Edtech startup xQ has raised $1.4 million through a Gujarat-based angel syndicate along with a select group of HNI investors which includes senior leadership personnel from Google, Deloitte, Tata 1mg, Axis Capital.
xQ will use the amount to expand its reach in schools through the flagship offering – the xQ Video Lab.
Floated by Simon Jacob and Kartik Talwar in 2021, xQ teaches kids the art and science of video creation in collaboration with professional filmmakers, educators and advertising professionals.
xQ claims to have educated over 6,000 students across eight countries in video-making and it is planning to touch at least 1 million students by 2025.