Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”.

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2020

That’s the industry lingo for companies valued at $10 billion or more. It’s an ultra-exclusive club of two dozen companies across the world, according to CB Insights. Byju’s is the newest member—thanks to an investment from technology investment firm Bond, which values the company at $10.5

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Money has flowed into the edtech sector over the last twelve months. Unlike other edtech startups seemingly on the fast track to big checks, Codecademy has been in the business for over a decade. But the New York-based company had already served 45 million students in more than 190 countries before the pandemic hit. “We

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

His company has acquired Signal Kit , provider of a competing school communications app. The combined company will reach two million students nationwide across 44 states, including about 20 percent of California students, claims Wadhwa. Wadhwa, CEO of ParentSquare , now has a new partner to help bring his strategy to reality.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

The world’s biggest private nonprofit test maker is dipping its toes into the world of education technology investments. Each company received $75,000 from Village Capital and $50,000 from ETS. Knack and NurseDash aren’t the first edtech deals for ETS, however. With more than $1.3 million in 2017.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2019

When deciding whether a company is viable to be bought, CareMonkey president Peter Bencivenga says the magic number is 90 percent. That number refers to customer retention rate, and Bencivenga said he’s called off potential acquisitions when a company’s performance in this department isn’t up to snuff. We were doing $3.5

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Two of the fastest growing and most highly valued education technology companies are going down the alphabet as they raise subsequent rounds at higher and higher valuations. This latest investment gives the Pittsburgh-based company a valuation of $2.4 To date, the company has raised $183 million in outside capital.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

From bigwig financiers to bankers, along with heads of private and publicly-traded education technology companies, the gathering attracted around 900 attendees last week to share the opportunities and challenges in the industry this year. The previous year, 2015, set a record for education technology investments with over $3.1

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Is education technology investing back on track? based edtech startups in 2017 saw a resurgence of investment capital. So far this year, these companies raised over $1.2 edtech investments in 2011. Yet at 126 deals, the number of fundraises in 2017 is also at its lowest since 2011. edtech companies.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

When I started graduate-level work with machine learning tools at UC Berkeley in 2011, few people outside academia were discussing artificial intelligence. When I co-founded WriteLab in early 2014, a few prominent labs were visibly but cautiously putting together startups powered by that technology. How can we trust it?

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2019

They’re abbreviations for major conferences for companies in the education industry. That was early in the days of low-cost cloud computing enabling a multitude of new edtech startups, really fast internet beginning its spread to schools, and Chromebooks starting their climb to ascendance in U.S. K-12 classrooms as a 1:1 mobile device.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. Many school districts -- including mine in Middletown, NY-- are leveraging the power of technology with adaptive assessments and instructional software.

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Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2019

Over Monday and Tuesday earlier this week, entrepreneurs from 189 startups took the stage for Demo Day, the de-facto graduation ceremony for Y Combinator, one of the technology industry’s most recognizable startup accelerator programs. Among the graduates were a half dozen education technology companies.

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100mentors

AUGUST 16, 2018

Educating a new generation of citizens of the world means rethinking the process of value, attitude, and behavioral acquisition (Wells, 2011), and this is no small feat. Our Perspective on Educational Technology. Educational Technology is something my whole team is passionate about. Technology within the IB Curriculum.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

This certification was awarded by Digital Promise , a non-profit established by the US Congress in 2011 to develop research, practice, and technologies to drive education equity, in partnership with the EdTech Equity Project.

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Hapara

JANUARY 28, 2022

para has provided learning technologies to Alberta school divisions since 2011. para has become an international edtech company that supports learner equity and learning excellence. This allows school jurisdictions a long term evaluation of the benefits of learner autonomy and self-management through technology.

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2017

edtech companies last year, the dollars returned with a fury during the first six months of 2017. edtech startups is already at 88 percent of the total in 2016 ( which was $1 billion ). Several private-equity-backed companies have invested heavily in the “platform” approach. According to our tally, there were 58 U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

There are a growing number of ways to help students push their technology interests further by earning industry-recognized certifications or using their digital schools for community service projects. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how industry-specific technology is helping schools prep students for future jobs.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are a growing number of ways to help students push their technology interests further by earning industry-recognized certifications or using their digital schools for community service projects. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how industry-specific technology is helping schools prep students for future jobs.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 27, 2019

There are a growing number of ways to help students push their technology interests further by earning industry-recognized certifications or using their digital schools for community service projects. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how industry-specific technology is helping schools prep students for future jobs.

