MagicEars, the Beijing-based English language tutoring start-up, has raised $6m in first round funding from the Bob Xu ZhenEdu Fund and online tutoring company Yuanfudao. MagicEars will use the funds to develop its teaching and research platform. According to a press announcement, MagicEars will use the funds to further develop the company’s teaching and research platform. Launched last March MagicEars teaches English to Chinese students aged five to 12 via virtual classes. The firm is also working with a number of universities around China on developing their own versions of the technology.
MagicEars, the Beijing-based English language tutoring start-up, has raised $6m in first round funding from the Bob Xu ZhenEdu Fund and online tutoring company Yuanfudao. MagicEars will use the funds to develop its teaching and research platform. Launched last March MagicEars teaches English to Chinese students aged five to 12 via virtual classes. The firm is also working with a number of universities around China on developing their own versions of the technology.