Fluent City announced the completion of $3 million in financing led by Lerner Investments. New Ground Ventures, ZG Ventures, and WorldQuant Ventures also participated in the offering. Fluent City is a fast-growing language school providing in-person classes, online tools, and corporate training across 11 languages,
Mynnr is a language learning product that allows users to learn grammar from native speakers. Users can practice and test their grammar skills by using Mynnr’s collection of grammatically color-coded flashcards and accompanying visuals and audio. They can also chat one-on-one with native speakers to
According to a recent SEC filing, edtech startup Make School has raised $10.1 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Make School aims to create a replacement for computer science degrees. Its Product Academy is a two-year college alternative where students can learn mobile and web
Butterfly announced the completion of $2.4 million in seed financing. Four investors participated in the funding, among them Daphni, Tectonic Ventures, and Precursor Ventures. Butterfly is the first web platform and chatbot that offers real-time leadership coaching to develop managers continuously based on their teams’ feedback
According to a recent SEC filing, MassiveU has raised $1.6 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. MassiveU is a mobile learning solution for educators, learners and marketers. The company uses mobile apps to deliver asynchronous learning content from recognized subject matter experts to virtually any
Get Qurious Explorer Box is a set of augmented reality games and activities to introduce technology and educational content to kids ages four to eight. Children can create stories, assemble puzzles, role play, treasure hunt and have tons of fun. With the Get Qurious Augmented
Cubroid is a robotic hardware product for kids to learn how to code with lego-compatible blocks. Cubroid’s control programming application enhances the educational dimension of Cubroid by allowing children to control and prompt movement in their robot creations. Each Cubroid block comes with built-in Bluetooth
Code.org, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to computer science and increasing participation by women and underrepresented minorities, announced a major donation and increased collaboration with Vista Equity Partners, in partnership with several of its portfolio companies. Vista is a leading investment firm for enterprise
KiddZtube is an edtech product that augments kids’ videos with educational quizzes. Available as an iOS app, KiddZtube is curated by teachers and asks kids questions about what they are watching, transforming screen time into a safe, fun and educational experience. Through the experience, pre-school
According to a recent SEC filing, edtech startup ProctorFree has raised $2 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. ProctorFree is an on-demand automated online proctoring service that deters cheating in online testing environments. Using biometric and machine learning technologies, ProctorFree turns the computer into the