Oct 24, 2013

C2C English Conversation Lesson, Cafetalk Operator Raises 38M Yen / Cnet Japan

Smallbridge, operating C2C online learning platform "Cafetalk" revealed finance of 38 million yen from Mizuho Capital, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, and United.

Cafetalk is a C2C platform allowing users to have online lessons using Skype including English conversation lessons and others from teachers around the world. Teachers including language experts, entrepreneurs, painters, actors, and Japanese who live in foreign countries many years give lessons such as learning science or math in English, learning English with dramas, how to write letters in Korean, and manner lessons in French. There are about 1800 lessons from 20 countries. ...

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Cnet 10/23/2013 [jp]

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  • There are many Skype English lesson services in Japan. Cafetalk tries to differentiate from the competitors by integrating learning of cultures rather than focusing on language itself. It might be a smaller market, but seems to have more stickiness in users.
  • http://cafetalk.com/ 

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