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September 8, 2011 06:55 pm GMT

Fingerprint Grabs $1.4 Million, Taps Veteran Team To Create Mobile Learning Network For Kids

Fingerprint LogoIf you've heard it once, you've heard it thousands of times: Children are the future. Both literally and figuratively, that's a hard one to debate. Now then, if adults are adopting digital technologies at an astounding rate, to better their own lives, connect, and learn, why not the world's whippersnappers? Some might balk at the sight of a five-year-old on an iPhone, but when digital devices and technology become means not just to make money off of young people through games or carrier contracts, but tools of early education, the critics quiet down significantly. We've covered a few cool young startups, like Motion Math and Launchpad Toys, which are mixing some serious learning with more than an ounce of fun -- in an effort to make mobile devices educational resources for kids. Today, Fingerprint, a new startup based in San Francisco, is joining in on the wave of mobile education for kids -- with a round of early funding and a team well-versed in children's entertainment and education to boot.

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