bina, a Germany, Berlin-based digital primary education ecosystem, raised $1.4M in funding.
The round was led by Taizo Son, through Mistletoe, with participation from Jutta Steiner, Founder at Parity Technologies, the company behind Polkadot decentralized protocol.
The company intends to use the funds to cover its educational operations, R&D and expand the team.
Led by Noam Gerstein, CEO and founder, bina aims to provide digital primary education to 4-12-year-olds at scale. The school provides digital, borderless and personalized primary education children need, with:
- Tiny classes of 6 students worldwide
- Adaptive learning paths
- Master Teachers with a minimum of 8 years of digitally savvy teaching experience.
- Data-driven decision making and research that constitute bina’s pedagogical offerings.
The bina School is currently available to English-speaking students capable of attending classes within the CET timezone.
By 2024, the team will launch bina-as-a-service, partnering with governments, NGOs and school systems, offering its tech-bound methodology, including teacher training and accreditation, to bypass social, economic and geographic barriers to quality education.
FinSMEs
04/08/2021