Edtech firm Creative Galileo gets $2.5 mn in funding led by Kalaari Capital

Kalaari Capital's investment came from CXXO, an initiative to promote female founders in India's start-up ecosystem.

Creative Galileo, an education technology startup, said on Tuesday it has raised $2.5 million for scaling up business, product development and hiring.

The company raised the amount through a round led by Kalaari Capital (which invested $2.1 million) and the rest from angel investors Harish Bahl, Shashin Shah, Jinesh Patel, Atul Nishar, Ashwin Puri and Giridhar Malpani. 

Kalaari Capital’s investment came from CXXO, the company’s initiative to promote female founders in India’s start-up ecosystem. 

Creative Galileo says it is one of the fastest growing early learning apps in India, getting more than 4 million downloads in the first 12 months of its launch.