As a company creating software to teach 3 year olds to read, one of the most common questions we get from parents is “but isn’t screen time bad for kids?”

When I set out to raise the seed round for Mentava (an edtech startup to accelerate childhood learning) earlier this year, I knew it would be a challenge. I was a solo, non-technical, first-time founder, pre-product, pre-team, without an impressive resume or connections to the investors I wanted.

‍Today, I’m excited to announce Mentava’s $3m seed funding to accelerate education. Starting with 2 year olds.‍ The round was led by Quiet with support from Floodgate, Tim Ferriss, and more than 50 other amazing angels (like Eric Ries, Garry Tan, Ryan Petersen…) 

Hello everyone, and happy birthday to Mentava!