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Codecademy eyes the enterprise with $40 million in new capitalFebruary 23, 2021 at 9:00 AM After going over four years without raising any capital, coding class platform Codecademy has raised a new tranche of money: a $40 million Series D round led by Owl Ventures, with participation from Prosus and Union Square Ventures.
The startup is the latest edtech business to bring on capital after years without it, a list that includes ClassDojo, CourseHero, Quizlet and Udacity. But founder Zach Sims, who began the company in 2011 as a Columbia student, says that Codecademy’s growth, and hunge...Tags: Startups, TC, Codecademy, Education, India, Tech, Coding, Edtech, Columbia, Udacity, Union Square Ventures, Chegg, Sims, Zach Sims, Owl Ventures, Recent Funding 37 people like this. Like ErudiFi raises $5 million Series A to give students in Southeast Asia more education financing optionsFebruary 23, 2021 at 3:46 AM Based in Singapore, ErudiFi wants to help more students in Southeast Asia stay in school by giving them affordable financing options. The startup announced today it has raised a $5 million Series A, co-led by Monk’s Hill Ventures and Qualgro.
ErudiFi currently works with more than 50 universities and vocational schools in Indonesia and the Philippines. Co-founder and chief executive officer Naga Tan told TechCrunch that students in those countries have limited financing options, and often rely o...Tags: Fundings & Exits, Startups, TC, Asia, Education, Indonesia, Finance, Southeast Asia, Singapore, Philippines, Fintech, Tan, Monk 's Hill Ventures, Peng T Ong, ErudiFi, Philippines Co 14 people like this. Like Tired of ‘Zoom University’? So is edtechFebruary 18, 2021 at 10:15 AM  Tags: Google, Startups, TC, Class, Enterprise, Education, Microsoft, Tech, Remote Work, Inspace, Facetime, Chromebooks, Edtech, Hall, Coursera, Emergence Capital 114 people like this. Like Pandemic-era growth and SPACs are helping edtech startups graduate earlyFebruary 17, 2021 at 5:01 PM Special purpose acquisition vehicles regained popularity in 2020 as an alternative way to take startups public, and now they are eyeing edtech companies.
So far, Skillsoft has gone public through Churchill Capital, and Nerdy, parent company of Varsity Tutors, did the same through a reverse merger with TPG Pace Tech Opportunities. On the investor side, Edify and Adit EdTech Acquisition are both separate, $200 million SPACs for education companies.
SPACs are not being used to prop up com...Tags: Startups, Education, Ipo, Tech, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Edtech, Varsity Tutors, SPAC, Cohn, Wolford, Chuck Cohn, TPG, Skillsoft, EC Edtech, Churchill Capital and Nerdy 5 people like this. Like How Repton School Helps Students Secure Ambitious Higher-Education OpportunitiesFebruary 13, 2021 at 11:00 AM A glimpse into the life of Ellie Mitchell formerly from Repton School, who now studies and swims competitively in the States.
The post How Repton School Helps Students Secure Ambitious Higher-Education Opportunities appeared first on Young Upstarts.Tags: Startups, Education, Others, Repton School, Ellie Mitchell 30 people like this. Like Labster gets millions from a16z to bring virtual science lab software to the worldFebruary 10, 2021 at 5:00 AM  Tags: Startups, TC, Asia, Education, Africa, Tech, Vr, Virtual Reality, Denmark, Silicon Valley, Andreessen Horowitz, Copenhagen, Edtech, Latin America, Jensen, California Community College 121 people like this. Like Ethena, which sends bite-sized nudges for compliance training, shifts its focus amid new capitalFebruary 8, 2021 at 11:00 AM  Tags: Startups, Education, Tech, HR, Edtech, Zendesk, Petraeus, Deborah Quazzo, GSV, Quazzo, Recent Funding, Ethena, GSV Ventures, Netflix Zoom, Anne Solmssen, Roxanne Petraeus 118 people like this. Like Extra Crunch roundup: 500 Startups’ demo day, smart SaaS pricing and much moreFebruary 5, 2021 at 6:04 PM  Tags: Startups, TC, Europe, Education, Okta, Tech, Best, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Venture Capital, Public, Alex, Robinhood, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Union Square Ventures, Databricks 108 people like this. Like Class adds $30 million to its balance sheet for a Zoom-friendly edtech solutionFebruary 4, 2021 at 11:00 AM  Tags: Startups, TC, Europe, Class, Education, Funding, Tech, Edtech, Sdk, Early Stage, Udemy, Emergence Capital, Zoom, LMS, Chasen, Michael Chasen 113 people like this. Like Edtech valuations aren’t skyrocketing, but investors see more exit opportunitiesFebruary 3, 2021 at 9:37 AM Less than a year after we put out an initial temperature check survey, it’s clear that specialist investors are even more bullish on edtech. Bears are hard to find right now: the sector, once undercapitalized, has brought in $10 billion in venture capital funding globally in 2020.
