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TeacherGaming brings games kids know and love to your classroom. Interested? Check out http://teachergaming.com!
Overview
Location
Finland, West Finland, Tampere
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$1.6M
Founded date
2011
Investors 2
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| xEdu Accelerator | xedu.co |
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 7
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| Jan 26, 2018 | Term Sheet — Friday, January 26 | IPO HYPE Happy Friday, Term Sheet readers, Paid Content You can't secure what you can't see From ExtraHop Market conditions signal a strong year for IPOs, according to SVB’s latest State of the Market report. There should be a steady stream... |
| Jan 25, 2018 | TeacherGaming Raises $1.6m in Seed Funding | TeacherGaming, a Tampere, Finland-based edtech startup, raised $1.6m in seed funding. The round was led by Makers Fund with participation from Founders Factory and high net worth angel investors. The company intends to use the funds to expa... |
| Jan 24, 2018 | TeacherGaming, a startup from MinecraftEdu team, raises $1.6M to put games into the classroom | TeacherGaming, a new startup from the team behind MinecraftEdu, a company that helped teachers use Minecraft in the classroom that was subsequently acquired by Microsoft, has picked up $1.6 million in seed funding. Leading the round is Make... |
| Feb 10, 2016 | From Nokia’s Snake Game To Supercell, Finland’s Gaming Industry Is Serious Business | Dennis Mitzner Contributor Dennis Mitzner is a journalist and writer with a focus on tech, culture and politics. You can find his commentary here. He also writes about e-commerce and retail for Forbes. More posts by this contributor Magic L... |
| Jan 20, 2016 | After Selling MinecraftEdu, Joel Levin Turns Focus to Kerbal Space Program | Seventeen months after acquiring Minecraft, Microsoft is adding another building block in its efforts to expand its presence in classrooms. The Redmond, Wash.-based company has acquired MinecraftEdu, a version of the popular open-world, san... |
| Jan 19, 2016 | After buying the maker of Minecraft, Microsoft follows up with acquisition of Finland’s MinecraftEdu | Microsoft has acquired MinecraftEdu from Tampere, Finland and New York-based company Teacher Gaming, The New York Times reports. Microsoft, of course, acquired the maker of Minecraft proper, Sweden-based Mojang, for $2.5 billion in Septembe... |
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FAQ about TeacherGaming
When was TeacherGaming founded?
TeacherGaming was founded in 2011.
How much funding has TeacherGaming raised?
TeacherGaming has raised $1.6M in total across 1 funding round.
Who has invested in TeacherGaming?
Parsers VC lists 2 investors of TeacherGaming, among them xEdu Accelerator.
What has the press written about TeacherGaming?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning TeacherGaming, among them “Term Sheet — Friday, January 26” (Jan 26, 2018) and “TeacherGaming Raises $1.6m in Seed Funding” (Jan 25, 2018).
Is TeacherGaming still active?
Yes, TeacherGaming is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 26, 2018.