Piazza Raises $1.5M in Seed Funding
Summary
Piazza, a Palo Alto, CA-based online Q&A platform for students and instructors, has raised $1.5m in seed funding.Founded in 2009 by CEO Pooja Nath, Piazza is a free online collaboration dashboard that allows students and instructors to help each other find answers to complex questions in real time.The idea behind the platform is to find a remedy for students who were not given the intellectual space, freedom, or support to fulfill their educational potential or desire for learning.According to the company, Piazza’s members spend two-to-four hours a night collaborating with classmates.The company plans to launch on the Android platform.
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$1.5M
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Date
July 6, 2011
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http://www.Piazza.com
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