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KaDa story has more than 10 million users worldwide. InsightsChildren digital library KaDa Story plans to go global after 100 million RMB of Series A+ funding3 mins read
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As long as the teacher has a WeChat account, a ‘class’ can be registered and announcement can be made. InsightsE-learning platform 17smile wins more than 10 million RMB in Series A+ by serving teachers not schools4 mins read
Finger, launched in December 2015, offers online courses of more than ten instruments. Music education platform Finger wins RMB 100 million Series B to expand into offline market3 mins read
Guest speaker Allen Zhu shared about AI, entrepreneurship, and bits of his experience as a veteran Internet VC. Education, enterprise-oriented services and AI are recession resistant: says the investor behind Didi & Ofo Allen Zhu5 mins read
The library is not just a reading space. InsightsEducating children with storytelling, YueDuQiYuan seeks Pre-A series financing3 mins read
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