BitClass, a startup which offers a platform for independent teachers to conduct online classes, has raised $2 million in seed funding led by Venture Highway.
Other investors that participated in the funding round include AET Japan, Figure Eight Investments, and Waterbridge Ventures.
Founded in early 2020 by Gunjan Kejriwal and Utsav Tiwary, BitClass is focussed on helping ‘teacherpreneurs’ set up and grow their live classes and build businesses online. BitClass has 2,200 active teachers on the platform right now.
“At BitClass, we believe that the future would demand more online real-time interactions, more so for education/learning-related use cases where live interactions among teachers & students can make all the difference. Our focus has been on building growth-focused tech tools and features, including an AI-based sales assistant for teacherpreneurs to scale their businesses,” said Gunjan Kejriwal, cofounder, BitClass.
“Covid-19 has induced significant tailwinds for online/live services. However, in our view, models should be calibrated for post Covid scenarios with a longer-term view accounting for potential behavior changes. We found Gunjan’s and Utsav’s insights into building a solution for ‘teacherpreneurs’ offering live instructional content unique,” said Priya Mohan, startup sensei at Venture Highway.
Venture Highway is an early stage venture capital firm backed by investors from Silicon Valley. The firm teams up with the next generation of entrepreneurs by providing guidance and capital to early stage nascent ideas in technology.
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