2023年3月17日,

2023年3月16日巴基斯坦edtech Maqsad引發了一輪280萬美元的種子資金由歐洲Speedinvest投資者印度河流域和返回首都Pakistan-focused早期風投基金。印度風投公司的資本,早期投資者改變全球,約翰·簡森在GoStudent(高級產品),和其他戰略天使投資人也參加了一輪融資,為每一個版本。“我們投資於Maqsad因為我們看到潛在的接觸數以百萬計的學生和擾亂生活的教育生態係統。我們相信Maqsad有望成為最成功的企業之一,在巴基斯坦,“菲利普Specht Speedinvest合夥人說。Maqsad迄今已經總共籌集了490萬美元資金,是對抗edtech啟動在巴基斯坦。在同行中,Edkasa在一輪計劃募集了320000美元,盡管Nearpeer籌集了230000美元。該公司計劃使用新資本擴大主題提供和“超負荷”背後的科技平台。Maqsad旨在使教育可訪問1億名巴基斯坦學生通過學習一個端到端的移動平台,提供教學、測試、和查詢分辨率為9到12年級,釋放說。雖然目前純粹的B2C平台,Maqsad的長期願景是嵌入在教育生態係統本身。該公司已經收到了私人和公共部門機構潛在的合作夥伴。 In the last six months, the Maqsad app has been downloaded over a million times, answered 4 million student queries, and has consistently ranked as the #1 education app in Pakistan on the Google Play Store, according to the release. DealStreetAsia earlier reported that Pakistani edtech is an underfunded sector, with investors often baulking at the idea of backing these firms given the formidable hurdles they face — inability to monetise at scale, lack of general acceptance of digital learning, and the low consumer propensity to spend, among other things. In 2022, edtech startups in the country raised $2 million in funding, down 27% from the previous year, show data from Data Darbar based on disclosed fundraising rounds in the country. In comparison, edtech startups in India raised over $2 billion in Jan-Sept 2022, according to DealStreetAsia DATA VANTAGE‘s India Deal Review: Q3 2022 report .