Edtech platform Creative Galileo raises $7.5 Mn in Series A

Creative Galileo, an early learning edtech platform, has raised $7.5 million in a Series A funding led by Kalaari Capital, Affirma Capital, East Ventures, Valiant Employee Investment Fund and other angel investors. This brings its total funding to $ 10 million, earlier it raised $ 2.5 million in October last year.

The Mumbai-based startup will utilise the proceeds to scale up, accelerate hiring across the teams in multiple geographics, introduce regional languages and further strengthen the research and development of the platform, said Creative Galileo in a press release.

Founded by Prerna A Jhunjhunwala and Nikhil Naik in 2020, Creative Galileo is character -based early learning platform for kids in the ages 3-10 with over 7 million downloads and 7,00,000 monthly active users.

To emphasise personalised needs, inquiry based-learning methods, and experiential activities, the edtech platform has forged over 20 industry-leading partnerships with content studios in various international markets.

With plans to expand in Southeast Asia, Creative Galileo started its foray with international alliances such as EBS Korea, a leading educational content specialist broadcasting company.