<s>
QANDA	B-Application
(	O
stands	O
for	O
'	O
Q	O
and	O
A	O
 '	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
AI-based	B-Application
learning	O
platform	O
developed	O
by	O
Mathpresso	O
Inc.	O
,	O
a	O
South	O
Korea-based	O
education	O
technology	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
optical	B-Application
character	I-Application
recognition	I-Application
technology	I-Application
to	O
scan	O
math	O
problems	O
and	O
provide	O
step-by-step	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2021	O
,	O
QANDA	B-Application
has	O
reached	O
no.1	O
on	O
the	O
education	O
charts	O
in	O
20	O
countries	O
,	O
including	O
Japan	O
,	O
Vietnam	O
,	O
Indonesia	O
,	O
and	O
Thailand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
QANDA	B-Application
also	O
established	O
global	O
offices	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Vietnam	O
and	O
Indonesia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
2022	O
,	O
QANDA	B-Application
solved	O
over	O
4.7	O
billion	O
questions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
QANDA	B-Application
has	O
75	O
million	O
total	O
registered	O
users	O
and	O
reached	O
13	O
million	O
monthly	O
active	O
users	O
(	O
MAU	O
)	O
in	O
50	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-Founder	O
Jongheun	O
‘	O
Ray’	O
Lee	O
first	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
QANDA	B-Application
during	O
his	O
freshman	O
year	O
in	O
college	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
Mathpresso	O
's	O
first	O
product	O
QANDA	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
QANDA	B-Application
introduced	O
an	O
AI-based	B-Application
search	O
capability	O
that	O
permitted	O
users	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
answers	O
in	O
seconds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
QANDA	B-Application
raised	O
$50	O
million	O
in	O
series	O
C	O
funding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
QANDA	B-Application
secured	O
a	O
strategic	O
investment	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
inception	O
,	O
it	O
got	O
its	O
backing	O
in	O
Series	O
C	O
funding	O
from	O
investors	O
namely	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
Yellowdog	O
,	O
GGV	O
Capital	O
,	O
Goodwater	O
Capital	O
,	O
KDB	O
,	O
and	O
SKS	O
Private	O
Equity	O
with	O
participation	O
from	O
SoftBank	O
Ventures	O
Asia	O
,	O
Legend	O
Capital	O
,	O
Mirae	O
Asset	O
Venture	O
Investment	O
,	O
and	O
Smilegate	O
Investment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
QANDA	B-Application
features	O
OCR-based	B-Application
solution	O
search	O
,	O
one-on-one	O
Q&A	O
tutoring	O
,	O
a	O
study	O
timer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
QANDA	B-Application
launched	O
additional	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
premium	O
subscription	O
model	O
that	O
offers	O
unlimited	O
“	O
byte-sized	O
”	O
micro-video	O
lectures	O
and	O
the	O
community	O
feature	O
that	O
enhances	O
collaborative	O
learning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
QANDA	B-Application
launched	O
QANDA	B-Application
Tutor	O
,	O
a	O
tablet-based	O
1:1	O
tutoring	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
QANDA	B-Application
launched	O
an	O
exam	O
prep	O
feature	O
that	O
offers	O
past	O
exam	O
materials	O
from	O
school	O
via	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
