CLASSKICK: $1.7 million in seed funding to Chicago-based Classkick from Kapor Capital, Lightbank, Adam Pisoni and Great Oaks Venture Capital. You may remember reading about Classkick in EdSurge's First Look Imagine K12: 2014 report. “Classkick is a platform where students do work and get real time feedback from their teachers and peers," describes co-founder, Peter Do. "We launched in September 2014 and have users in 50 states and over 75 countries." More details from TechCrunch.