Non - profit college - entrance test setter ACT has invested $ 7.5 m in Australian start - up Smart Sparrow as it seeks to digitise its exams and play a bigger role in teaching . Smart Sparrow CEO Dror Ben-Naim says the company will stay focused on its core markets in the United States and Australia. Dror Ben - Naim , CEO of Australia and San Francisco - headquartered Smart Learning , said the two companies planned to collaborate on projects in the coming years . The cash injection brought Smart Sparrow 's total funding to $ 23.5 m .
Non - profit college - entrance test setter ACT has invested $ 7.5 m in Australian start - up Smart Sparrow as it seeks to digitise its exams and play a bigger role in teaching . Dror Ben - Naim , CEO of Australia and San Francisco - headquartered Smart Learning , said the two companies planned to collaborate on projects in the coming years . The cash injection brought Smart Sparrow 's total funding to $ 23.5 m .