Tech Company Financing Transactions

Classcraft Funding Round

Whitecap Venture Partners, Brightspark and MaRS Catalyst Fund joined a $2.8 million funding round for Classcraft. This venture round was announced on 9/6/2017.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
9/6/2017
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$2,800,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Whitecap Venture Partners (Lead Investor) (Joe Catalfamo)

Brightspark

MaRS Catalyst Fund

Virgin Group (Richard Branson)

Proceeds Purpose
With this round of funding, our focus now is to build an even richer gaming ecosystem through partnerships and self-paced, personalized learning. We're very excited about what's to come!

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
EdTech
Mailing Address
Undisclosed
New York, NY 10001
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Classcraft is a Quebec- and New York City-based education technology company whose mission is to transform the learning experience using game mechanics to engage and motivate students. Classcraft's designed learning experience is used in 75 countries, including 20,000 schools in the U.S., reaching more than 2.5 million student users around the world.
Profile
Classcraft LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Classcraft Company Twitter Account
Company News
Classcraft News
Facebook
Classcraft on Facebook
YouTube
Classcraft on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Shawn Young
  Shawn Young LinkedIn Profile  Shawn Young Twitter Account  Shawn Young News  Shawn Young on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Lauren Young
  Lauren Young LinkedIn Profile  Lauren Young Twitter Account  Lauren Young News  Lauren Young on Facebook
President
Devin Young
  Devin Young LinkedIn Profile  Devin Young Twitter Account  Devin Young News  Devin Young on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Stéphane Guillemette
  Stéphane Guillemette LinkedIn Profile  Stéphane Guillemette Twitter Account  Stéphane Guillemette News  Stéphane Guillemette on Facebook


 

 

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