As investors told us last week, the biggest consumer opportunity in 2021 and beyond is lifelong learning (and portfolio companies have the profits to prove it).
But despite edtech’s noise, the second installment of our...Tags: Startups, TC, Europe, Education, Tech, Vista, Venture Capital, Silicon Valley, Edtech, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Union Square Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, SPAC, Skillsoft, Deborah Quazzo, Owl Ventures 25 people like this. Like Language-learning service Babbel adds live classes, games and moreFebruary 2, 2021 at 2:30 PM Babbel, the Berlin-based language-learning platform, today announced that it is now going well beyond its core app-based learning service and is introducing live classes.
Capped at six students, these conversation-driven classes will be taught by certified teachers, using Babbel’s existing methodology. Learners can add live classes to their existing Babbel subscription for an additional fee, starting at $110 for five classes/month, or subscribe to them as a standalone product (though they’ll als...Tags: Startups, TC, Apps, Education, Youtube, Berlin, Tech, United States, Teacher, Babbel, Hansen, Julie Hansen, Wikis, Babbel Hansen, Christian Hillemeyer Babbel 30 people like this. Like PRESENTING: 64 edtech startups looking to disrupt Harvard as part of a $9 billion marketJanuary 30, 2021 at 9:30 AM Tags: Startups, College, US, Trends, Harvard, Higher Education, Universities, Teaser, Edtech, Coursera, Online Learning, Nordic, Harvard Here, Tech Insider, Remote Learning, Virtual Learning 69 people like this. Like Extra Crunch roundup: Edtech VC survey, 5 founder mistakes, fintech liquidity, moreJanuary 29, 2021 at 6:17 PM  Tags: Apple, Startups, TC, Cloud, Europe, New York, Hardware, Enterprise, Media, Education, Entrepreneurship, Boston, Africa, Tech, Netflix, Digital Media 113 people like this. Like Nerdy, a tutoring marketplace startup, is going public via SPACJanuary 29, 2021 at 1:26 PM A gig economy-powered consumer edtech platform is heading to the New York Stock Exchange.
Edtech startup Nerdy, which owns the popular tutoring business Varsity Tutors, is seeking to become a public company through a special purpose acquisition vehicle, otherwise known as a SPAC.
Nerdy will merge with TPG Pace Tech Opportunities (NYSE: PACE), a publicly traded SPAC since 2015. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of this year.
The deal will value Nerdy at $1.7 billion. Th...Tags: Startups, TC, Education, Tech, Edtech, Tutoring, Exit, Varsity Tutors, Nyse, SPAC, Nerdy, Deborah Quazzo, GSV, TPG Pace Tech Opportunities, New York Stock Exchange Edtech, SPAC Nerdy 8 people like this. Like 12 investors say lifelong learning is taking edtech mainstreamJanuary 28, 2021 at 10:00 AM The venture potential of a startup that caters to individual students — instead of a slow-moving, small-pocketed institution — has a bullish aura that attracts investors.
Add in a pandemic that forced many to embrace remote learning overnight, and it makes sense that we have seen companies like Outschool and ClassDojo turn first profits while startups like Quizlet and ApplyBoard reached $1 billion valuations.
Last year brought a flurry of record-breaking venture capital to t...Tags: Startups, TC, Europe, Education, US, Tech, United States, Venture Capital, Lambda, Edtech, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Union Square Ventures, Cowboy Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Mckinsey, PitchBook 39 people like this. Like 13 investors say lifelong learning is taking edtech mainstreamJanuary 28, 2021 at 10:00 AM The venture potential of a startup that caters to individual students — instead of a slow-moving, small-pocketed institution — has a bullish aura that attracts investors.
