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"Im extremely excited to be investing in GoPeer, which is bringing low-cost, high quality online tutoring to children all over the world," said angel investor Ed Baker. The Product "If there is one thing we set out to do each and every day, it is building tools that turn our tutors into online teaching superheroes, bringing cost-effective and high-quality education to every kid in the world," said Ethan Binder, founder and CEO of GoPeer. Students and tutors communicate through GoPeers secure online classroom, using tools like real-time face-to-face video conferencing, photo/document sharing, and a virtual whiteboard/notepad to collaborate or edit essays. From the insights learned, the company has created the most versatile digital classroom that makes online tutoring personalized, effective, and collaborative. Other investors in this round include: Javier Olivan, Vice President of Growth at Facebook Deborah Quazzo, Managing Partner at GSV Ventures Daniel Graf, CEO of Mindstrong, and previously Head of Product at Uber, Vice President of Consumer Product at Twitter and Senior Director at Google Maps Josh Hannah, CEO and Co-Founder of Flutter and General Partner at Matrix Partners Aaron Schildkrout, Previously Head of Driver Product at Uber and Investor at Addition Chris Protasewich, Chief of Staff at Freshly Tom Medrek, Will Weddleton, George Gong, investors at Launchpad Venture Group About GoPeer GoPeer is an educational technology company that pairs vetted college students with K-12 students for virtual tutoring lessons.