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Nicolas de Santis of Gold Mercury International to keynote Multilingualism in...
We are delighted to announce that Nicolas de Santis will deliver his keynote at our event Multilingualism in Europe next week. Nicolas de Santis is President & Secretary General of Gold Mercury...
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Florence Mele and Nicholas Niggli to present at Multilingualism in Europe
Today I am happy to announce that we have confirmed two additional speakers for our event on Multilingualism in Europe this Wednesday. I would like to introduce Mrs Florence Mele, the Director of...
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With Coursera entering Brazil LatAm becomes the next MOOC Battle Ground
Coursera announced its entrance into the Brazilian / Portuguese MOOC market through partnerships with the University of São Paulo (USP), the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), the Lemann...
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Chinese Tech and Creative Skills Course Platforms raise over $50 million in...
The Chinese market for tech and creative skills is heating up. In just four weeks two significant Series B rounds adding up to over $50 million went into edtech startups offering online courses for...
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EdTech Funding Asia: $32.8 million in August 2014
Our EdTech Funding Coverage is brought to you by Digital Education. Last month was quiet in terms of funding in Asia compared to the rest of the world, but we can already tell that more deals are...
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Unitus Seed Fund raises additional $7 million for Early Stage Investments
Back in May we reported on the public launch of Unitus Seed Fund in India which had started out with the aim to serve bottom of the pyramid startups across the country. Unitus has recently announced...
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Sebastian Thrun raises $35 million Series C for Udacity’s nanodegrees
Former MOOC platform Udacity raised a $35 million Series C to double down on its new path of creating the nanodegree and aiming to address the skills gap ranging from computer science to finance. The...
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MasteryConnect raises $15.2 million Series B
Mastery Connect announced today that it has raised a $ 15.2 million Series B round led by Trinity Ventures and with participation of Pelion Ventures and Catamount Ventures. Larry Orr, general partner...
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Blackboard acquires WebRTC Startup Requestec
Blackboard announced the acquisition of Requestec, a startup that creates web conferencing and real time communication gateways for computers and mobile devices. Financial terms of the deal have not...
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Startup Profile: Lingua.ly
During last week’s event on Multilingualism in Europe we were talking about trends in language learning that are driven by new technology, data and a new mindset when it comes to what learners expect...
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HEDLINE: Remind raises $40 million Series C to fuel its International Expansion
Remind, formerly Remind101, raised a $40 million Series C led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers with participation by The Social+Capital Partnership and First Round Capital. Founded in 2011 by...
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Is Remind on the Road to 1 billion Users and an IPO?
School messaging app Remind (formerly Remind101) announced a $40 million Series C on Tuesday, bringing its total funding raised close to $60 million. The round was a so called inside round with no new...
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HEDLINE: Chegg acquires Internships.com for $11 million in Cash and Stock
Chegg announced today that it has acquired the data and assets of Internships.com for $10 million in cash and $1 million in stock from CareerArc Group LLC. Key Takeaway Through this latest acquisition...
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Yahoo shuts down its Education Portal – LinkedIn launches College Finding Tools
Last week Yahoo announced would shut down its vertical portal Yahoo Education on September 30th, followed by its legacy product Yahoo Directory at the end of the year. This, however, does not seem to...
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Kaizen Private Equity raises $150 million EdTech Fund for India and South...
Mumbai-based private equity fund Kaizen Management Advisors announced that it will invest $150 million in the education projects in India and South East Asia reports the Economic Times. $75 million are...
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Overview: The 13 Participants of Pearson’s African Edupreneurs Program
Pearson Affordable Learning Fund and Village Capital announced the thirteen participants of its edupreneurs program in Africa. Six of the participants come from South Africa, two from Tanzania, two...
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CL Educate files for $40M IPO
Indian education service provider CL Educate, formerly known as Career Launcher, has filed papers for an IPO hoping to raise up to $40 million. The company was founded in 1994 and operates centers in...
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HEDLINE: Minerva Project raises $70 million Series B
The Minerva Project, an edtech startup that aims to create a new breed of elite university, announced that it is in the process of raising a $70 million Series B from a Chinese investment consortium...
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HEDLINE: Osmo raises $12 million Series A from Accel Partners
Osmo, a startup that connects physical games with an iPad experience, has raised a $12 million Series A led by Accel Partners with participation of Upfront Ventures and K9 Ventures. Accel Partners'...
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Bertelsmann acquires Relias Learning from Visa Equity Partners
One month after participating in Udacity’s $35 million Series C, German media company Bertelsmann takes another step to strengthen its e-learning portfolio as it announced the acquisition of Relias...
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