CEBU, Philippines -- Singapore-based edtech startup Geniebook is looking at scaling its team and expanding its existing products after raising $16.6 million in a Series A funding round backed by venture capital firms East Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
In an announcement on Tuesday, the startup, established in 2016 by Alicia Cheong and Neo Zhizhong, said several angel investors also participated in the funding round, including John Tanner (Dunce Capital), Gaurav Munjal and Roman Saini (Unacademy), Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal (Snapdeal), Alvin Tse (Xiaomi) and Linh Pham Giang (Hocmai).