K-12 EdTech start-up, Codingal has raised USD 560,000 in a seed round led by Rebright Partners, Java Capital, and GSF Accelerator. The startup plans to use the seed fund to build a 1M coding community of school kids by introducing STEM-related courses, competitions, and hackathons in the K-12 segment.
Launched in September 2020, this fully remote start-up has been clocking in revenues since day one with 30% month on month growth.
Codingal provides computer science education to children with a vision of building a community of students who want to learn how to code.
According to the announcement, the platform fosters community-building activities within school kids with engaging coding competitions and hackathons that help children learn and showcase their projects from the get-go. It has already partnered with IIT Roorkee’s E-Summit to run a nation-wide hackathon.
Brij Bhasin, General Partner at Rebright Partners said, “Coding education should evolve into a collaborative environment where community-based peer to peer learning provides a more holistic space to students. We are excited to back Codingal to build on this vision.”
The startup claims – With Computer science teachers and a curriculum built on BIDE, STEAM, and Bloom’s taxonomy model for enhancing cognitive, logical, and computational skills, it makes each session personalized, informative, and engaging for their students.
The platform also offers a specialized Robotics course, where students can learn hardware-software interfacing and application of coding in Robotics.
Karteek Pulapaka, Co-Founder & Partner at Java Capital said, “21st-century learning is about acquiring the necessary Job skills of the future. And, coding remains the most important of them all. Naturally, parents see coding as an extremely relevant & important skill for their kids to acquire. But, it is just not enough to reimagine what is taught. It is also equally important how it is taught. Students thrive when learning is experiential & when it engages peer-community. Vivek & Satyam have deep expertise in building cutting edge Computer Science curriculum & proven ability in building massive community-driven platforms. Codingal’s community engagement through gamification, quizzes, and hackathons will be crucial not only in imparting up-to-date coding skills but also in making learning fun and exciting again.”
Founded by Vivek Prakash and Satyam Baranwal, the Codingal team brings over fifty years of combined experience in the EdTech and Computer Science industry.
Rajesh Sawhney, Founder & CEO of GSF Accelerator commented -“I was fortunate to find Vivek when he was still in college at IIT Roorkee when GSF Accelerator incubated HackerEarth (one of the largest community of developers in the world). Over the years, Vivek has flowered as a leader and innovator. With Codingal, he is renewing his mission to bring the joy of coding and building products for young children. This mission is the common bond between Vivek and GSF Accelerator.”
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