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Duolingo Just Raised $35M. Udemy Got $50M. Both Are Valued Billions More.

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Udemy, which offers an online marketplace where anyone can access, create and sell video courses, has turned its focus on the corporate learning market this year. Udemy raised the same amount in February for its Series E round. But between them, Udemy’s valuation has grown from $2 billion to $3.25 based edtech investment firm.

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

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NYSE: COUR), Udemy, Inc. Udemy (NASDAQ: UDMY) is down 52.4 In 2009, our team at Kaplan Ventures invested in a virtual reality corporate training startup that was ten years too early. Here’s why 2021 was a banner year for U.S. NYSE: PWSC), Duolingo, Inc. NASDAQ: DUOL), Instructure Holdings, Inc. NYSE: INST), Coursera, Inc.

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Why We Don't Need a 'Netflix for Education'

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Comments from both established learning companies like McGraw-Hill , as well as more recent entrants like D2L and Udemy , reveal a strong push among edtech companies seeking to position themselves as "education's answer to Netflix." One feature of Netflix in particular seems to have captured the imagination of edtech companies. Butler, A.

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Quizlet Just Raised $30M at a $1 Billion Valuation. But Don’t Call It a Unicorn.

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Udemy ( $2B ). By 2009, Quizlet was profitable, thanks to a paid subscription model. Don’t rely on venture capital (but when you do raise some, don’t burn it all at once.) Recent US edtech “unicorns”. Course Hero ( $1.1B valuation ). Coursera ( $1.7B ). Duolingo ( $1.5B ). Grammarly ( >$1B ). Guild Education ( $1B ).

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Ed Tech News, a New Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

According to the report, 38% of kids in this age range are playing mobile games, up from 8% in 2009. Online video portal Udemy announced that it has raised $3 million Adaptive learning company Knewton announced a massive round of fundraising: $33 million. But this isn''t simply kids playing hopscotch or tag, of course.

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