Project A et al. in $4.2m round for Aula

Existing investors, including Nordic Makers also took part in the round.

The fresh capital will enable the company to undertake product development and forge partnerships with new institutions, in order to facilitate greater integration of the platform into existing university systems.

As part of the deal, Project A's Anton Waitz, Sunstone's Christian Jepsen, Brighteye's Alex Spiro, University College London's Rose Luckin and angel investor Hampus Jakobsson will take seats on the company's board.

Company
Headquartered in London and founded in 2016, Aula is an online communication platform for education establishments. It enables universities to make make announcements and store files in a similar manner to consumer- and business-focused platforms such as Whatsapp and Slack. The platform has been adopted by universities including Ravensbourne, the Royal College of Art, the University of Nottingham and the University of Derby.

People
Project A – Anton Waitz (partner).
Brighteye Ventures – Alex Spiro (managing partner).
Aula – Anders Krohn (CEO, co-founder).

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