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HEDLINE: Lynda.com raises $186 million Series B
Online learning company lynda.com has raised a $186 million Series B led by private equity firm TPG and with participation from existing investors Accel Partners, Spectrum Equity and Meritech. David...
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Google adds Word Lens to its Google Translate App
Over the past couple of weeks Microsoft has provided us with more information and a demo of its new Skype Translator feature which translates speech in real-time and displays the translated sentences...
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Moving Beyond Textbooks
Textbooks have been with us since the dawn of time (or at least it feels that way). They have been researched, tested, reviewed, vetted and used for editions upon editions. But in a world where a...
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Start-Up Chile to invest up to $100k through Follow-On Fund SCALE
Since its launch in 2010 Start-Up Chile has hosted over 1000 startups from across the globe in its six month accelerator program, based in Santiago de Chile. Besides free co-working space, mentorship...
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Pearson Affordable Learning Fund gets additional $50 million
Pearson is planning on investing an additional $50 million in edtech startups from emerging markets through the Pearson Affordable Learning Fund. Originally launched in 2012 with a budget of $15...
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Amazon launches Kindle Textbook Creator
As part of its Kindle Direct Publishing program Amazon announced the launch of KDP EDU. The new portal aims to help educators and education authors to easily convert existing textbooks or other study...
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Startup Profile: Etutores
Thanks to increased access to the Internet and faster connections, Latin America has become one of the growing markets for online based education services. Etutores is an online learning platform that...
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HEDLINE: Pluralsight acquires Code School for $36 million
Pluralsight, an online training platform for professionals in the tech sector, has acquired learn-to-code platform Code School for $32 million. Through the acquisition Pluralsight extends its library...
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AT&T Aspire launches EdTech Accelerator Program
As part of its $350 million commitment to education, AT&T announced the opening of the AT&T Aspire Accelerator program. The program aims to support edtech startups with social impact with a...
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NewSchools to launch For-Profit EdTech Fund
Non-profit NewSchools Venture Fund is in the process of creating a new for-profit investment fund, reports EdSurge. The new fund will be lead by Jennifer Carolan who is currently in charge of the...
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Startup Profile: Redshelf
Student debt remains one of the pressing issues in higher education today, and the cost of textbooks still plays an important role in the equation. There is a range of edtech startups tackling this...
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Acer to preload Tablets with Google Play for Education
Taiwanese hardware manufacturer Acer and Google announced a partnership to make Android powered tablet devices pre-loaded with educational content for U.S. K-8Â schools. The 10 inch tablets will be...
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Startup Profile: HelloTalk
In Asia mobile phones are more intensively used than in North America or Europe. Often they are the main computing device, replacing laptops or desktop computers entirely. This also means that mobile...
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AcadGild adds Expert Mentors to Programming Courses
AcadGild wants to tackle the shortage of IT professionals with an online training portal that connects learners in the United States with mentors from India. If the concept sounds familiar to...
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HEDLINE: Student Loan Refinancer SoFi raises $200 million Series D
San Francisco-based peer-to-peer lending platform SoFi (Social Finance) raised a $200 million Series D led by Third Point Ventures and affiliates of Third Point LLC, with participation of Wellington...
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Amazon opens On Campus Pick-Up Location at Purdue
Amazon opened its first on-campus pick-up and drop-off location at Purdue University yesterday. Amazon@Purdue is staffed by Amazon and offers students a location to pick-up their orders at a schedule...
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Startup Profile: OrcaTV
Social media has changed the way people communicate and consume information, and most people use a variety of different social apps for different aspects of their lives. In this constant stream of...
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EdTech Trends: 557 million Mobile Internet Users in China
According to data released by the CNNIC (China Internet Network Information Center) the number of mobile Internet users in China rose by over 11% to 557 million in 2014 compared to 2013. This means...
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The Paradigm Shift In Higher Education
The higher education landscape will change more in the next ten years than it has in the previous one hundred and fifty. Technology has challenged traditional assumptions about learning, and the...
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HEDLINE: Student Loan Refinancer CommonBond partners with Nelnet
Student loan refinancer CommonBond announced a strategic partnership with education planning and financing provider Nelnet. As part of the deal Nelnet invested an undisclosed amount in CommonBond and...
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