Google alums raise $5M for Sparkli, an AI-based learning platform for children

Zurich-based Sparkli, an AI-based learningplatform for children, has raised a $5 million pre-seed round to bring itsmultimodal learning engine to families and schools globally.While children today hav…

Ukrainian-founded language learning edtech Preply hits $1.2B valuation with $150M Series D

Ukrainian-founded language learning marketplace Preply has raised $150 million Series D funding led by WestCap with support from Índico Capital Partners. This latest round brings Preply’s total fundin…

Language learning marketplace Preply’s unicorn status embodies Ukrainian resilience

Language learning marketplace Preply is now valued at $1.2 billion after raising a $150 million that marks a new chapter for the 14-year-old company.

Edtech platform Headway Inc secures Series A extension with backing from Endeavor Catalyst

Ukrainian-born edtech startup Headway Inc has raised Series A extension funding from Endeavor Catalyst. Headway Inc has closed the second tranche of its first external funding round, with Endeavor Cat…

Tallinn AI startup Flashka raises €1M pre-seed and hits 1M users in a year

Tallinn-founded startup Flashka, an AI-driven study app for university students, has closed a €1 million Pre-Seed round led by Outlast Fund, a Nordic-Baltic early-stage VC. Additional investors in the…

Google Classroom’s new tool uses Gemini to transform lessons into podcast episodes

Google Classroom now offers a Gemini-powered tool that generates podcast-style audio lessons for teachers to deepen engagement with students.

Tade Oyerinde and Teddy Solomon talk about building engaged audiences at TechCrunch Disrupt

Founders Tade Oyerinde and Teddy Solomon spoke at Disrupt this year about keeping communities engaged.