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Ashiish K Sinha13 Untold Truth Of Selling To Schools In India
I am not sure about many other startups selling to schools, but we had a hard time to cross gatekeeper and speak with the principal of the school. Our first few customers (schools) were from references only and slowly we found some more customers who were willing to try our product.
Unitus Seed Fund Invests in LabInApp, 3D Interactive Virtual Laboratory Tool
LabInApp is a 3D, interactive virtual laboratory tool that focuses on heuristic approach of understanding science. This heuristic ideology allows students and teachers to perform science experiments on computers or mobile devices, and eliminates the physical barriers of an actual laboratory. LabInApp’s real-time 3D computer graphics technology promotes “learn by doing” pedagogy.
EduKart Raises $1mn Led By United Finsec, Yuvraj Singh And 500 Startups
The firm will use the newly raised capital to upgrade its platform, increasing its course portfolio and strengthen its marketing efforts. Over the next three years, EduKart is looking to drive $100mn worth of sales for its course providers and aims to enroll 100,000+ students each year. Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities have been on the startup’s growth radar.
IIMB Launches Open Online Courses In Partnership With EdX
IIMBx is starting off with four courses, two in July 2015, one in August 2015 and one in October 2015. All courses are now open for enrollment and will teach Business, IT, Statistics and Operations Management. Students will have access to all course materials, tests and the online discussion forum for free if they pursue an honor code or pay Rs 1,500 for a Verified Certificate of Achievement.
InfoEdge Invests 25 crores In Online-Learning Service Meritnation
Meritnation offers online assessment-based learning solutions for kindergarten to class 12 students. The latest investment brings up InfoEdge’s investment in the startup to about Rs 97 crore (approx $15 mn), and increases its stake from the 55.81% it controlled at the end of the previous round.
Toppr acquires EasyPrep to make exam preparation accessible and affordable
EasyPrep, is a customized exam creation platform for schools, coaching institutes and teachers and an exam preparation platform for students. I
EdTech Startup Purple Squirrel Raises Funds From Matrix And India Quotient
Started in 2013, Purple Squirrel Eduventures connects students with industry partners for field visits, workshops and hands on practical experiences.
Rockstand Adds CBSE eBooks To Its Inventory
Rockstand claims to have over 30,000 academic, test preparation and entrance examination eBooks, live on the application.
SuperProfs raises $3M In Series A from Kalaari Capital and IDG Ventures
More than 25,000 students have already registered on the platform and the company
India’s EdTech Industry : A 2014 Recap And A Wishlist For 2015
Private publishers can then be encouraged to provide interactive digital content to such schools.
Way2SMS Founder Raju Vanapala Ventures Into Online Learning With LearnSocial
Raju Vanapala, founder of Way2SMS has ventured into online learning with a global marketplace for Instructor-led Online Learning – LearnSocial.
