, SkoolApp, and Classplus among others.
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- Education
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- edtech, impact investing, startups
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Ethiopia Overhauls Its Education System With IOHK Blockchain Partnership
Global blockchain research and development company IOHK has announced a unique partnership with the government of Ethiopia.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- blockchain, digital identity, edtech
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Kenya’s Kidato Raises $1.4 Million to Take Quality and Affordable Education Across Africa
Kidato is an edtech startup that brings education to students in the comfort of their homes using an online platform built around Zoom.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Indian Career Discovery EdTech Firm Banks $3.5 Million in Pre-Series A Money
India-based career discovery platform Uable said it has secured US$3.5 million in pre-series A money in a round led by JAFCO (Japan Associated Finance Co) Asia and Chiratae Ventures.
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- Education, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- edtech
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Atal Innovation Mission, Amazon Web Services Collaborate to Accelerate Ed-Tech Entrepreneurship in India
The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog and Amazon Web Services (AWS) Thursday collaborated to promote ed-tech entrepreneurship through incubation centres and build ed-tech solutions using cloud computing.
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- Education
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- edtech, innovation, youth
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Codecademy Eyes the Enterprise With $40 Million in New Capital
After going over four years without raising any capital, coding class platform Codecademy has raised a new tranche of money: a $40 million Series D round led by Owl Ventures, with participation from Prosus and Union Square Ventures.
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- Education
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Vedantu Acquires Instasolv, a Doubt-Solving App – the Latest in Buzzing EdTech Acquisitions in India
Indian online tutoring startup Vedantu has acquired Instasolv, a doubt-solving app – marking its first acquisition in the buzzing educational technology space. While the details of the deal remain undisclosed, Vedantu had also invested $2 million in Instasolv in July 2020.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- edtech
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