BitClass, a Bengaluru-based PaaS platform for teacherpreneurs, has raised $2 million in a seed funding round led by Venture Highway, with participation from AET Japan, Figure Eight Investments, and Waterbridge Ventures.
Founded in April 2020, BitClass provides solutions for teachers to set up and manage their independent live classes.
BitClass said there have been more than 2,200 teacherpreneurs teaching and selling their live classes ranging from yoga and fitness, programming for kids and adults, music and dance, arts and craft, data science, personality development, sewing, handicraft making, to jewellery design, hair styling, DIY mask, festive desserts making, home decorations, and more.
Gunjan Kejriwal, BitClass co-founder, said in a statement that “We built BitClass to empower all kinds of teachers around the world to be able not just to establish an online presence and manage their existing workflows better online, but also be able to reach and acquire new potential learners efficiently, without much marketing and tech know-how.”
The latest funding will be used for technology investment and business expansion.
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