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Maneno

Subscription-based gamified reading platform for kids

Growth Lead

Full-Time
£50k - £70k/yr+ Share options
Mid
London, UK
Remote
Growth & MarketingGrowth Marketing

About the job

Requirements
  • Previous experience in growth marketing, affiliate marketing, and/or acquisition campaign management in the United Kingdom.
  • A solid understanding of performance marketing channels, including paid marketing, search engine optimization, conversion rate optimization, affiliate marketing, content marketing, and email marketing automation.
  • A strong understanding of data collection and the metrics needed to evaluate experiment effectiveness.
  • An understanding of the product development lifecycle and how to engage with a technical team and communicate priorities.
  • Documented experience using data in decision-making.
  • Proven experience developing and executing go-to-market marketing strategies.
  • An understanding of business intelligence, data readiness, and analytical skills.
  • An understanding of marketing funnels, segmentation, and brand positioning.
  • Technical skills for setting up campaigns and collecting data to evaluate campaign effectiveness.
Responsibilities
  • Own acquisition efforts across local paid marketing channels and partnerships.
  • Own activation and retention metrics by identifying funnel gaps, devising experiments to address them, and scaling successful experiments.
  • Identify, prioritize, and schedule experiments across the funnel for continuous execution.
  • Work with developers and designers to run experiments and interpret their results.
  • Establish closed-loop analytics to understand how marketing activity converts into leads and customers, and continually refine the process to improve conversion rate.
  • Identify and establish partnerships with external literacy stakeholders.
  • Build a search engine optimization strategy and write engaging content that converts leads into paid users.
  • Remain hands-on and participate in all aspects of the product process.
Desired Qualifications
  • Proven ability to build and scale marketing business models.
  • Experience managing multiple projects and delegating work effectively.
  • Experience working with cross-functional and remote teams in a startup business.
  • Deep knowledge of analytics tools such as Mixpanel and CleverTap.
  • Experience working with education technology startups or in the publishing industry.

About the company

Maneno offers a subscription-based, gamified reading platform designed to build daily reading habits in young learners. It operates through a mobile app available on Apple App Store and Google Play. The system centers on each child caring for a baby dragon that they nurture and feed by reading, turning reading sessions into game progress. Families subscribe to access the app; kids log reading sessions, track progress, and engage with game elements that reward consistency and effort. What sets it apart is the combination of a character-driven motivation (the baby dragon) with daily streaks, rewards, and progress tracking, all in a kid-friendly mobile experience. The goal is to improve literacy worldwide and spark kids’ interest in reading.

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Denmark

Founded

2015

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What believers are saying

  • Deepbridge Capital backed Maneno in February 2025, validating investor interest.
  • The app updated on Google Play in May 2026, showing ongoing product maintenance.
  • U.K. SEN school pilots started in 2023, opening a defensible institutional channel.

What critics are saying

  • Deepbridge’s 2025 funding likely was modest, limiting runway against better-funded edtech rivals.
  • No fresh 2026 school contracts or revenue disclosures signal weak market traction.
  • Apple and Google can copy features quickly, collapsing Maneno’s consumer moat within 12 months.

What makes Maneno unique

  • Maneno’s gamified dragon mechanic ties reading progress to daily engagement.
  • Its library spans 8,000+ children’s books with text-to-speech and accessibility tools.
  • Founder Thomas Normann-Ekegren built Maneno as a subscription reading app for ages 4+.

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Benefits

  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Remote Work Options
  • Company Social Events