Chennai-based Flinto Learning Solutions that focuses on early childhood education in India has raised $7.2 million in a pre-series B funding, led by Lightbox Ventures. Flinto will use the funds to support its rapid growth in the early learning space and to expand its newly-launched preschool solution during the covid-19 pandemic Flintoclass@Home.

The start-up claims that this preschool model is set to become a game-changer amid the covid-19 environment as it delivers hybrid preschool education to the doorstep, allowing children to learn from the safety of their homes.

‘We don’t want covid-19 to come in the way of a child’s learning. For children below 6 years of age, monotonous online classes can’t be a substitute for the multi-sensory experiences that they deserve. We wanted to ensure that children continue receiving structured hands-on learning without compromising on their safety,’ said Arunprasad Durairaj, CEO & co-founder of Flinto Learning Solutions.

Flinto’s expertise in early childhood education over the past 7 years and an already successful preschool model, led them to build Flintoclass@Home a blended preschool learning experience. As part of this, every month parents receive at their doorstep an easy-to-use preschool kit with daily hands-on activities for children, along with pre-recorded interactive sessions with our educators. ‘In less than a month, we have 3,000 enrollments and it is very promising. We will be using the funds to create, expand and distribute this product across the world so that no child’s learning stops due to covid-19,’ adds Durairaj.

The startup was founded in September 2013 by Arunprasad Durairaj, Vijay Babu Gandhi and Shreenidhi Srirangam.

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