Labster串联筹集了1000万美元资金from Balderton Capital, Europe’s largest early stage venture capital investor. Northzone and Unity Technologies-founder David Helgason are also investing in the round, which will allow the education tech company to continue its rapid expansion in the US, Europe and Asia.
实验室provides an easily accessible way for students from all over the world to experience science. The tech company creates fully interactive advanced virtual lab simulations that use technology from computer gaming and research on the psychology of learning to guide students through real science experiments. Working with customers including Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, USA, and Imperial College in London, Labster develops simulations designed to deepen students’ learning, as well as to prepare them for more advanced studies in real labs. University students can perform simulations of experiments as many times as they need to, around their own timetable on their own devices, or in a classroom with the guidance of a teacher.
Labster有一个超过64个模拟的库,从对学生进行腐蚀性化学物质进行华体会赞助ac米兰模拟的酸和碱基的基本介绍到使用共聚焦显微镜的模拟。所有模拟华体会赞助ac米兰都包括游戏和挑战,以保持学生的参与和学习。越来越多的模拟可以通过虚拟华体会赞助ac米兰现实耳机访问,以使学生真正参加实验室的体验。
从高中到大学的学生可以访问Labster的模拟,以进行合理的每月订阅。华体会赞助ac米兰该公司在25个国家 /地区拥有150多个机构的客户,包括苏黎世,哈佛医学院,麻省理工学院和帝国学院的ETH。
Balderton and Northzone’s investment will fund Labster’s expansion in the US and Europe, as well as help initiate special projects in South America, the Middle East and Africa. Labster intends to develop new simulations for students in chemistry, physics and medicine. The funding will also enable the company to continue its extensive research into the learning impact of virtual content and new technologies on students from around the world.
实验室founder and CEO Mads Tvillinggaard Bonde said:“ Labster为教育部门提供了将学习和动力提高到前所未有的水平的机会。通过从学习,虚拟模拟和游戏的心理学中结合元素,Labster正在帮助学生更有效地学习,并使用可能无法访问的资源。华体会赞助ac米兰来自巴尔德顿资本和北区的这笔资金将使我们有机会在全球范围内吸引更多的学生,帮助年轻人获得资格,并为科学的应用开放。”
“Labster wants to expand the educational horizons of students around the world and enable young people who may previously have been excluded from high level education, to engage with science in a way that was previously impossible. We think this company has global potential, and very much look forward to working with Mads, Michael and their team as they help scientists change the world,” said Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen, general partner, Balderton Capital.
David Helgason, founder of Unity Technologies, said: “Having worked closely with the amazing team at Labster over the past few years, I’ve had the opportunity to witness their incredible creativity, hard work and determination first hand. Labster is a revolutionary educational tool and tools are the highest point of technology, helping us to achieve ambitious and inspirational goals.”
“By taking advantage of all the latest technologies, Labster has pioneered a novel solution that can be very beneficial to universities and students globally. Using this impressive and portable platform, we can improve the learning outcomes and motivation of students in the fields of science and technology,” Kambiz Hamadani, Assistant Professor, California State University, San Marcos, said.
A系列资金还将能够进一步开发Labster的仿真构建器平台,该平台使世界各地的学生和科学家能够创建自己的虚拟现实模拟。华体会赞助ac米兰该项目最近获得了Labster,该项目是由沃顿商学院,费城大学的SEI中心和QS Quacquarelli Symonds(QS世界大学排名的编译器)组织的著名重新构想教育奖。
Anyone who wants to experience Labster for themselves can在这里尝试实验室。