SCOOT & DOODLE: $2.25 million to San Francisco-based Scoot & Doodle in seed round from Silicon Valley angels and Pearson. Founded in November 2012, the playfully-named startup provides a "real-time, social creativity platform" that allows students from middle school through college to collaborate on projects and stories through creative jam sessions. Its flagship product, Scoot & Doodle on Hangouts, was the recipient of two prestigious industry awards: the Parent's Choice Silver Award and the Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice Award.
