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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Gamasutra</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>ESL Startup Moonshoot Raises $6.6M, Hires Kalinske as Executive Chairman</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Moonshoot, a startup focused on teaching the English language to children worldwide through online gaming, announced that it has raised $6.6 million in venture backed financing.<BR><BR>The company also announced the appointment of Tom Kalinske as Executive Chairman. Kalinske previously served as president and CEO of console games publisher Sega of America from 1990 to 1996, and was later appointed CEO of educational toy company LeapFrog.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Full story:</FONT></P>
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