EducationApps secures over $1m in seed funding from Index Ventures and JamJar Investments to expand its mobile learning platform
Index Ventures and JamJar Investments backed the mobile learning company to help grow its team and product features.
EducationApps develops Gojimo, a mobile learning platform providing study guides and quizzes for secondary school students in the UK and US.
EducationApps has raised over $1m in seed funding from Index Ventures and JamJar Investments to support team expansion and the development of new features for its Gojimo learning platform. The mobile application delivers academic content from publishers such as McGraw-Hill Education and Oxford University Press, covering major UK and US secondary school qualifications.
The fresh capital follows the release of Gojimo for iPhone and iPad, alongside a preview of a forthcoming Teacher Portal designed to help educators track student progress and manage classroom assignments. Founder George Burgess secured the investment after returning from Stanford University to operate the London-based business full time.
From the founder
"We’re playing around with some interesting gamification ideas; the hope is that we can make exam preparation just slightly more bearable for students,"
George Burgess
Founder at EducationApps
Investor perspective
"We loved George from the moment we met him. He’s a smart, focused guy and he’s got ambition beyond his years. Everybody knows that mobile and digital is hot but we believe the education industry is going to be transformed by them too."
Jon Wright
Entrepreneur, JamJar
Use of funds
- 01Grow the team
- 02Continue product development
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About the company
EducationApps
EducationApps builds mobile learning platforms for secondary school students.