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Piper lures $7.6m in series A funding

Sep 19, 2017 •

US-based edtech company Piper has raised $7.6m of series A capital from investors including Stanford University’s StartX fund.

VC firm Owl Ventures led the round, which also featured VC firm Reach Capital and angel investor Charles Huang.

Piper markets a computer programming kit, based on the computer game Minecraft, that encourages children to practice electronics and coding.

The startup claims its product will reduce the time children spend watching screens passively, which can hamper their academic performance and their ability…

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