English Learning App Developer Reveals RMB 2 Mln Funding
36Kr, 6/17/13
Yang Lei, founder of Guangzhou-based education software and mobile app developer Yi Xuan Ang, has revealed that in August 2012, the company received RMB 2 mln in angel funding from ZhenFund, an angel investment firm founded by Xu Xiaoping.
The company's flagship product, "Buddy's Words," is an English-vocabulary learning application (available in both mobile client and web versions) targeted at primary school students. The app uses animation and games to help students remember English vocabulary words. "Dean School," an English-learning social game also under the Yi Xuan Ang umbrella, was released together with "Buddy's Words" in December 2012.
Keywords: Internet mobile education mobile gaming Yi Xuan Ang Dean School Buddy's Words funding wireless social game Yang Lei Xu Xiaoping ZhenFund mobile application online gaming online education