Mobile game creator MindSnacks recently raised $1.2 million to create new educational games. MindSnack currently has two foreign language apps, MindSnacks Spanish and MindSnacks French. Each app features six games which help users improve their reading, writing, and listening skills, in addition to expanding vocabulary and sharpening conversational abilities. The games can appeal to users of all ages, and can be a fun way to get motivated about practicing another language.

The funding came from a variety of sources, reports TechCrunch, including 500 Startups, StartupAngel, DreamIt Ventures, David Jesk and Felicis Ventures.

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Many students want to learn another language, but the process of acquiring new vocabulary and grammar rules often requires hours of rote memorization. Here to save the day is MindSnacks Spanish, an iPhone App that uses six games to help you learn Spanish in “bite-size” increments.

Each of the app’s six mini games teach a different aspect of the Spanish language. For example, the Fish Tank game helps improve vocabulary and phrase acquisition. The Word Bird game tests players’ abilities to spell correctly and translate. CEO of MindSnacks Jesse Pickard says these six games are just the beginning. Not only does the company plan to release more mini games, they also plan on releasing versions of the the game to teach other languages, including French, Italian and Mandarin.

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