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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

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The prior year, my former chief Bill Gates headlined ASU GSV and received a standing ovation for championing technology’s power to transform teaching and learning. Chegg (NYSE: CHGG) is down 43.8 In 2009, our team at Kaplan Ventures invested in a virtual reality corporate training startup that was ten years too early.

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Fueled by Big Rounds, Edtech Funding Surges to $887M in First Half of 2017

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Frontline Education, controlled by Insight Venture Partners, has snapped up another 10—most recently, professional-learning provider School Improvement Network. The strategy has worked for a few older companies: Kaplan, for instance, began in the test-prep business and has since moved into higher education, corporate training (and a.

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