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CoLearn was already a late entrant to the Indonesian edtech market when it launched in 2018.

Ruangurru and Zenius, leaders in the sector, were already fighting it out for the top spot in the recorded-content space, so CoLearn decided to steer clear of that and explore live classes and AI-powered homework assistance instead.

Since then, other edtech firms, including Ruangguru and Zenius, have followed CoLearn’s lead. Despite that, it looks like its initial strategy has paid off as CoLearn closes a US$27 million series A round.

Now it plans to crack the problem of monetization. Though making money is a monumental challenge for edtech companies everywhere, CoLearn’s founder believes the firm is close to figuring it out.

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EVENTS HAPPENING

• *Event* [Workshop] What NFTs mean to startups in Southeast Asia on February 10th
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• AWS SaaS Forum on February 17th
  Join the AWS SaaS Forum on February 17 to uncover opportunities and insights on SaaS trends, outlook for 2022 and how to build your business playbook. Attendance is complimentary.

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• Senior Front End Developer at Gramedia e-Perpust
  Jakarta, Indonesia
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  Jakarta, Indonesia
• Business Growth Executive at Zettagrid Indonesia
  Jakarta, Indonesia
• Employer Branding & People Acquisition at Codebrick
  Jakarta, Indonesia
• Product Manager Lead at Topremit
  Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
• System Analyst at PT. Informasi Teknologi Indonesia
  Jakarta, Indonesia