Tech Company Financing Transactions
KnowRe Funding Round
On 10/22/2014, KnowRe received $6.8 million in funding from SoftBank Ventures Korea, KTB Ventures and Partners Fund.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
10/22/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$6,800,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors
SoftBank Ventures Korea (Lead Investor) (Sean Lee)
Proceeds Purpose
The company's Series A allows us to scale our distribution in the U.S. on the heels of strong demand from schools and districts at our launch and further our product development and offerings for the U.S., Korea, and broader Asian markets.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
EdTech
Mailing Address
205 E 42nd St. 20th Floor
New York, NY 10017
USA
New York, NY 10017
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
KnowRe is an educational technology company developing an innovative online adaptive learning service for mathematics. KnowRe assesses an individual's strengths and weaknesses, personalizes a curriculum for each student's focus areas and engages students through game-like features, attractive graphics and social learning.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
David Joo
Chief Executive Officer
Yongjae Kim
Chief Information Officer
Jongho Shin
Chief Technical Officer
Kurt Cho
Co-Founder
Simon Kim
VP - Product Management
Songyee Han
VP - Product Management
Jiyoung Kim
VP - Product Management
Jiyoung Rho
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