7 years ago

Aula Secures $4.2 Million Seed Funding to Build Digital Campus Platform

  • Aula, a London-based startup that has developed a communication platform for education, has raised $4.2 million in seed funding

  • The round was led by Project A, Brighteye Ventures, and Sunstone, with participation from existing investors including Nordic Makers

  • Aula was founded at the University of Oxford in 2016 by Anders Krohn, Adrian Franklin and Oliver Nicolini

  • The company plans to use the funds to build a ‘digital campus’ with existing partner institutions, find new partner institutions, and build integrations with the Aula platform.

      • ProblemEducation

      "Traditional email communication and learning management systems (LMS) like Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, and D2L are not designed to foster interaction and engagement among students and educators."

      Solution

      "Aula provides a communication platform built specifically for education, aiming to replace traditional email and LMS with digital infrastructure that encourages interaction and engagement."

      Covered on