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This NYC Startup Just Raised $11M to Make Kids Smarter

After a long day of school no child likes reading. The TV is buzzing and they’d rather be sprawled on the couch than reading. Of course these children have no clue how important it is to be literate, but at least the process of reading can be a little more enjoyable for them. LightSail Education is undertaking this project. Their interactive and embedded texts that are personalized for your child’s strengths and weaknesses speak to what the children want as well as what they need to succeed in the classroom and beyond.

With a recent round in their pocket, founder and CEO Gideon Stein talks about the growing attention on K-12 and how they are making teachers jobs a little bit easier.

Who were your investors and how much did you raise?

Scott Cook, co-founder of Intuit and Jeff Bezos, founder & CEO of Amazon. This was a $11M Series B round.

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