The pandemic and the massive transition to video-conferencing solutions have made the world flat but what happens when there are language barriers? KUDO is a video-conferencing platform that provides real-time language interpretation for live meetings and conferences. Attendees can listen and speak in their native languages, while expert interpreters translate so that everyone else in the audience is able to participate and understand. The platform currently supports 100+ languages and experiences a 3500% increase in demand since the lockdown began. The company has recently launched an on-demand marketplace for conference interpreters as the world opens up and enters a new era of hybrid meetings. AlleyWatch caught up with Cofounder and CEO Fardad Zabetian to learn more about the company’s impressive progress since we spoke after the company’s seed round last June, future strategic plans, latest round of funding from investors that include Felicis Ventures, Maverick Ventures, E
Starting an e-commerce business is easier than ever with a number of plug-and-play platforms like Shopify to alleviate heavy technical burdens. Starting a successful e-commerce business is a much more difficult task. It’s no longer a case of if you build, they will come. The most seasoned e-commerce operators recognize the importance of data analytics and how leveraging this data effectively drives sales and marketing through strategic customer acquisition, marketing mix, customer retention, social media spend, segmentation, and promotion strategy. Zenlytic makes uncovering valuable insights easier with its no-code analytics platform, built specifically for e-commerce and direct-to-consumer businesses. The platform makes it easy for operators and marketers alike to easily make data-driven decisions without technical expertise or the need to set up sophisticated queries. AlleyWatch caught up with CEO and Cofounder Ryan Janssen to learn more about how the data science consulting h
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The pandemic has severely disrupted the framework of education globally. With in-person learning halted or interrupted, both parents and students have faced added pressure to adjust to the concept of remote learning. Brainly is a peer-to-peer online learning platform for parents and students that helps alleviate some of these challenges. At its core, the platform focuses on homework help and questions, where students can give or receive help in a trusted community. Not surprisingly, in 2020, the company experienced 75% growth for its freemium service and now has over 350M students in its community. AlleyWatch caught up with CEO Michał Borkowski to learn more about the massive shift in online learning as a result of the pandemic, the company’s plans to expand its product offering and geographically, and the company’s recent round of funding from Learn Capital, Prosus Ventures, Runa Capital, MantaRay, and General Catalyst.
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The pandemic has severely disrupted the framework of education globally. With in-person learning halted or interrupted, both parents and students have faced added pressure to adjust to the concept of remote learning.
Brainly is a peer-to-peer online learning platform for parents and students that helps alleviate some of these challenges. At its core, the platform focuses on homework help and questions, where students can give or receive help in a trusted community. Not surprisingly, in 2020, the company experienced 75% growth for its freemium service and now has over 350M students in its community.
AlleyWatch caught up with CEO Michał Borkowski to learn more about the massive shift in online learning as a result of the pandemic, the company’s plans to expand its product offering and geographically, and the company’s recent round of funding, which brings the total funding to $148.5M.
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Lake Forest-based
Higher Ground Education, which operates a network of Montessori schools in the US and China, says it has acquired software developer
Altitude Learning LMS. According to Higher Ground, it has acquired the Altitude Learning LMS technology, along with Altitude s product and engineering teams. Financial terms of the buy were not announced. Higher Ground said the acquisition come after raising $40M in a Series C equity funding, which was led by Venn Growth Partners and also included Learn Capital, Peak State Ventures, Nimble Ventures, and others. Higher Ground said the buy will bring the underlying tools that power its schools in-house.