Edsurge
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
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. Since Codecademy launched in 2011, the learn-to-code industry has spawned dozens, if not hundreds of coding bootcamps, apps and other competitors. Chegg went public in 2013. So how is it keeping pace?
Edsurge
APRIL 1, 2022
This year’s 1 3th edition will swamp San Diego’s waterfront for four days and feature 1,000 speakers, including Thomas Friedman and Margaret Atwood, plus the buzziest for-profit companies in our industry. It’s hard to remember now, but many industry colleagues felt edtech was a frothy market in 2017. Chegg (NYSE: CHGG) is down 43.8
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Edsurge
JULY 24, 2017
short-lived experiment in the coding bootcamp industry ). Home-run bets and financial windfalls are rare in the edtech industry. The biggest exit in the edtech industry—Lynda.com’s $1.5 The new money comes at a time when traditional venture capital firms are taking a breather.
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).
Edsurge
AUGUST 23, 2016
I’m excited for the industry’s future, and I think we can make money investing in publicly-traded edtech companies. You disagree and say that we’re both better off investing across a wider variety of industries. Back in 2012, there were seven companies that fell into this category. Our Basket of Edtech Stocks: 2U. Instructure.
Edsurge
APRIL 17, 2019
A Most Difficult Game The struggles of Planet3 are not unique to the educational game industry. 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. Magnates from the gaming industry have attempted as well.
eSchool News
OCTOBER 1, 2015
Students will have the chance to connect directly with celebrities in one-on-one tutoring sessions through Chegg Tutors: VIP Edition. All tutoring sessions will take place this fall through Chegg’s online tutoring platform, Chegg Tutors. All applications for Chegg Tutors: VIP Edition are due by October 23rd.
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