Mergers and Acquisitions
Renaissance Learning Buys Freckle Education to Expand Math Offerings
May 20 · Wade Tyler Millward
Mergers and Acquisitions
Renaissance Learning Buys Freckle Education to Expand Math Offerings
May 20
Mergers and Acquisitions
Abl Acquires School by Design to Scale Effort to Make Class Schedules More Equitable
May 20 · Tony Wan
Mergers and Acquisitions
Abl Acquires School by Design to Scale Effort to Make Class Schedules More Equitable
May 20
Financing
Nanny Service Startup CozyKin Raises $6M to Expand into New Markets
May 20
Financing
Nanny Service Startup CozyKin Raises $6M to Expand into New Markets
May 20
Opinion
With Brexit Looming, Is There a Place for the UK in Global Edtech?
May 19 · Vikas Pota
Opinion
With Brexit Looming, Is There a Place for the UK in Global Edtech?
May 19
Opinion
How to Build a High-Functioning Remote Team for Your Edtech Company
May 18 · Anil Hemrajani
Opinion
How to Build a High-Functioning Remote Team for Your Edtech Company
May 18
Financing
Online Learning Platform Provider Geniebook Raises $1.1 Million
May 16
Financing
Online Learning Platform Provider Geniebook Raises $1.1 Million
May 16
Diversity and Equity
Google, DonorsChoose Partner to Fund Culturally Responsive Classroom Materials
May 16 · Emily Tate
Diversity and Equity
Google, DonorsChoose Partner to Fund Culturally Responsive Classroom Materials
May 16
Financing
Study Abroad Program Manager Terra Dotta Raises $3.4 Million to Grow Team
May 16
Financing
Study Abroad Program Manager Terra Dotta Raises $3.4 Million to Grow Team
May 16
Financing
Online Tutoring Platform Acadsoc Raises $15 Million
May 15
Financing
Online Tutoring Platform Acadsoc Raises $15 Million
May 15
Financing
Classplus Raises $1.6 Million to Improve App for Tutors
May 15
Financing
Classplus Raises $1.6 Million to Improve App for Tutors
May 15
Financing
Kahoot Acquires Again, Buying Reading App Poio
May 14
Financing
Kahoot Acquires Again, Buying Reading App Poio
May 14
Financing
Reading Plus Raises Funding From Sterling Partners’ Education Opportunity Fund
May 14
Financing
Reading Plus Raises Funding From Sterling Partners’ Education Opportunity Fund
May 14
Investors
Rethink Education Looks to Raise $150M For Its Third Edtech Investment Fund
May 14
Investors
Rethink Education Looks to Raise $150M For Its Third Edtech Investment Fund
May 14
Financing
Cialfo Raises $3 Million Series A to Expand College Applications Platform in U.S.
May 14 · Wade Tyler Millward
Financing
Cialfo Raises $3 Million Series A to Expand College Applications Platform in U.S.
May 14
Financing
Sawyer Raises $11M to Connect Parents and Providers for Educational Playtime
May 14 · Wade Tyler Millward
Financing
Sawyer Raises $11M to Connect Parents and Providers for Educational Playtime
May 14
Financing
Kinteract Raises $1.63 Million to Grow LMS
May 10
Financing
Kinteract Raises $1.63 Million to Grow LMS
May 10
Mergers and Acquisitions
StoryBots, a Children’s Education Brand by JibJab Creators, Sells to Netflix
May 10
Mergers and Acquisitions
StoryBots, a Children’s Education Brand by JibJab Creators, Sells to Netflix
May 10
Data Privacy
A ‘Safe’ Smart Speaker for Kids? Startup Chatterbox Promises to Put Privacy First
May 9 · Emily Tate
Data Privacy
A ‘Safe’ Smart Speaker for Kids? Startup Chatterbox Promises to Put Privacy First
May 9
Mergers and Acquisitions
Game On: Kahoot Snaps Up DragonBox for $18 Million for Its First Acquisition
May 8 · Tony Wan
Mergers and Acquisitions
Game On: Kahoot Snaps Up DragonBox for $18 Million for Its First Acquisition
May 8
Financing
Student Financial Aid Startup Mos Raises $4 Million in Seed Funding
May 8
Financing
Student Financial Aid Startup Mos Raises $4 Million in Seed Funding
May 8
Financing
CollegeDekho Raises $8 Million to Match Students With the Right Colleges
May 8
Financing
CollegeDekho Raises $8 Million to Match Students With the Right Colleges
May 8
Financing
Meet the Edtech Grantees of Google’s $25 Million AI Impact Challenge
May 7 · Tony Wan
Financing
Meet the Edtech Grantees of Google’s $25 Million AI Impact Challenge
May 7
Financing
Pesto Raises $2 Million to Grow Online Engineering Education Programs
May 7
Financing
Pesto Raises $2 Million to Grow Online Engineering Education Programs
May 7
Mergers and Acquisitions
Excelligence Buys Pre-K Curriculum and 'The Letter People' Literacy Program
May 7
Mergers and Acquisitions
Excelligence Buys Pre-K Curriculum and 'The Letter People' Literacy Program
May 7
Mergers and Acquisitions
Wiley to Acquire Knewton’s Assets, Marking an End to an Expensive Startup Journey
May 6 · Tony Wan
Mergers and Acquisitions
Wiley to Acquire Knewton’s Assets, Marking an End to an Expensive Startup Journey
May 6
Startups
A Former Oakland Unified Teacher Now Helps Even More Students Pass AP Tests
May 6 · Tony Wan
Startups
A Former Oakland Unified Teacher Now Helps Even More Students Pass AP Tests
May 6
Financing
PeopleGrove Secures $4.7 Million Series A to Support Student-Alumni Relationships
May 3
Financing
PeopleGrove Secures $4.7 Million Series A to Support Student-Alumni Relationships
May 3
Mergers and Acquisitions
Pluralsight’s First Post-IPO Acquisition: $170M for Developer Platform, GitPrime
May 3
Mergers and Acquisitions
Pluralsight’s First Post-IPO Acquisition: $170M for Developer Platform, GitPrime
May 3
Higher Education
How Merger of Two Textbook Giants Could Impact Course Materials
May 3 · Jeffrey R. Young
Higher Education
How Merger of Two Textbook Giants Could Impact Course Materials
May 3
Mergers and Acquisitions
Cengage, McGraw-Hill Agree to Merge to Become 2nd Biggest US Textbook Publisher
May 1 · Tony Wan
Mergers and Acquisitions
Cengage, McGraw-Hill Agree to Merge to Become 2nd Biggest US Textbook Publisher
May 1