Edufire raises $1.3 million for online platform to democratize learning

[Francis Hult]

DigitalBeat

 

Edufire raises $1.3 million for online platform to democratize learning

 

EduFire has raised $1.3 million in a first round of funding for it's online education platform aimed at democratizing education.

 

The money came from Battery Ventures, Western Technology Investment, and Gokul Rajaram, who helped launch Google's AdSense. ...The topics range from language tutoring to tech skills such as learning Photoshop. Edufire takes a relatively small fee of 15 percent of the revenue that teachers make using its streaming video and audio tools. It also offers a $29 a month SuperPass that gives users unlimited access to live classes.

 

Full story:

http://digital.venturebeat.com/2009/09/08/edufire-raises-13-million-for-online-platform-to-democratize-learning/

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