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Kahoot drops $50M on Drops to add language learning to its gamified education stable

TechCrunch

The popular startup, which lets people build and share educational games, has picked up Drops, a startup that helps people learn languages by way of short picture and word-based games. A third, Droplets, is aimed specifically at language learning for learners aged between eight and 17. million (€6.3

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Novakid’s ESL app for children raises $4.25M Series A led by PortfoLion and LearnStart investors

TechCrunch

This edtech startup is yet another “learning English as a second language for children” startup. million Series A financing led by Hungary-based PortfoLion (part of OTP, a leading banking group in Eastern Europe), alongside a prominent edtech-focused U.S. Today it’s Novakid’s turn. fund, LearnStart.

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8 Czech VCs on green shoots, pandemic impacts and 2021 opportunities

TechCrunch

Only in founders from: Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania or Hungary. However, I was recently able to participate in several online events that young entrepreneurs, in some cases even high school or university students, attended to present their projects or to improve their business skills. More than 50%?

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‘Battle-hardened’ Intuitive Machines takes its next steps toward a lunar economy

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Prospecting for resources The Micro-Nova Hopper, nicknamed the Hopper and Grace (after computer science pioneer Grace Hopper ), will gauge surface temperatures and water distribution using instruments from Hungary and Germany. Before we flew to the moon, I think we had 20 people apply for our internships, says Martin.

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