German online tutoring company Sofatutor raises new round of funding

Germany based online tutoring platform Sofatutor.com has raised a new round of funding said to be in the “mid single-digit million Euro” range.”

The round was led by Acton Capital Partners, with participation from existing investors J.C.M.B. Beteiligungs GmbH and “VC Fonds Kreativwirtschaft Berlin” (managed by IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft).

Founded in 2008, subscription based Sofatutor provides learning content through over 7,000 videos and offers interactive content complete with a live chatroom where professional teachers are available to answer questions to help their 30,000 users with homework and exam preparation.

The Berlin company says it plans to use the capital to move into new market segments, such as the elementary school range that it does not yet cover, and to break into other European markets outside Germany.

Check out Sofatutor here. (Note the site is in German)