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October 21, 2013 05:15 am GMT
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OKpanda Lands $1.4M From 500 Startups, Mafia Wars & Tapjoy Founders To Bring Better English Language Learning To Asia
That's how a new startup called OKPanda hopes to stand out from the noise. Co-founded by serial entrepreneur and app developer Adam Gries and Nir Markus, the former co-founder and CTO of popular multiplayer-games-as-a-service startup PlayerDuel, OKPanda wants to help change the way people learn English in Asia, beginning with Japan.To support its mission, OKPanda has raised $1.4 million in a round led by Resolute Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Kapor Capital and 500 Startups. A handful of angel investors also contributed to the round, including the founder of Karma and Tapjoy Lee Linden, the former chairman of APAX Asia Max Burger, Producteev founder Ilan Abehassera and Mafia Wars co-founder Roger Dickey.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/28rUkBPD47Q/
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