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Digital Learning Digital Citizenship Mobility Learning 150

Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2016

edtech companies, which altogether raised an estimated $1.03 edtech companies raised roughly 57 percent of what Snapchat did in its $1.8 In this annual analysis, EdSurge counts all investments in technology companies whose primary purpose is to improve learning outcomes for all learners, regardless of age.

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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2016

Nordic countries may be sparsely populated, but their companies sure know how to make an outsized impact. Hundreds of other Nordic edtech entrepreneurs are also hard at work, according to Eilif Trondsen. The Nordic Edtech Network , a project that aims to connect and support the region’s edtech entrepreneurs.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

It’s a big deal for a startup that was founded in 2011 on the bet that as internet connectivity and mobile devices became more affordable and accessible in classrooms, teachers and students would need a way to create and share digital content and resources. The company is also currently turning a profit, according to Carrera.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Tuesday, August 17, 2022) — Discovery Education —the worldwide edtech leader backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. The company has laid out exciting plans to increase the number of instructional minutes it supports each day, and DoodleLearning is poised to play a significant role in this effort.”.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

Now pretend that it’s late 2011, and we get into a debate about education technology. I’m excited for the industry’s future, and I think we can make money investing in publicly-traded edtech companies. Vanguard index fund which tracks the biggest companies on the NYSE and NASDAQ exchanges. SMART Technologies.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

And with that type of model in mind, it leads us to wonder what effect annual student influx has on technology adoption in the classroom and the cultural effect on the ability to experiment and personalize. Let’s explore what makes K-12 unique and how to best leverage technology to drive the experience. Low Barrier to Entry.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. They were the most powerful companies in education. They bought other companies to try to blend assessment and curriculum as they also continued publishing. EdSurge: What technology has actually delivered on its promise?

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2021

The new financing allows the company to accelerate the growth of the digital offering of curriculum programs and teacher training to reach millions across the globe. Founded in 2011, Practica Capital is a dedicated Baltic VC focusing on investments in the Baltic Sea region. Investment Director at Practica Capital. practica.vc.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 2, 2012

For the past few years ( here and here ) I started a tradition (if we can call it that) where I look back at the year in #edtech and try to make predictions as to what''s going to take hold in the coming year. Just my feelings from what I have been reading and seeing and what I believe will take a great hold in educational technology.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

For example, despite increased activity on the platform—concurrent users on the Canvas LMS were up 60 percent from typical use patterns and video submissions are up tenfold from typical use patterns pre-Covid-19—the costs of moving more data and training more educators will keep the company from a short-term windfall, Benson says.

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LMS Blackboard Company Moodle 95

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

In the heartland of America, one company is raising big bucks in a bid to capture this lucrative market. Other investors include the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and existing backer Technology Crossover Ventures. Louis-based company’s $50 million Series B round, which closed in November 2015.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

What’s hot in education technology? A better question might be, what’s hot in EdTech this year ? In 2017, EdTech industry investments rose to a record-breaking $9.5 Just the first half of this year alone, the United States neared one billion in EdTech funding. By Steve Halliwell and Cheryl Miller.

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eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2022

“I’m excited to join the Osmo team and elevate a brand that’s not just revolutionizing what kids learn, but how they learn,” says Smith, who was drawn to how Osmo uses technology to make a meaningful impact on the world through education. “In Osmo is an award-winning STEAM brand, wholly owned by BYJU’S, the leading global edtech company.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2017

based operator of a nationwide franchise of tutoring centers, has acquired education technology startup, Citelighter. Founded in 2011, Citelighter offers a browser-based tool that aims to increase students’ writing competency. At one point the company boasted more than 40 employees. Sylvan Learning, the Hunt Valley, Md.-based

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

With extensive experience in finance and operations, Naseath, CPA, CFE and CISA, will further Osmo’s global growth, creating operational excellence across the company and scaling the company’s vision of making a broader impact to education. . Masters in Information Systems Management) and a B.S. About Osmo from BYJU’S. About BYJU’S.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2020

I got to know Cator in the early days of EdSurge when she was director of the office of educational technology at the Department of Education in the Obama administration. She was steadfast in her conviction that the role of public education was to give students who didn’t have much an equitability opportunity to learn with technology.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In 2011, parent and computer engineer Anupama Vaid set out to build a solution to engage every family with school communications—and all in one place. Since the company’s founding by Vaid and her husband Sohit Wadhwa a decade ago, ParentSquare has become the premier unified school-home engagement platform for K-12 education.

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