Add in a pandemic that forced many to embrace remote learning overnight, and it makes sense that we have seen companies like Outschool and ClassDojo turn first profits while startups like Quizlet and ApplyBoard reached $1 billion valuations.
Last year brought a flurry of record-breaking venture capital to t...Tags: Startups, TC, Europe, Education, US, Tech, United States, Venture Capital, Lambda, Edtech, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Union Square Ventures, Cowboy Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Mckinsey, PitchBook 23 people like this. Like Extra Crunch roundup: Digital health VC survey, edtech M&A, deep tech marketing, moreJanuary 22, 2021 at 3:58 PM  Tags: Health, Startups, TC, Facebook, Asia, Europe, Enterprise, Education, Privacy, Developer, Washington, Finance, US, San Francisco, Tech, Diversity 52 people like this. Like Sounding Board raises cash as startups wake up to executive coachingJanuary 22, 2021 at 11:58 AM In an unprecedented work environment defined by distributed teams and virtual-only communication, two co-founders think their 2018 bet reigns truer than ever: mentors need mentorship, too.
Christine Tao and Lori Mazan , the brains behind Sounding Board, want to train any leader within an organization to be a better leader. The San Francisco startup connects anyone from first-time managers to C-suite executives with coaches through a marketplace.
Revenue has doubled or tripled every year sin...Tags: Startups, TC, Education, San Francisco, Executive Coaching, Tech, Kevin Johnson, TechCrunch, Tao, Sounding Board, OKR, David Blake, Canaan Partners, Recent Funding, Christine Tao, Lori Mazan 5 people like this. Like African edtech startup uLesson lands a $7.5 million Series AJanuary 20, 2021 at 4:11 PM ULesson, an edtech startup based in Nigeria that sells digital curriculum to students through SD cards, has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding. The round is led by Owl Ventures, which closed over half a billion in new fund money just months ago. Other participants include LocalGlobe and existing investors, including TLcom Capital and Founder Collective.
The financing comes a little over a year since uLesson closed its $3.1 million seed round in November 2019. The startup’s biggest differenc...Tags: Startups, Marketplace, Education, India, Nigeria, Africa, Tech, South Africa, Kenya, World Health Organization, Series A, Early Stage, University Of Georgia, Localglobe, Digital Learning, Owl Ventures 25 people like this. Like Tappity raises $1.3M for its interactive and educational video library for kidsDecember 28, 2020 at 12:05 PM  Tags: Amazon, Startups, Apps, Y Combinator, Family, Science, Kids, Education, Parents, Stem, Tech, Chad, Bill, Edtech, PANGEA, Cto 70 people like this. Like Fluent Forever raises $4.9M for its language learning systemDecember 23, 2020 at 1:34 PM Fluent Forever, a startup that uses a novel learning system to help its users master a new language faster, has raised a $4.9 million funding round led by Denver-based Stout Street Capital. Other investors in this round include The Syndicate, LAUNCH, Mana Ventures, Noveus VC, Flight.VC, Insta VC, UpVentures, Firebrand Ventures, Cultivation Capital, Spero Ventures and Lofty Ventures.
In many ways, Fluent Forever is a direct competitor to Duolingo, Babbel and similar online language learning...Tags: Startups, TC, Crowdsourcing, Learning, Education, Tech, Denver, Duolingo, Anki, Babbel, Jason Calacanis, Language Learning, Gabriel Wyner, Fluent Forever, Recent Funding, Stout Street Capital 31 people like this. Like Career Karma raises $10M to connect students to coding bootcampsDecember 9, 2020 at 8:00 AM  Tags: Startups, Education, Initialized Capital, General Assembly, Henry, HARRIS, Burks, Amira Yahyaoui, Lambda School, Recent Funding, Career Karma, COVID, Strive School, Ruben Harris Artur Meyster, Timur Meyster, Lambda School for Latin America Career Karma 97 people like this. Like Is 2020 bringing more edtech rounds than ever, or does it simply feel that way?December 8, 2020 at 10:49 AM  Tags: Startups, TC, Education, Funding, Tech, Venture Capital, Edtech, Crunchbase, The Exchange, Natasha Mascarenhas 85 people like this. Like Henry picks up cash to be a Lambda School for Latin AmericaDecember 3, 2020 at 4:29 PM  Tags: Fundings & Exits, Startups, Europe, Education, Mexico, China, Tech, United States, Argentina, Isa, Edtech, Latin America, Buenos Aires, Nubank, Henry, Luz 81 people like this. Like Sketchy wants to replace boring textbooks with ‘Pixar-like’ videosDecember 2, 2020 at 5:50 PM Studying for med school is tough. What if it was more Pixar-like?
