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Tommie Lo (front row, second left), Founder
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\u00a0<\/p>\n Tommie Lo, Founder and CEO of Preface<\/b>, said:
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Preface’s
\nOutReach<\/a>\u00a0– 17 September 2021 –\u00a0Preface<\/a><\/b>, the Hong
\nKong-based EdTech<\/b> company, has
\nannounced the completion of its Series A funding from prominent investor
\n Holdings (H.K.) Limited<\/b><\/sdt>. The company will use the latest round of funding to further develop its
\nbusiness in major cities including Hong Kong, Tokyo and London, with a
\ndetermination to popularise coding knowledge and make it a universal language.
\nPreface aims to equip the new generation with this key language for a better
\nfuture.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/images.media-outreach.com\/Thumb\/500x0\/177738\/Senior-Management.jpg#image-177738\")
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\nand CEO of Preface, and the Management Team<\/p>\n
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\nglobal EdTech industry continues on a sharp growth path and is now worth more
\nthan US$100 billion. Despite the impact of the ongoing pandemic, Preface has
\nseen a continued improvement in its performance, with year-on-year revenue
\ngrowth of 500% over the past 12 months.<\/p>\n
\n“Coding will become the universal language of the future. Trusted by
\nMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and UNESCO in the provision of
\nprogramming education, Preface offers award-winning programming curricula to
\nglobal academia and leading multinational corporations. Through the
\nhigh-mobility classroom model we are initiating, our goal is to equip future
\ntalents with this key language.” <\/p>\n
\nare very excited to support Preface in its Series A round of funding. In the
\ndigital transformation era, education has become one of the fastest-changing
\nlandscapes and we see enormous potential for the business. We trust that a
\nforward-looking company like Preface can revolutionise the education industry
\nthrough their innovative approach,” said Angus
\nChan, COO and CFO of Sunlink Holdings (H.K.) Limited<\/b>.<\/p>\n
\ncultivating global coding talents has become the responsibility of education <\/u><\/b><\/p>\n
\nthe first Asian teaching platform to win an award at
\nsummits, Preface Coding by Preface is committed to nurturing talents and
\ncooperating with universities around the world, such as MIT and the University
\nof California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the United States. Preface has also designed
\nofficial coding courses for top-ranked universities and co-organised seminars
\nand workshops with multinational technology companies and non-profit
\norganisations. Preface has now trained more than 10,000 students around the
\nworld.<\/p>\n
\nissues raised by traditional education model and fuelling innovation technology
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\ninnovative teaching concept, the
\n“Decentralised Classroom” delivery model<\/b>, emphasises that
\neducation should not be restricted by time and place. Students from Preface are
\nable to choose how and where to attend their coding courses as they prefer,
\nreceiving teaching materials according to real
\nanalysis and being matched with teachers through AI technology. <\/p>\n