Education technology startup Mathpresso has raised $14.5 million in a series-B funding round in one of the biggest early-stage fundraising deals out of South Korea so far this year.
The funding round also stands out because it was led by Legend Capital, the venture capital arm of China’s Legend Holdings, which owns Lenovo, the world’s largest computer maker.
Although no precise data is available, Chinese investment into Korean startups is known to be relatively rare.
Four year-old Mathpresso is also one of only handful of Korean companies to have raised more...