In September 2012, Lumosity Labs received another $31.5 million in funding, surpassing the total amount invested in education game companies in 2012.
The Series D funding came from Discovery Communications and existing investors Menlo Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Harrison Metal and Norwest Venture Partners. This brings Lumosity’s total funding to more than $70 million.
Created by neuroscientists from Stanford University, Lumosity develops games and exercises that aim to improve core cognitive abilities and enable users to remember more, think faster and perform better at work and school.