Aakash Chaudhry's new venture, Sparkl Edventure, secures a $4 million seed funding round with Zomato's Deepinder Goyal and Zerodha's Nithin Kamath participating. Sparkl offers one-on-one online tutoring for grades 6 to 12, focusing on IB and Cambridge curricula, and integrates mental health support.
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