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Kreedo raises $4 Mn in Series A funding

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Kreedo raises $4 Mn in Series A funding
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Edtech platform Kreedo has raised $4 million in Series A funding round co-led by Singapore-based Heritas Capital and existing investor UBS Optimus Foundation. The round also saw participation from other existing investors such as Gray Matters Capital, 1Crowd, The Chennai Angels, The Joka Angel Network and others. The proceeds will be used to enhance product offerings and expand into new geographies in India, Kreedo said in a press release. Co-founded in 2012 by Mridula Shridhar and VK Manikandan, Kreedo partners with affordable private schools and preschools and aims to transform the way learning is delivered in early years. Its unique 6T learning framework is an innovative model centered on the Kreedo Activity Labs which offers a structured environment for play-based learning. According to Kreedo, it currently caters to children in the age group of 3 to 8 years (Nursery to Grade 2), in line with play-based guidelines prescribed in the NEP 2020 for the foundational stage of learning. The platform offers a comprehensive solution that empowers and supports schools to significantly improve learning outcomes. Kreedo says that it is solving this problem at scale by integrating play as the primary form of learning in its partner schools in the foundation years. Over the last two years, Kreedo also says that it has seen significant growth, doubling its revenue, expanding its reach from 700 to 1,700 schools/ pre-schools and increased the number of children benefiting from its programs from 55,000 to more than 1,40,000 Kreedo intends to extend its product offerings moving upwards to grades 3-5, and enhance Practico, a digital home learning platform. The platform will also be scaling a specialized pre-primary teacher training franchise program that will create a pool of job-ready qualified teachers for its partner schools as well as the early education market in general.

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Kreedo secures Rs 10 Cr debt funding from Recur Club

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Kreedo secures Rs 10 Cr debt funding from Recur Club
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Edtech platform Kreedo Early Childhood Solutions has secured Rs 10 crore in debt funding from Recur Club, a prominent debt marketplace for startups and SMEs. Kreedo had previously raised $4 million in Series A funding from Heritas Capital and UBS Optimus Foundation to enhance learning ecosystems. The proceeds will be deployed towards fuelling its growth and expansion plans, enhancing product offerings and scaling operations across India, Kreedo said in a press release. Co-founded in 2012 by Mridula Shridhar and Manikandan Krishnan, Kreedo provides a non-franchise solution for preschools and schools in India. Its curriculum is designed to help children develop literacy, numeracy, and other skills through play-based activities. The platform's curriculum is based on the idea that children learn best through a 'Concrete to Abstract' or 'Practical to Theory' approach. The curriculum combines indoor and outdoor games and toys to help children learn to explore and develop skills. According to the Bengaluru-based company, it focuses on improving education in over 350,000 affordable private schools across India, which cater to low-income families and charge less than Rs 30,000 annually. The company claims that it has demonstrated an impressive revenue growth rate of over 35% year-on-year for the past three consecutive years. 'It has been a pleasure working with Manikandan and witnessing Kreedo’s incredible growth journey over the past couple of years. Their intelligent approach to capital management has enabled them to hyperscale effectively while preserving significant equity.' said Eklavya Gupta, co-founder & CEO of Recur Club. Kreedo may compete directly or indirectly with other companies in this space are Kinderly, Seed Schools, Sudiksha Knowledge Solutions, Blue Blocks, Hello Kids amongst others. Recur Club is a capital platform, enabling companies to raise debt capital tailored to their business needs with a dedicated capital expert. The platform aims to deploy Rs 2,000 crore in debt funding for startups and SMEs through Recur Scale and Rs 1000 crore to MSMEs through Recur Swift in this financial year. It has backed startups such as Ustraa, Rage Coffee, Moveinsync, Keka HR, Xoxodays, and others. It competes with other debt financing platforms like GetVantage, Velocity, and Klub.

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