DealTracker - StudyPlaces Secures $3 Million Funding
Indian education portal StudyPlaces Inc has secured its first round of institutional funding of $3 million from Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, Caufield & Byers, Ram Shriram’s Sherpalo Ventures and Info Edge Ltd according to VC Circle.
Founded last year, StudyPlaces has received angel investment from Nikesh Arora, President of Google Europe, and Sanjiv Ahuja, the chairman of European telecom operator Orange.
StudyPlaces hopes to “bridge the gap between education sources and the student seeking information”. It does not provide online education, but helps a student find such courses and educational information across the world. It has tie ups with several international universities and has counselors on board to help students decide right courses and educational institutes.
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