English learning platform OckyPocky raises funds for vernacular languages
English learning platform OckyPocky has secured funding that the startup will use to enhance platform distribution, and and include new local languages. English learning platform for kids OckyPockyhas raised funding from Silicon Valley-based Goodwater Capital and Naval Ravikant-backed Quant Fund. This is an extension to the funding the startup had announced in September 2021 fromUdaanco-founder Sujeet Kumar and Hyderabad-headquartered SucSEED Innovation Fund. The startup will use the funds to grow its platform distribution and add more vernacular languages to its platform. Currently, OckyPocky helps students learn English through Hindi and Marathi. It looks to add Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Malayalam, and Kannada to its platform. Amit Agrawal, founder OckyPocky , said, “The present funding opens us up to the funds in Silicon Valley and gives us a newer perspective through a new channel of investors. English is the biggest gatekeeper for admissions and jobs for the middle cl...