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The eight-year-old startup gamifies the learning experience — using robots and drones, for instance, to help kids visualise complex concepts — to make it more exciting for them to participate. The startup has partnerships — and presence in — over 100,000 schools across 150 nations, said co-founder Srinivas Mandyam.
Mandyam, as well as Tynker’s other co-founders — Krishna Vedati and Kelvin Chong — will continue roblox oa 2023 with the firm after the acquisition, they said. Vedati said in an interview that the startups began exploring ways to collaborate earlier this year.
“At Tynker, we believe that kids of all ages should develop the critical thinking skills needed to become the ‘makers of tomorrow’,” said Vedati, who serves as the startup’s chief executive.
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Raveendran confirmed that the “IPO is on the cards,” but said it’s too early to comment on a precise Roblox Clicker Tynker timeline.