German EdTech Startup Knowunity Raises €27 Million to Bring AI Tutor to 1 Billion Students
Knowunity, a Berlin-based learning platform built “by and for students“, has raised €27 million in a Series B round to further develop its AI learning companion, hire talent, and expand into new markets, particularly the U.S. and Asia, with the long-term goal of reaching 1 billion students worldwide. The round was led by European investor […]
Coding Giants Closes €8.5M Round to Scale-up Digital Education for Children Globally
Coding Giants, a fast-growing digital education platform teaching coding skills to children and teens, has closed an €8.5 million investment round led by True Global Ventures (TGV) with follow-on participation from Portfolion Capital Partners. The funding will support Coding Giants’ ambitious global expansion plans, including Spanish-speaking communities in the USA, and further development of its […]
Childminders’ platform tiney closes Series A round
London-based childcare startup tiney has secured €8.3 million in a Series A round to increase the number of childminders across England. The funding was led by Mustard Seed + Partners, with participation from PortfoLion Capital Partners, Sparkmind.vc, and Rubio Impact Venture. Founded in 2019 by Brett Wigdortz OBE, Edd Read, John Newbold, and Stephanie Leung, […]
Coding Giants acquires €3.5M to strengthen its position in foreign markets
Polish EdTech company Coding Giants has firmly established its position over the past several years, becoming the most recognized coding school for 7-19 years old students in Poland. To facilitate their growth outside of home country, the company’s announced a funding round of EUR 3.5 million from CEE-based investors Portfolion and Nunatak Capital. Although there […]
Novakid raises $35m in Series B
At the end of 2020, we led Novakid’s $4.5 million Series A round. The team has managed to keep up the pace and less than 8 months later they secured a Series B round, from where we continue our journey accompanied by two industry-leading Silicon Valley firms, Owl Ventures and Goodwater Capital to further strengthen […]
Codecool Receives EUR 7 million Investment Capital and Expands in the Region
Codecool, supported by its new partner Integral Venture Partners and its earlier investors Lead Ventures and PortfoLion Capital Partners has received an investment capital of EUR 7 million. This investment allows us to open a new campus in the region in the first half of 2021 already. The challenge created by the labour shortage in the IT sector will persist in […]
Novakid’s ESL app for children raises $4.25 million led by Portfolion
Novakid’s teaching method is based around the ideas of language acquisition by Asher, Thornbury, Krashen and Chomsky, and it is specifically suited for children aged 4-12. It is incorporated in the U.S. with development and customer support around Europe. Today it’s Novakid’s turn. This edtech startup is yet another “learning English as a second language […]