Investors
What Investors See in a ‘Highly Fragmented and Under-Teched’ Early Childhood Education Market
Mar 11 · Tony Wan
Investors
What Investors See in a ‘Highly Fragmented and Under-Teched’ Early Childhood Education Market
Mar 11
Financing
SchooLinks Raises $7M to Take on a Giant in K-12 College and Career Planning
Mar 9 · Tony Wan
Financing
SchooLinks Raises $7M to Take on a Giant in K-12 College and Career Planning
Mar 9
Financing
Coursera’s IPO Filing Shows Growing Revenue and Loss During a Pandemic
Mar 5 · Tony Wan
Financing
Coursera’s IPO Filing Shows Growing Revenue and Loss During a Pandemic
Mar 5
Investors
GSV Ventures Raises $180M Fund in Search of Global Edtech Opportunities
Mar 3 · Tony Wan
Investors
GSV Ventures Raises $180M Fund in Search of Global Edtech Opportunities
Mar 3
Financing
A New SEL Program Finds Its ‘Way’ to Schools, Survival and $1.5M in Seed Funding
Mar 3 · Tony Wan
Financing
A New SEL Program Finds Its ‘Way’ to Schools, Survival and $1.5M in Seed Funding
Mar 3
Financing
Newsela Raises $100M to Challenge K-12 Textbook Publishers, Eyes Acquisitions
Feb 26 · Tony Wan
Financing
Newsela Raises $100M to Challenge K-12 Textbook Publishers, Eyes Acquisitions
Feb 26
Financing
Codecademy, an Early (and Now Profitable) Pioneer of Coding Education, Raises $40M in New Funding
Feb 23 · Simon Campbell
Financing
Codecademy, an Early (and Now Profitable) Pioneer of Coding Education, Raises $40M in New Funding
Feb 23
Financing
Interplay Raises $18M to Build a Lynda.com for Essential Skilled Trades
Feb 17 · Tony Wan
Financing
Interplay Raises $18M to Build a Lynda.com for Essential Skilled Trades
Feb 17
Investors
Longtime Edtech Investor Reach Capital Raises $165M for Third Fund
Feb 11 · Tony Wan
Investors
Longtime Edtech Investor Reach Capital Raises $165M for Third Fund
Feb 11
Financing
Digital Courseware Provider Top Hat Gets $130M and a New CEO
Feb 4 · Tony Wan
Financing
Digital Courseware Provider Top Hat Gets $130M and a New CEO
Feb 4
Financing
Varsity Tutors to Go Public at $1.7B Valuation Through SPAC Acquisition
Feb 1 · Tony Wan
Financing
Varsity Tutors to Go Public at $1.7B Valuation Through SPAC Acquisition
Feb 1
Financing
Public Edtech Companies Have Been Rare. These SPACs Will Change That.
Jan 27 · Tony Wan
Financing
Public Edtech Companies Have Been Rare. These SPACs Will Change That.
Jan 27
Financing
Former Pearson, edX Exec Raises $7.5M to Build AI-Powered Digital Courseware
Jan 26 · Simon Campbell
Financing
Former Pearson, edX Exec Raises $7.5M to Build AI-Powered Digital Courseware
Jan 26
Opinion
What Running an SEL Startup Taught Me About Raising Money as a Female Founder
Jan 25 · Katie Dorn
Opinion
What Running an SEL Startup Taught Me About Raising Money as a Female Founder
Jan 25
Financing
How a $40M Investment Aims to ‘Mainstream and Modernize’ Montessori Education
Jan 20 · Tony Wan
Financing
How a $40M Investment Aims to ‘Mainstream and Modernize’ Montessori Education
Jan 20
Financing
A Record Year Amid a Pandemic: US Edtech Raises $2.2 Billion in 2020
Jan 13 · Tony Wan
Financing
A Record Year Amid a Pandemic: US Edtech Raises $2.2 Billion in 2020
Jan 13
Market Trends
Crises and Capital: The Top Edtech Business Stories of 2020
Dec 30, 2020 · Tony Wan
Market Trends
Crises and Capital: The Top Edtech Business Stories of 2020
Dec 30, 2020
Higher Education
An App for Student Emergency Aid Finds New Urgency During Pandemic
Dec 23, 2020 · Rebecca Koenig
Higher Education
An App for Student Emergency Aid Finds New Urgency During Pandemic
Dec 23, 2020
Opinion
Things Fall Apart. Will Public Education?
Dec 22, 2020 · Jess Gartner
Opinion
Things Fall Apart. Will Public Education?
Dec 22, 2020
Financing
Aceable Drives Its Way Into Other Training Industries — and $50M in Funding
Dec 17, 2020 · Tony Wan
Financing
Aceable Drives Its Way Into Other Training Industries — and $50M in Funding
Dec 17, 2020
Financing
Karma Is a $10M Series A for This Startup That Helps Learners Break Into Tech
Dec 9, 2020 · Simon Campbell
Financing
Karma Is a $10M Series A for This Startup That Helps Learners Break Into Tech
Dec 9, 2020
Investors
New U Venture Partners Gets a New Partner, Name and Investment Scope
Dec 7, 2020 · Tony Wan
Investors
New U Venture Partners Gets a New Partner, Name and Investment Scope
Dec 7, 2020
Financing
TRANSFR Raises $12M to Deliver Hands-on Workforce Training Through VR
Nov 19, 2020 · Simon Campbell
Financing
TRANSFR Raises $12M to Deliver Hands-on Workforce Training Through VR
Nov 19, 2020
Financing
Duolingo Just Raised $35M. Udemy Got $50M. Both Are Valued Billions More.
Nov 18, 2020 · Tony Wan
Financing
Duolingo Just Raised $35M. Udemy Got $50M. Both Are Valued Billions More.
Nov 18, 2020
Investors
Impact, Meet Inclusion: Zeal Capital Launches $50M Fund for Diverse Edtech Founders
Nov 2, 2020 · Tony Wan
Investors
Impact, Meet Inclusion: Zeal Capital Launches $50M Fund for Diverse Edtech Founders
Nov 2, 2020
Financing
Course Hero Makes First Acquisition Since Joining Unicorn Club
Oct 27, 2020 · Simon Campbell
Financing
Course Hero Makes First Acquisition Since Joining Unicorn Club
Oct 27, 2020
Investors
European Edtech Investor Brighteye Ventures Raises $54 Million for Second Fund
Oct 21, 2020 · Tony Wan
Investors
European Edtech Investor Brighteye Ventures Raises $54 Million for Second Fund
Oct 21, 2020
Financing
Coursera Couple Returns to Higher Ed With $14.5M to Recreate In-Person Learning, Online
Oct 14, 2020 · Tony Wan
Financing
Coursera Couple Returns to Higher Ed With $14.5M to Recreate In-Person Learning, Online
Oct 14, 2020
Financing
Podium Education Raises $12M to Help Colleges Offer For-Credit Tech Programs
Oct 14, 2020 · Simon Campbell
Financing
Podium Education Raises $12M to Help Colleges Offer For-Credit Tech Programs
Oct 14, 2020
Financing
Speaking My Lingo: Lingokids Raises $10M to Expand into Project-based Learning
Oct 7, 2020 · Simon Campbell
Financing
Speaking My Lingo: Lingokids Raises $10M to Expand into Project-based Learning
Oct 7, 2020