Poland's Brainly takes over its biggest US competitor

Kraków-based education company Brainly, owner of zadane.pl webportal, has taken over OpenStudy, its biggest rival on the US market, the company said. "With the takeover, Brainly expands its knowledge sharing platform. Pupils will be able to make use of an extended database to follow their interests and have fun at the same time," said Michał Borkowski, the CEO of Brainly. Brainly wants to develop both platforms in parallel, with a common knowledge database. Brainly received $9 million in series A investment (General Catalyst) in 2014 and $15 million in series B investment (Naspers) in 2016.