'Uber for English' Gets Funds

HYDERABAD: Elearning startup Liqvid English Edge has raised close to $1 million in Series-A funding from social venture capital firm Gray Matters Capital, reports Varsha Bansal. Impact investment bank Unitus Capital was the advisor for the transaction. English Edge will use the funds to market and scale its product — an English language assistedlearning software for teachers and students.

This software, available on different platforms, helps with language learning and basic soft skills. "We want to create the
Uber of English learning," Vivek Agarwal, chief executive of Liqvid, said. "Our plan is to tie-up with schools, colleges and centres who will deliver our program.