Leap, a ‘social knowing’ platform targeted at over 55s, raises a $3.1 M seed round

Leap, a ‘social knowing’ platform targeted at over 55s, raises a $3.1 M seed round

Leap, a platform for individuals over 55 to learn via social interaction, has actually raised $3.1 million in a seed round led by European early-stage financier Creandum and SF-based South Park Commons. Taking part was Learn Start/Learn Capital, alongside angels Michelle Kennedy (Peanut creator), Sahil Lavingia and Tim Tuttle. Leap members gather online to collectively “discover, […] Leap members collect online to collectively “find out, connect and grow together,” states the company, by means of little online groups built around shared interests. Leap was established by Swedish business owner Caroline Ingeborn, previous CEO of Toca Boca, a Swedish app development studio that constructs finding out apps for kids, and Vishal Kapur, former CTO and co-founder of Screenhero, which was gotten by Slack in 2015.