British edtech start - up HowNow has invested £ 1.2 m ( $ 2 m ) to offer expert - led interactive lessons . HowNow plans to use the funding , received from a number of private investors and Fuel . Ventures , to expand its online learning technology , product range and marketplace of experts . professor Nelson Sivalingam said HowNow enables anyone with expertise to teach , regardless of where they are in the world , and the fund hopes to soon become the " go to platform " for anyone who wants to learn a new skill . Some 400 experts in 33 countries , earning an average monthly salary of £ 2,000 , are said to use the funding .
British edtech start-up HowNow has raised £1.2m ($1.5m) to offer expert-led interactive lessons. HowNow plans to use the funding, received from a number of private investors and Fuel.Ventures, to expand its augmented learning technology, product range and marketplace of experts. Founder Nelson Sivalingam said HowNow enables anyone with expertise to teach, regardless of where they are in the world, and the company hopes to soon become the "go to platform" for anyone who wants to learn a new skill. Some 400 experts in 33 countries, earning an average monthly salary of £2,000, are said to use the platform.