Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

COVID-19 certainly drove a surge in the number of people accessing its platform, attracting five million new users, 150,000 new paying subscribers and a growing number of business partners. The company last raised $30 million in a Series C round led by Naspers in 2016, and a $10 million Series B back in 2012. Chegg went public in 2013.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2018

based firm has established itself as a familiar name within the education technology industry. The firm traces its roots to 2012, when Jennifer Carolan and Wayee Chu (now both general partners at Reach), started a $12 million “Seed Fund” at NewSchools Venture Fund, an Oakland-based education nonprofit philanthropy. WriteLab (Chegg).

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Blendspace Chegg Technology Education 66

Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Cheating on Chegg? It’s no surprise that students would ask for help on platforms like Chegg, which offer digital textbooks as well as tutoring and homework help. But these massive open online courses still continue to shape the way people around the world learn and access education. Technology shapes our behavior everyday.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

Founded in 2012, Nearpod started as an “interactive lecture” platform for iPads that has since evolved to support all devices. We’re taking the youth and media culture of Flocabulary, and pairing it with the device technology of Nearpod,” says Rappaport. Combined, the two companies claim they will reach more than 7 million U.S.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

Planet3 agreed to earth and life science curriculum with supplemental lesson plans and free 24-hour access to the platform for students, teachers and parents. Among those who tried include Osman Rashid, the co-founder of Chegg and Kno, who launched Galxyz in 2014 to build a science video games for grades three to 12.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. It’s not that paying for a piece of technology will treat you any better, mind you.).

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Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

VR “comes of age,” says Campus Technology. ” Via the press release : “ Cengage , McGraw-Hill Education , and Pearson have joined forces with Ingram and Chegg , Inc. ” Via Campus Technology : “New Education Think Tank Debuts, Offering Online News and Research.” ” asks NPR.

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