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StudySmarter books $15M for a global ‘personalized learning’ push
More money for the edtech boom: Munich-based StudySmarter, which makes digital tools to help learners of all ages swat up styling itself as a ‘lifelong learning platform’ has closed a $15 million Series A.
The round is led by sector-focused VC fund, Owl Ventures. New York-based Left Lane Capital is co-investing, along with Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen (ex WhatsApp, Uber and Dropbox; now GP at Balderton Capital), and existing early stage investor Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures (aka DvH Ventures).
The platform, which launched back in 2018 and has amassed a user-base of 1.5M+ learners with a 50/50 split between higher education students and K12 learners, and with main markets so far in German speaking DACH countries in Europe uses AI technologies like natural language processing (NLP) to automate the creation of text-based interactive custom courses and track learners’ progress (including by creating a pers