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EdTech platform Kyt raises $5 million in Series A funding round
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Kyt is the first Indian company to receive investment from Singapore-based January Capital
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Educational technology platform Kyt on Wednesday raised $5 million in a Series A funding round. The investment is led by Alpha Wave Incubation (AWI), a venture fund managed by Falcon Edge Capital. Sequoia Capital India’s Surge, January Capital, Titan Capital and other angel investors also participated in the round. Kyt is the first Indian company to receive investment from Singapore-based January Capital, the company said in a statement.
Indian edtech firms go beyond school courses, test prep to tap kids
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With most schools still shut and learning largely online, a bunch of edtech startups are offering extra-curricular courses to engage children and make them future-ready. Going beyond the traditional test preparation and online tutoring programmes, these courses offer dance and music, chess, yoga, quizzing and make-up courses, and even provide opportunit to learn from celebrities in respective fields.
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Edtech startups go beyond school courses, test prep to tap kids
A student takes online classes at home, with his companions, using the Zoom APP during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak
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NEW DELHI: With most schools still shut and learning largely online, a bunch of edtech startups are offering extra-curricular courses to engage children and make them future-ready. Going beyond the traditional test preparation and online tutoring programmes, these courses offer dance and music, chess, yoga, quizzing and make-up courses, and even provide opportunities to learn from celebrities in respective fields.
Kyt, started by former Uber Eats India head Bhavish Rathod and wife Tripti Ahuja in June, offers workshops and courses in dance, music, chess, musical instruments, yoga, public speaking and creative writing for children between 5-15 years.