Genius Quiz App, an e-learning venture from one of India’s startup stars, has won $2 million in seed funding from a constellation of Indian and American angel investors. The firm is the…
EduTech Outfit Eruditus Raises $113m, as E-Learning Explodes Worldwide
Education startup Eruditus has raised $113 million in a Series C funding round, as the company continues to provide universities with online learning options amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The round was led…
Indonesian EdTech Startup Ruangguru Wins $150m Series C Round
Ruangguru, an education tech startup founded by one of Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s “millennial advisors”, has secured a $150 million Series C funding round led by General Atlantic and GGV Capital. The…
South Korean Government Sets Aside $880m for Blockchain
South Korea’s government has ringfenced $880 million in its annual budget next year, to invest in high-innovation technology – particularly the blockchain. In a release issued on Tuesday, the country’s deputy prime…
Indian Ed-tech Firm IMAX Program Wins $13.5m Funding
IMAX Program, a Bengaluru-based personal education startup, has won $13.5 million from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation to expand its customer base throughout India. The company, which currently serves over 800…
Steve Wozniak Launches New Education Startup, Woz U
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is back on the startup scene – this time with his new education app, Woz U. The platform, which promises to “get people into the workforce quickly and…
A New Coworking Space Comes to Afghanistan’s Capital City
Times are tough in Kabul. Just as the Afghan city was becoming used to a period of relative quiet a bomb blast, claimed by ISIS, claimed more than 80 lives at a…