Startups leading the Education Transformation in Latin America.
#Startups are proliferating around the world and making education accessible thanks to the Internet, and #LatinAmerica is no exception. Seven of the ten education-related companies with the most funding in the region are in #Brazil, according to data from #Crunchbase.
#Afya
A #Brazilian medical education company that uses a tech-approach to teaching medicine, tops the chart with $150M in funding after its IPO in 2019. Its roots trace back to 1999 when private university UNITPAC Araguaína opened its doors.
#Crehana
It is #Peru’s most notable startup; with a funding round worth $70M, it raised the largest EdTech Series B round in Latin America last year. The company, founded by Diego Olcese Diaz and Rodolfo Dañino, offers 1K courses for both individuals and businesses. It experienced “triple-digit growth” at the height of the pandemic.
#Platzi
It was founded by #JohnFreddyVega and #ChristianVanDerHenst and offers courses and interactive lessons for anyone looking to increase their tech, marketing, programming, business, and design skills.
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