Women-led Pakistani EdTech eyes growth in UAE with new investment
Technology. Digitalization. Digital dividends. The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 transformed these buzzwords into reality for many businesses across the world. For one Pakistani start-up, moving its business online means rapid international expansion.
Karachi-based EdTech Dot & Line on Monday (Dec 4) said it received a strategic investment from UAE-based Falcon Network, an early-stage investor across emerging markets. The value of the investment was not disclosed.
Dot & Line is a private tuition platform that offers after-school education in Math, English, and Urdu. Falcon Network said the platform’s tutors are able to show “a 40% increase in student learning outcomes within four months, while earning PKR 24,000 ($150) to PKR 100,000 ($620) every month.”
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