TagHive, an edtech startup, has raised funding to provide smart classroom solutions

By Team CG
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December 22, 2021
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TagHive, an edtech startup, has received $2.5 million in a Series A funding round headed by Forest Partners, a South Korean alternative investment group. The funding will be used to develop the startup's technology and grow its local workforce in India.

TagHive was established in 1997 by Pankaj Agarwal with the goal of using smart technology to improve classroom learning. Its flagship product, 'Class Saathi,' is an AI-powered clicker designed to boost student engagement and participation in the classroom.

A clicker for each student plus a mobile app for the teacher makes up Class Saathi. Teachers can utilize the mobile app to check out what's going on in the classroom and to ask fast quiz questions. Pupils can then react to the questions using their unique clickers, allowing teachers to observe which students require further attention in real time.

Because it works over Bluetooth and does not require an energy connection, the solution is reasonably inexpensive and does not require schools to alter their infrastructure. According to the company, it has previously collaborated with the state governments of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh to bring the technology to more than 2,200 public schools in the two states.