Amit Shah also recollected how the Mansa library contributed to his personal upbringing. Had the rich Mansa library not existed, he would have been doing a simple business like a Baniya, said Shah who is a Mansa native.
Y Combinator-Backed Engineering Edtech Startup Skill-Lync Raises $17.5 Mn
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Skill-Lync offers courses in the traditional engineering streams such as mechanical, electrical, civil and computer science engineering
At present, it claims to have an overall user base of 20,000, of which 17,500 students are said to be from India
Chennai-based edtech startup Skill-Lync has raised $17.5 Mn in Series A round led by Iron Pillar. Existing investors Y Combinator and Better Capital also participated in this funding round. Apart from these funds, the startup has also received investments from Flipkart cofounder Binny Bansal, who is now the founder of startup scale-up consultancy Xto10X as well as Xto10X cofounder Sai Krishnamurthy and Rashmi Kwatra, founder of Sixteenth Street Capital, who have come on board as new investors.
The company will deploy the funds raised in market expansion, brand building, and product development across key cities in India
90+ My Tuition provides digital tuition to 5th-12th standard students of state education boards while also helps parents track the progress of their child using the ‘Parents Corner’ feature available on the app
The growth potential for online primary and secondary education is projected to grow at a CAGR of 60% to $773 Mn by 2021
Learning platform 90+ My Tuition app announced that it has raised $5 Mn in a Series A funding round from Pearl Investment LLC , a Dubai based business group.
The company will deploy the funds raised in market expansion, brand building, and product development across key cities in India.