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Nexus, Omidyar, Owl Ventures invest $10 mn in ed-tech start-up WhiteHat Jr

WhiteHat Jr helps children of ages six to 14 to build commercial-ready games, animations and apps online using the fundamentals of coding

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Ranju Sarkar New Delhi
Education technology (ed-tech) start-up WhiteHat Jr on Tuesday announced raising $10-million Series-A funding from existing investors Nexus Venture Partners and Omidyar Network India. Owl Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based ed-tech focused venture capital fund, also participated in this round.  

Founded by former Discovery Networks CEO Karan Bajaj, WhiteHat Jr helps children of ages six to 14 to build commercial-ready games, animations and apps online using the fundamentals of coding. The company, started in November 2018, had earlier raised $1.3 million in seed funding from Nexus Venture Partners and Omidyar Network India. 

WhiteHat Jr has developed its coding curriculum, which is centered

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