Erase All Kittens secures $1M Seed investment led by Twinkl Educational Publishing Erase All Kittens have created a Mario-style web-based game designed to equip young children with professional digital skills, and inspire girls to code. After reaching 160,000 players in over 100 countries, the company has raised a $1M round led by Twinkl Educational Publishing, […]Read More
UK BASED ‘NETFLIX FOR TEACHING’ RAISES OVER US$8 MILLION IN FUNDING TO ALLEVIATE WORLDWIDE TEACHER SHORTAGE Guide Education, a UK based education-tech company founded by former Headteacher Leon Hady, has raised £6 million (US$8.25 million) to address the increasing shortages of qualified teachers. The round is led by the UK Government Future Fund and other private […]Read More
Major funding round set to unlock UK’s cyber talent CAPSLOCK Education, a cyber-security education institute based in Manchester, has secured £540,000 in a pre-seed funding round from GC Angels, the Ufi VocTech Trust, Tynton Group, private angel investors and the UK government to reskill adults across the UK. Founded in 2019 by Jonathan Slater, Lorna […]Read More
QVENTURES INVESTS IN KORTEXT’S £9M SERIES A FUNDING ROUND LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, 24 March 2021 – QVentures is thrilled to announce our investment in Kortext, the UK’s leading B2B2C digital learning platform. QVentures joins the £9 million Series A funding round led by dmg Ventures, and brought investment from several private investors including a Family […]Read More
Global online medical education specialist, Continulus secures £0.5m of equity funding from investor consortium Continulus, the Glasgow-headquartered online video-learning platform for health professionals, has secured £0.5m of equity investment from a consortium of UK investors. The funds will be deployed to strengthen the Continulus management team, as well as enhancing the company’s technological capacity to permit […]Read More
Supernotes, an exciting new London-based productivity startup raises £150k Supernotes, the new social note-taking and knowledge sharing platform has raised £150k in a pre-seed funding round led by Flamefinch Partners. The funding will go towards growing the core community of users and accelerating their fast pace of development. Founded in 2018 in London by two […]Read More
Knowledge hacking app, Uptime, raises $16 million to bring its unique, microlearning platform to a global audience Uptime is a free, next-generation ed-tech app that presents five-minute Knowledge Hacks from the world’s best books, courses and documentaries, using a combination of AI and human curation Hacks are presented in a unique visual story format, designed […]Read More
Digital education start-up FourthRev fast-tracks seed funding of £2.3m to drive global expansion London, – 9 February 2021: Specialist digital education start-up FourthRev has closed its seed fundraising round at £2.3m as the London based company continues its global expansion. FourthRev, which was founded in 2019, brings together leading universities, the world’s best technology companies and employers to deliver […]Read More
Downing Ventures leads BBC Maestro’s second funding round after successful launch 2 February 2021: Following the launch of BBC Maestro in October 2020, Downing Ventures is delighted to announce it has led the second £2.05 million funding round with a first investment close confirmed today, with additional funding supported by Great Point Ventures. BBC Maestro […]Read More
Finance focused EdTech start-up closes its second fundraise of £1.75M, experiences 2,800% YoY growth and announces inclusion initiative with Santander London, 19th January 2021 – Finance Unlocked, an EdTech platform used by top banks, asset managers and law firms today announces it has raised £1.75M and experienced user growth of 2,800% in 2020, driven in […]Read More