[Funding alert] SplashLearn raises $18 million in Series C round led by Owl Ventures
SplashLearn will use this latest round of funding for various growth initiatives with the core focus of game-based learning
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SplashLearn, the Gurugram headquartered edtech startup, has raised $18 million in Series C round led by Owl Ventures, a San Francisco-based edtech sector focused venture capital firm. Existing investor Accel also participated in this round.
The latest funding round will used by SplashLearn for its various growth initiatives.
Founded in 2010, SplashLearn is a game-based learning programme targeted at students from the pre-kindergarten level up till grade 5 for math and reading. The startup which generates bulk of its business from the United States has over 4,000 curriculum-aligned games and activities.
Gurugram startup Virohan is fighting COVID-19 by training healthcare workers
Health education startup Virohan has trained over 1,500 students to serve COVID-19 patients. The training programme was launched in April 2020 to address the lack of skilled healthcare workers.
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The lack of trained healthcare professionals in India was evident amid the COVID-19 breakout. According to a report by BMJ Open, an online journal, the skilled health workforce in India does not meet the WHO recommendation threshold of 22.8 skilled workers per 10,000 population.
The pandemic outbreak saw the healthcare sector crumble in several instances due to the lack of infrastructure and shortage of skilled manpower. However, the crisis also enabled innovators to come together and think of solutions to bridge the gaps in the space.