Ed-tech platform eyes R&D push

Kolkata: Mumbai-based ed-tech platform Creative Galileo plans to invest in research and development (R&D) and hiring teams in different parts of the country for the introduction of regional languages. The startup has raised $7.5 million funds through Series A funding round participated by Kalaari Capital, Affirma Capital, East Ventures, Valiant Employee Investment Fund and angel investors.

The total funding in the ed-tech platform — which was founded in 2020 by Prerna A Jhunjhunwala and Nikhil Naik — stands at $10 million as a pre-series round of $2.5 million was announced in October last year. Creative Galileo is a character-based early learning platform for the kids aged three to 10 years. It has registered over seven million downloads and seven lakh active users.