Yogome, a Mexican edtech startup that makes kids games for the iPad, has raised $6.6 million in Series A funding. Leading the round is Spanish VC Seaya Ventures, with participation from Variv Capital, and Endeavor Catalyst. The company had previously raised $3.2 million in seed funding and is also backed by 500 Startups.
Founded by Manolo Diaz and Alberto Colin in 2011, Yogome provides a subscription-based educational gaming service for iOS and Android tablets that targets kids aged 6-11. Its mini-games claim to be pedagogically sound and are developed in conjunction with educational experts, including work done with Yale University to measure the efficacy of the company’s math games for 1st grade students.
“Kids are growing up with iPads, is their new favorite toy, so parents are worried their kids will only consume entertainment content, and are looking for educational options so they can take advantage of that time,” says Yogome co-founder and CEO Manolo Diaz. “That’s exactly what we want to solve, to take some of that time and make…