LearnSprout in process of closing its first round of funding

LearnSprout, a San Francisco based education technology company that aims to help bring educational institutions up-to-speed with ‘modern’ technology, is in the process of closing about $1million in funding with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Formation 8 (a new VC fund headed by Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale), Benjamin Ling, Philip Fung and Luke Shepard to name a few.

Check out the Q&A we did with Franklyn Chien, founder of LearnSprout a few months back and then check out more about the funding Techcrunch.