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EDBRIEF: Ellucian acquired by TPG Capital and Leonard Green Partners
Ellucian announced that private equity firms TPG Capital and Leonard Green Partners acquired a majority stake in the higher education SaaS provider from its current owners Hellman & Friedman LLC...
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MEP #070 with Jakob Garrow, Co-Founder and CEO of EdTrips
In this episode of MEP, we have Jakob Garrow, the Co-Founder and CEO of EdTrips. We talk about what EdTrips is and the problem that he’s trying to solve. We also talk about education, experiential...
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EDBRIEF: Coursera raises $49.5 million Series C
MOOC platform Coursera announced that it has closed part of a Series C round. The first closing totalled $49.5 million led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and joined by Kleiner Perkins Caufield...
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Market Brief: Mobile Learning India
Mobile learning is a growing sector in education across the globe, but it will have the largest impact in developing countries where mobile Internet outgrows, and often replaces, broadband connections...
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The Last Days of the Monolithic LMS
The LMS, as we currently know it, is a relic from a long-gone era. An era where the internet was in its infancy, where static, text-heavy content was the norm, and where the web was accessed from the...
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Future of Work: Tearing Down the Wall Between Work and School
School is definitely not out, and it never will be again. Education does not--and cannot--occur in clean, distinct segments. The realities of modern workplaces, employment practices, and economics all...
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MEP #075 with Michael Staton, Partner at Learn Capital
In this episode of MEP, I had the chance to talk to Michael Staton, Partner at Learn Capital, and our conversation centered on the current educational landscape, where educational technology fits, and...
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EDBRIEF: Cengage integrates Chegg Tutors to Digital Calculus Materials
Cengage Learning partnered with Chegg to directly integrate Chegg Tutors into its digital calculus materials. Through the partnership students will get direct access to live online sessions from...
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EDBRIEF: EnglishCentral acquires Langrich
EnglishCentral, a video learning provider in the ESL space, acquired Japanese English tutoring company Langrich. Through the acquisition EnglishCentral will add live tutoring to its library of 10.000...
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EDBRIEF: Duolingo and Uber partner to Certify Drivers
Language learning startup Duolingo and Uber announced a partnership, certifying drivers in Columbia in English. UberENGLISH will give users of the service the option to choose a certified English...
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MEP #077 with Dan Cogan-Drew, Co-Founder and CPO of Newsela
In this episode of Meet Education Project, Dan Cogan-Drew shares some early life experiences that have influenced his work in the field of education. He also talks about the company he co-founded,...
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LearnZillion raises $13 million Series B
LearnZillion, a cloud-based Common Core-aligned curricular software, raised a $13 million Series B lead by DCM Ventures and Owl Ventures. This round brings the total raised to around $23 million....
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FUNDED: LearnUp raises $8 million Series A
LearnUp, a startup that prepares applicants with job-specific online training, raised a $8 million Series A led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Shasta Ventures, with participation from Greylock...
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MEP #086 with Michael Horn, Co-Founder at Clayton Christensen Institute
In this episode of MEP, Michael Horn, the co-founder of the Clayton Christensen Institute and the executive director of its education program, shares his thoughts on the definition of blended learning,...
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Chalkup – EdTech Startup Profile
Name: Chalkup Website: www.chalkup.com Headquarters: New York, USA Vertical: K-12, Higher Education Tech: Web App, Mobile App Introduce your startup and give a short description of what you are doing....
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EDBRIEF: Udacity launches in India
Udacity officially launched in India, partnering with Google and Tata Trusts. According to the company, India is the second biggest market for its career focused online courses and so called...
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EDBRIEF: Applications open to EDUGILD – India’s first EdTech Accelerator
Pune-based MIT Group of Institutions announced the launch of its edtech accelerator program EDUGILD. The accelerator will invest Rs 1,500,000 ($22,300) in return for equity. The EDUGILD accelerator is...
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FUNDED: MasteryConnect raises $5 million Series B Extension
MasteryConnect, a data analytics platform for the K-12 space, raised an additional $5 million in an extension of its $15.2 million Series B round one year ago. The new investment comes from Facebook...
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FUNDED: MathCrunch receives Investment from StartX
MathCrunch, a San Francisco-based edtech startup that offers on-demand math tutoring via mobile devices, received additional funding from from Stanford University’s StartX Fund. Along with the...
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FUNDED: Portfolium raises $1.2 million Venture Round
Portfolium, a skills marketplace connecting students and employers, raised an additional $1.2 million venture round led by University Ventures, Seed San Diego and Vertical Venture Partners bringing the...
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