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MathCrunch – EdTech Startup Profile
Name: MathCrunch Website: www.mathcrunch.com Headquarters: San Francisco, USA Vertical: K-12, Higher Education Tech: Web App, Mobile App Introduce your startup and give a short description of what you...
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MEP #090 with Allan Staker, CEO of Brain Chase Productions
In this episode of MEP, I talk to Allan Staker, CEO of Brain Chase Productions, about the application called Brain Chase, a 5-week long treasure hunt that enhances math, reading and writing skills for...
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FUNDED: Civitas Learning raises $60 million Series D
Civitas Learning, a data analytics platform for higher education institutions, announced that Warburg Pincus is leading a Series D of up to $60 million in the company. Austin Ventures, Emergence...
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FUNDED: Credible raises $10 million Series A
Credible, a student loan marketplace, raised a $10 million Series A led by Soul Htite with participation from Ron Suber and Scott Langmack. Founded in 2012, Credible previously raised $2.7 million in...
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FUNDED: SoFi raises $1 billion Series E
SoFi (Social Finance), a student loan refinance provider, announced a $1 billion Series E led by SoftBank with participation from existing investors Third Point Ventures and affiliates of Third Point...
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FUNDED: General Assembly raises $70 million Series D
General Assembly, an educational institution that offers courses in technology, business and design at fourteen campuses across four continents and online, raised a $70 million Series D from Advance...
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EdTech Startup List: India
The Indian education technology market is a fast-growing industry, full of opportunity. It is predicted to be worth Rs 590,000 crore in FY2014-15 as reported by India Rating & Research. It is,...
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M&A: News Corp completes Amplify Sale
News Corp completed the sale of data analytics and assessment platform Amplify and its assets. The company was acquired by parts of the management team and a group of private investors for an...
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FUNDED: Aceable raises $4.7 million Seed Round
Aceable, an Austin-based edtech startup that offers app based courses in drivers education, raised a $4.7M Seed Round led by Silverton Partners with participation from Floodgate Ventures, NextGen...
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FUNDED: CampusLogic raises $7.5 million Series A
CampusLogic, a student financial aid platform, raised a $7.5 million Series A led by Continental Investors with participation from Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation. Founded in 2011, CampusLogic...
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Virtual Reality will change the way we learn forever
In recent years, the development of information technology has progressed in leaps and bounds. The advancement of programming techniques, rapid productivity growth of semiconductor chips, the...
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Reading List: Tutoring Markets Overview
The tutoring industry is a booming market worldwide, currently estimated at around 100 to 150 billion USD annually and with the potential to grow to 190 billion USD, depending on whose research you...
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FUNDED: Newsela raises $15 million Series B
Newsela, a personalized learning platform for literacy, raised a $15 million Series B round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) with participation of Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan,...
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On-Demand Tutoring – From Teacher to Feature
On-demand tutoring, the possibility to connect with a live tutor anytime - anywhere, is quickly becoming a must-have feature for edtech startups. Instead of booking a session with a tutor at a fixed...
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FUNDED: AdmitSee raises $1.8 million Seed
AdmitSee, a marketplace for college admission and career readiness, closed a $1.8 million Seed round from Social + Capital Partnership, FOUNDER.org, and Imagine K12’s Start Fund. Founded in 2013,...
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FUNDED: Phoenix E-Learning raises $30 million from TAL Education Group
Phoenix E-Learning Corporation has received a $30 million investment from TAL Education Group. Through the investment TAL Education will hold a 32% equity interest in the company. Founded in 2003,...
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FUNDED: Instructure files for $75 million IPO
Instructure filed a S-1 form with the Securities and Exchange Commission, aiming for a $75 million IPO. Founded in 2008, Instructure has raised close to $80 million in venture capital including a $40...
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Our Higher Education Model is not Sustainable
Sustainability is not merely an environmental ambition, focused on EPA-administered programs and “small footprint” tips and tricks for changing lifestyles. Sustainability, literally, is about doing...
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FUNDED: Bertelsmann invests $230 million in HotChalk
Bertelsmann continues to expand its education portfolio. The media, services and education company announced that it will invest $230 million in higher education solutions provider HotChalk. Through...
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FUNDED: Schoology raises $32 million Series D
Schoology, a LMS for K-12 and higher education, has raised a $32 million Series D led by JMI Equity with participation from existing investors FirstMark Capital, Intel Capital, and Great Road Holdings....
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