Manic Monkey – the educational software pioneer raises Series A investment from Dawn Capital
LONDON, UK, December 1, 2009 – Manic Monkey (www.manic-monkey.com), the award winning specialists in 3D animation and interactive gaming technology announced today they have raised a significant Series A investment from Dawn Capital. The Company will use this investment to accelerate product development and continue to build on exceptional customer reception of the Little Bridge family of educational software.
Haakon Overli, Managing Partner at Dawn Capital, will join Manic Monkey’s Board of Directors. Overli says, “Manic Monkey has emerged as a leader using cutting edge technology to teach children foreign languages and we are very to excited to be backing their work in further developing on the current strong platform. I have rarely seen such customer reception and interest in any product I have been involved with. CEO Emma Rogers has brought together a tremendous team and we are anticipating strong demand for Manic Monkey’s suite of products as schools and parents around the world fully appreciate the power of the Manic Monkey approach to learning.”
Emma Rogers says “Our many years of experience in children’s publishing and education, combined with our ability to use the best technology to fulfil our vision, have helped us become a leading supplier of this new type of educational product. Our customers span the globe and we are very excited about the future. The backing from Dawn Capital will allow us to build on our great current position”
“This is a very exciting investment for Dawn Capital” said Overli “Education is undergoing a game changing transformation as schools and parents become fully aware of what technology can do for teaching their children. Manic Monkey has anticipated this trend, and is leading the field by a considerable distance. We look forward to working with the team.”
ABOUT MANIC MONKEY (www.manic-monkey.com)
Manic Monkey brings together over 30 years experience within the world of children’s publishing and award winning specialists in 3D animation and interactive gaming technology – the perfect combination to bring the world of learning alive. Their lead product Little Bridge is the perfect package of resources for young learners of English. It features ground breaking software, with a multitude of stimulating interactive activities and a stunning virtual world. Manic Monkey builds the bridge between language and cultures, bringing them alive with virtual reality worlds to explore and friendly characters to meet.
With Manic Monkey’s language software, there is a wealth of activities to do including spelling and memory games, specially written songs to sing along to, speaking activities and an exciting adventure game. Perfect for parents who want to support their children’s learning the product range includes high quality, full colour books which accompany the software, containing practice activities, reinforcement games and wordlists. Customers comprise individual families and leading schools across the world.
ABOUT DAWN CAPITAL (www.dawncapital.co.uk)
Dawn Capital are institutional investors and experienced business builders that have previously collectively invested in over 100 companies and been involved in several high profile rapid growth technology businesses, such as Virgin Media, Forbes.com, Advertising.com, and Self Trade and latterly Mimecast and Wonga.com. Dawn Capital backs outstanding companies seeking expansion capital of up to £5M in the Financial Services and TMT sectors.