Indian ed-tech startup CollegeDekho raises $8 million in fresh funding round

• The series B round included its existing investors.
  
• With the latest round CollegeDekho has reportedly raised a total of about $12 million.

As college applications season gets underway, Indian ed-tech company CollegeDekho has reportedly raised $8 million in a fresh round of funding.

The series B round included its existing investors Man Capital and Girnarsoft Education Services Pvt. Ltd, which operates.CollegeDekho. The company had raised a series A round of $2 million in 2018.

With the latest round CollegeDekho has raised a total of about $12 million thus far, VCCircle reported.

CollegeDekho connects students with colleges and universities, providing information on colleges, courses, entrance exam details, admission notifications, changes in exam pattern, scholarships and all related topics, according to its website. It has a database of over 36,000 colleges and also offers services like college application assistance and career guidance.

The company plans to use the proceeds of the funding to help expand, develop technology further and research and development, according to media reports.

CollegeDekho.com was founded in April 2015 under its parent Girnarsoft Education Services Pvt. Ltd., which also owns CarDekho.com, Gaadi.com, BikeDekho.com, among others.

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