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FUNDED: Varsity Tutors raises $50 million Series B
Varsity Tutors, a tutoring marketplace, raised a $50 million Series B from Technology Crossover Ventures and others. The funding will be used to improve the company’s live tutoring technology, its...
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FUNDED: Udacity raises $105 million Series D
Former MOOC turned tech education platform Udacity raised a $105 million Series D, valuing the company at $1 billion. German media, services and education company Bertelsmann increased its stake...
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Creating Value in Ed Tech
My role as CEO and Chairman of Digital Assess has given me a rather interesting insight into both sides of the dynamic in terms of value creation in education technology that encompasses both...
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3 Themes Defining The Future of Education
A society's view of education is simply a reflection of the broader culture. Back when America was far more homogeneous and agrarian, we developed schools that reflected those values and ideals, right...
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Have we reached Peak LMS?
Last Friday Instructure celebrated its long-awaited IPO. The market bid the LMS provider a rather warm welcome, closing around 8% up in afternoon trading that day. CEO Josh Coates stated that there was...
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EdTech Funding Week 47 2015
EdTech companies and startups raised over $250 million in week 47 across nine rounds. Region Rounds Amount USA 3 $33m China 1 $200m Europe 2 $2.8m India 3 $15.1m Vertical Rounds Amount K-12 4 $30.6m...
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Reading List: Online Tutoring
This Reading List: Online Tutoring is an extension of our popular “Tutoring Markets Overview” and can be used independently or in combination with the beforementioned. It features 23 articles and gives...
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Education vs. Technology
Over the coming few weeks I plan to share my thoughts on the key differentiators in this sector and the spectrum of opportunities that the Ed Tech sector brings compared to other sectors, in the...
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EdTech Funding Week 48 2015
EdTech companies and startups raised over $12 million in week 48 across two rounds. Region Rounds Amount USA 1 $12m India 1 undisclosed Vertical Rounds Amount K-12 1 $12m Lifelong Learning 1...
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Reading List: Education Market Overview South Korea
South Korea’s education system has been the envy of many western governments. The country managed to transform itself from mass illiteracy to global economic powerhouse in less than two generations....
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User vs Buyer
Over the last few weeks I have been sharing my thoughts on the key differentiators in this sector and the spectrum of opportunities that the Ed Tech sector brings compared to other sectors, in the...
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Startup List: Language Learning – Global
[Updated: 12/2015] After a quiet period, the language learning vertical within education technology is on the upswing once again with young, innovative startups entering the arena attracting a new...
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Scale vs Specialist
Over the last few weeks, I have been sharing my thoughts on the key differentiators in this sector and the spectrum of opportunities that the Ed Tech sector brings compared to other sectors in the...
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Learning a New Language in Virtual Reality
Editor's Note: This post has first been published on the Unimersiv Community. Virtual Reality, and its immersive nature, are fast changing the way education is being imparted in some of the leading...
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EdTech Startup List: Tutoring Global
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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Think Big – Think Global
Over the last few weeks, I have been sharing my thoughts on the key differentiators in this sector and the spectrum of opportunities that the Ed Tech sector brings compared to other sectors in the...
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EdTech Outlook 2016 – Frank Bonsal III
In this EdTech Outlook 2016 interview, Frank Bonsal III shares his thoughts on edtech investments, the Instructure IPO, virtual reality and the edtech bubble. Edtech investments surged to record levels...
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Key Global EdTech Markets: US, UK, India, China and Australia
Over the last few weeks I have been sharing my thoughts on the key differentiators in this sector and the spectrum of opportunities that the Ed Tech sector brings compared to other sectors in the...
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The 80–20 Rule Applied to Learning
Editor's Note: First appeared on Myelin's weekly digest. Learning is when you use something from your memory. It’s not when you read a non-fiction book, attend a lecture, or watch a documentary. It’s...
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EdTech Startup List: Germany
Though one of the most important and prolific countries in the EU, often little is known of the German online education market outside of the country itself. [purchase_link id="12441" text="Purchase"...
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