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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – TUTORING
- flipClass, a web-based marketplace for offline home tutoring, has raised $1 million in funding from S. Chand and Blume Ventures. Link
- HashLearn, an on-demand mobile tutoring platform, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from angel investors including Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal, Ola cofounder Bhavish Aggarwal, Google India head Rajan Anandan and People Group founder Anupam Mittal and more. Link
SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND
Betadare (2016, Bangalore) – Provides an online platform for brands to get crowd sourced videos and the users get paid if the video is published by the brand.
White Signal (2015, Toronto) – Provides real time programmatic native advertising platform and allows advertisers to target based on location, language and category.
LEADER BOARD – TUTORING
Online Delivery
TutorGroup (2004, Taiwan, $315M) – Online tutoring platform for learning English. Backed by Alibaba, Qiming Ventures, Temasek, Goldman Sachs, GIC, Russia-China Investment Fund, Silverlink Capital and Softbank Finance Group
Chegg (2005, California, $197M) – Online tutoring and textbook rental company. Backed by Floodgate, Primera Capital, Insight Partners, KPCB, Foundation Capital, Lucasvg, Acegroup, Gabrielvp and GSV cap.
Open English (2006, Florida, $120M) – Online tutoring in English. Backed by Flybridge, KaszeK Ventures, Redpoint and Technology Crossover Ventures.
Offline Delivery
Qingtajiao (Xiamen, $25M) – Marketplace for offline tutors.
5Teacher (2014, Beijing, $10M) – O2O tutor search platform.
Hybrid Delivery
51Talk (2011, Beijing, $67M) – Online English learning platform with offline experience centres. Backed by Sequoia Capital and Shunwei Fund.
Varsity Tutors (2007, St.Louis, $57M) – Online platform connecting students with tutors for in-person and online sessions. Backed by Technology Crossover Ventures.
WyzAnt (2005, Chicago, $21.5M) – Marketplace for offline and online tutoring classes. Backed by Accel Partners.
TakeLessons (2006, San Diego, $19M) – Marketplace for offline and online tutoring classes in academic subjects, music, language, wellness, culinary, performing arts and more subjects. Backed by Crosslink Capital, Lightbank, Moore Ventures Partners, Softtech VC, Triangle Peak Partners, Wavemaker Partners and Webb Investment Network.
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