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Tales2go is the leading subscription audiobook service for K12 schools. Children must be good listeners before they can become great readers.
Overview
Location
United States, Maryland, Bethesda
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$3.15M
Founded date
2009
Funding Rounds 2
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| Jan 16, 2014 | Funding round | $750K |
Mentions in press and media 10
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| Apr 2, 2015 | Biotech firm Vaxin raises $8M [Startup Roundup] | WHO’S GETTING FUNDED? Gaithersburg, Md.-based Vaxin, a biotech company focused on developing “novel vaccines,” raised $8 million, the company’s president and CEO Bill Enright told Technical.ly DC. That’s out of a projected $16 million post-... |
| Mar 25, 2015 | Tales2Go Closes $2.4M in Series A Financing | Tales2Go Inc., a Bethesda, Maryland-based provider of audio books for early childhood programs, closed $2.4m in Series A financing. Backers included NewSchools Venture Fund and the Maryland Venture Fund. In addition to the financing, the co... |
| Mar 25, 2015 | The 'Netflix of Children's Audio Books' Tales2Go Raises $2.4M Series A | On Wednesday, Bethesda, M.D.-based Tales2Go announced it had secured a $2.4 million Series A equity funding round led by a group of private investors with participation from NewSchools Venture Fund and the Maryland Venture Fund. Known for i... |
| Jan 17, 2014 | Tales2Go Raises $750K | BETHESDA, MD, Tales2Go raised $750,000 in seed funding led by NewSchools Venture Fund and Maryland Venture Fund. >> Click here for more funding data on Tales2Go >> To export Tales2Go funding data to PDF and Excel, click here... |
| Jan 16, 2014 | Tales2Go nabs $750K to bring its library of audio books to schools nationwide | Research has shown that children need to be good listeners before they can be good readers. The founders of a startup called Tales2Go believe audio books can boost kids’ listening comprehension skills in their formative early years. The edu... |
| Jan 16, 2014 | Tales2Go Raises $750K in Funding | Tales2Go Inc., a Bethesda, MD-based provider of audio books for early childhood programs and primary schools, raised $750k in funding. The round was co-led by NewSchools Venture Fund and the Maryland Venture Fund (MVF), the venture arm of t... |
| Jan 16, 2014 | Funding Daily: T-shirts | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Teespring raised an impressive amount of money to... |
| Jul 18, 2013 | Chicago Speakeasy: Teachers Talk Edtech | Last week, the EdSurge team was part of the Education Technology Startup Collaborative, an event to bring together users and builders of edtech for genuine dialogue. As teachers checked out the tools, the EdSurge crew asked them what they l... |
| Jun 9, 2011 | Poll: What’s The Hottest DC Early-Stage Startup? | With our Startup Mixology Conference coming up next week followed by our classic Tech Cocktail DC Summer mixer which will showcase a handful of early-stage DC area startups, we thought it would be fun to do a quick community poll. While DC ... |
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FAQ about Tales2go
When was Tales2go founded?
Tales2go was founded in 2009.
How much funding has Tales2go raised?
Tales2go has raised $3.15M in total across 2 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has Tales2go raised?
Parsers VC lists 2 funding rounds of Tales2go, among them a funding round of $750K on Jan 16, 2014.
What has the press written about Tales2go?
Parsers VC has collected 10 articles mentioning Tales2go, among them “Biotech firm Vaxin raises $8M [Startup Roundup]” (Apr 2, 2015) and “Tales2Go Closes $2.4M in Series A Financing” (Mar 25, 2015).
Is Tales2go still active?
Yes, Tales2go is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 8, 2016.