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Why Shaquille O'Neal led edtech startup Edsoma's $2.5M seed round | TechCrunch

Sep 20, 2023 - news.bensbites.co
Edsoma, an AI-powered reading and education platform for children, has raised $2.5 million in a seed round led by NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal. The startup, which began with 300 paid users and grew to 9,000 within two months, offers an app that uses an AI reading assistant to help improve reading and communication skills. The funds were raised from over a dozen individual investors, giving the company a post-funding valuation of $14 million.

CEO Kyle Wallgren is already planning to scale the company, raise a Series A round, and potentially expand into other languages. He aims to kick off a Series A round in a few months, targeting between $10 million and $15 million. Wallgren has ambitions for Edsoma to become the leading literacy resource in the United States and believes the company can outpace its competitors within the year.

Key takeaways:

  • Edsoma, an AI-powered reading and education platform for children, raised $2.5 million in a seed round led by Shaquille O’Neal.
  • The startup has grown from 300 to 9,000 users within two months and is planning to raise a Series A round in a couple of months, aiming for between $10 million and $15 million.
  • Edsoma's app is available on Google Play and Apple App store, with a free version and two paid versions, a monthly $9.99 version and a $99.99 yearly membership.
  • CEO Kyle Wallgren has plans to expand the platform to teach reading in other languages and aims to make Edsoma the No. 1 literacy resource in the United States.
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