Ruangguru
PT Ruang Raya Indonesia,[1] doing business as Ruangguru is a startup company focusing in education. The premium service focuses on helping students in understanding school curriculums, as well as helping with exams, particularly standardized exams.
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Founded | 2014 |
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Number of locations | Indonesia |
Website | www |
History
Ruangguru was founded in April 2014 by Adamas Belva Syah Devara and Muhammad Iman Usman to aid students to find various tutors online.[2][3] As of August of the same year, there were more than one thousand teachers registered. Ruangguru was also funded by East Ventures.[3]
In February 2016, Ruangguru introduce its beta version of Android app and full version in April.[2]
On 5 July 2017, UOB Venture Management was reported to fund Ruangguru as the third funder with Series B financing.[4]
Service
In Ruangguru, lessons that are provided are school-related subjects, foreign languages, musics, sports, and others. Ruangguru receives 20% of the transactions made.[3]
Corporate
According to Kompas, a Singapore-based company Ruangguru Pte Ltd owns 99.99% of PT Ruang Raya Indonesia's shares.[5]
References
- "Ruangguru". Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- "Economy in brief: Tutor-search start-up to launch mobile app". The Jakarta Post. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- Yusuf, Oik (21 August 2014). "Ruangguru.com Memperoleh Pendanaan dari East Ventures". Kompas.com. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- "EdTech platform Ruangguru secures UOB Venture Management backing". The Jakarta Post. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- https://money.kompas.com/read/2020/04/24/095143026/menelusuri-pemilik-saham-ruangguru-pte-ltd-singapura-yang-diklaim-milik-belva?page=all