EduFire is a language learning site, based on video tutoring and conversations. The site acts as a platform for tutors who charge on an hourly basis, from which EduFire takes 15 percent; there are currently a few hundred tutors signed up.
The $400,000 funding was a seed round provided to the company by angel investors, according to socalTECH. EduFire is based in Los Angeles.
Chris Morrison writes about cleantech and environmental issues for VentureBeat, with occasional forays into gaming and semantic technology. He got his start writing about tech for Business 2.0 magazine, but quickly realized new media was the ticket when that institution closed its doors in 2007. Chris has also covered public equities and regulatory issues. He originally hails from southern Virginia, graduated from Evergreen State College in Washington, and now lives in San Francisco.