East Ventures Leads 233 Billion Rupiah Funding to Edtech Startup Geniebook

Singapore-based edtech startup Geniebook obtained series A funding of $16.6 million or around 233 billion Rupiah led by East Ventures through Growth Fund and Lightspeed Ventures Partners. This funding will be used to expand team members.

A series of prominent angel investors include John Danner (Dunce Capital), Gaurav Munjal and Roman Saini (Unacademy), Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal (Snapdeal), Alvin Tse (Xiaomi), Linh Pham Giang (Hocmai), as well as several senior executives from the leading companies in Southeast Asia, such as Gojek, Grab, and Shopee, were also participated in this funding.

Previously, Geniebook had secured a $1.1 million pre-series A funding round from Apricot Capital in 2019.