Edtech start-up Epic! has raised $8m in a series C funding round led by Reach Capital, alongside investors including TransLink Capital, Menlo Ventures and Brighteye Ventures. Epic!, founded by Kevin Donahue, a former VP of content for YouTube, offers an on-demand digital library aimed at encouraging children between the ages of five and 12 to read. The company is also working on its own version of Amazon’s Kindle e-reader, which it hopes will be available later this year.
Edtech start-up Epic! has raised $8m in a series C funding round led by Reach Capital, alongside investors including TransLink Capital, Menlo Ventures and Brighteye Ventures. Epic!, founded by Kevin Donahue, a former VP of content for YouTube, offers an on-demand digital library aimed at encouraging children between the ages of five and 12 to read. Donahue said the additional funding would be used to explore partnerships in Asia and invest in marketing and advertising.