Sketchy, a visual learning platform, takes complex material that a med student might need to memorize for an exam, and puts the information in an illustrated scene. For example, it uses a countryside kingdom to explain the coronavirus, or a salmon dinner to explain Salmonella. The goal is for a student to be able to mentally go back to the scene while taking an exam, walk through it and retrieve all of the information.
While Sketc...Tags: Startups, TC, Education, Tech, United States, Pixar, Edtech, Aaron, Bryan, LeMieux, Sid, Berg, Siddiqui, Newsela, The Chernin Group, Reach Capital 21 people like this. Like AllRight, an English language learning app for children, raises $5M from Genesis InvestmentsNovember 20, 2020 at 9:55 AM AllRight is a platform for English language learning, aimed at children four years or older, which combines lessons with real teachers and homework with “AI-powered” tutors. It’s now raised a $5 million Series A round led by Genesis Investments, with participation from TMT Investments, TerraVC and existing investors Flashpoint and Misha Lyalin.
The Ukraine-based startup will now enter new markets and strengthen its positions in Poland, Russia, Spain and Latin America. AllRight’s competitors incl...Tags: Startups, Apps, Europe, Education, Tech, Cisco, Ukraine, Latin America, TMT Investments, Recent Funding, Allright, Genesis Investments, Misha Lyalin, Poland Russia Spain, Oleg Oksyuk, Vitaly Laptenok 23 people like this. Like Transfr raises $12M Series A to bring virtual reality to manufacturing-plant floorsNovember 19, 2020 at 4:45 PM The coronavirus has displaced millions of workers across the country. In order to recover, companies must focus on re-skilling their workforces in a measured and sustainable way. However, training and recruitment can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for companies, a heavy investment that is hard to explain during volatile times.
To Bharani Rajakumar, the founder of Transfr, the dilemma of displaced workers is the perfect use case for virtual reality technology. Transfr leverages virtual rea...Tags: Fundings & Exits, Startups, TC, Gadgets, Facebook, Asia, Education, Alabama, San Francisco, Tech, Vr, Virtual Reality, Michael Jensen, Recent Funding, Coronavirus, COVID-19 3 people like this. Like Nestlings wants to help international students navigate a messy higher-ed environmentNovember 18, 2020 at 11:52 AM The admissions process for international students applying to colleges is outdated. For starters, there is no Common App, the one-stop application that U.S. students are able to use to apply to a variety of schools in one go. Instead, international students must navigate thousands of schools, each having their own requirements and application process, on a one by one basis.
It’s a time-consuming and convoluted process, which is exactly where Nestlings, a Cupertino, California-based startup, com...Tags: Apple, Fundings & Exits, Startups, Education, Southeast Asia, Tech, Canada, United States, Bangalore, Cincinnati, Cupertino California, Vora, Satish, Glasgow Caledonian University, Nestlings, Sowmya Satish How To Create A Startup Company While Attending CollegeNovember 14, 2020 at 10:50 AM  Tags: Startups, Mark Zuckerberg, College, Entrepreneurship, Linkedin, Customer Relationship Management, Aren, Facebook Twitter Instagram, Advice For The Young At Heart, Startup Advice, Social Media Integration, Student Entrepreneur, Create A Startup Company While Attending College 124 people like this. Like Online learning marketplace Udemy is raising up to $100M at a $3.32B valuationNovember 13, 2020 at 2:30 PM Online education has been one of the hotspots in the tech world this year, as people turn to e-learning tools to fill in the gaps variously arising from closed schools, closed offices, social distancing and more time on our hands at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic. And that is giving a big bump to education startups, which are raising money to capitalise on the growth opportunity.
In one of the latest developments, Udemy — which provides a marketplace currently numbering some 130,000 video...Tags: Python, Startups, Japan, Education, India, Softbank, Funding, Tech, Delaware, Online Education, Udemy, Norwest Venture Partners, Homer, Byju, Berlitz, Recent Funding 30 people like this. Like |
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