Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The privately-held education company used to focus on making print instructional materials for K-12 schools. Today, there are six million current active users on i-Ready, the company’s flagship digital product. based company, to learn more about that reinvention, and the lessons he’s learned in the process.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2020

According to an EdSurge database of publicly announced funding deals, investment in edtech companies reached at least $1.66 edtech industry in 2019 is largely mirrored across the broader venture capital landscape. based education companies that raised a round of at least $250,000. A retention of talent is going to matter.”

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Jason Palmer has returned to New Markets Venture Partners , where he spent two years beginning in 2012 as an entrepreneur-in-residence. New Markets has supported 43 companies since its launch in 2003; edtech startups make more than 90 percent of its deals in the past five years, Palmer adds. He wisely kept mum on who they are.).

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2017

In the past, experts have made big projections for the global edtech market, with some groups estimating as much as $252 billion pouring into the market by 2020. In addition to shopping for applications, he hopes to build partnerships with companies that can support him and his school throughout the tech implementation process.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. About Discovery Education Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place.

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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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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

education technology company has reached the billion-dollar valuation mark, and with that comes bragging rights to being a “unicorn.” NewView Capital also contributed $30 million in what’s known as an employee tender offer, a process in which NewView purchased company shares held by Course Hero employees. Another U.S. The valuation—$1.1

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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. I think you’re wrong, so I propose a bet: We’ll both invest in a basket of stocks on January 1, 2012—mine representing the edtech industry, and yours the whole economy. Our Basket of Edtech Stocks: 2U.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

But as the company itself will tell you, it didn’t spring up overnight. Zoom is actually a decade old, and the first conferences launched in 2012, limited to a mere 15 participants. In the future, there may be many such companies piggybacking off Zoom’s popularity.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

In 2012, 30 million primary-age children (or 1 out of 5) in sub-Saharan Africa did not attend any school. He is the founder of Injini , an edtech accelerator based in South Africa, that launched this year to support education startups from across the continent. In return, Injini takes up to 15 percent of equity in each company. “We

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2019

In 2012, First Book , a nonprofit that provides affordable learning materials to kids in need, approached the publishers of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and asked: Can you make a bilingual version of the popular children’s book? In 2012, the Center received a $1.5

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

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. edtech investments in 2011. educational technology companies whose primary purpose is to improve outcomes for teachers and learners across K-12 and higher education.

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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 22, 2017

Not so for Southern New Hampshire University , which has partnered with Rethink Education , a venture firm based in White Plains, NY, to launch a $15 million seed fund to support early-stage edtech startups. Both SNHU and Rethink will take equity in the companies. SNHU contributed $10 million; Rethink chipped in the rest.)

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Launched in 2012, the platform provides users with more than 10,000 authentic, interactive video-based science interactives crafted by Pivot’s expert curriculum team and teacher community. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5 Discovery, Inc.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2017

Young companies, however, rarely have the luxury of a dedicated human resources team to give each application more than a cursory vetting. That’s the first thing Jamila Amarshi did when she saw a job post at Clever in December 2012. “I Knowing what makes a company click—and tick—can also quickly grab the staff’s attention.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

That disconnect—between the importance of those early years, and the shortage of capital available for supporting programs—was part of what drove Neal Shenoy to launch BEGiN, an early-education media company, in 2012. To date, the New York-based company has raised $93 million. There is some research to support their popularity.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2019

Alan Aspera first learned he could go online to buy equity in private companies through, of all things, a book he read about a year ago. In February, the company hosted a crowdinvesting campaign on Republic, one of the more popular platforms to attract individuals like Aspera—unaccredited investors who chip in small amounts.

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EdNews Daily

JANUARY 30, 2020

Brunell founded the company in 2012 with his partner and wife, Brittany Brunell, who is responsible for all clinical content within Everyday Speech therapy materials. . When I think of her company, I think of a large technology vendor. Keep an eye out for him at the big EdTech shows this year. Get to know them.

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eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2023

Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. About Discovery Education Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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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. No science behind any of this. So, how did I do last year? QR Codes- I said QR would take more of a foot hold.

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eSchool News

JULY 21, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Students across Indiana’s Vigo County School Corporation (VCSC) will add new, high-quality learning resources to their digital book bags this Fall thanks to a new partnership with worldwide edtech leader Discovery Education. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2019

Declara launched in 2012 to considerable funding and fanfare—including a shoutout from former President Barack Obama. Instead, it has caught the attention of a European buyer: An Italian blockchain company that builds software to support the “Internet of Things” ecosystem has acquired Declara. Declara was the second. But for what?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

These statistics offer a somber reminder that the edtech industry does not produce quick, home run hits. Other EdSurge stories about edtech venture capital. 2016 US Edtech Funding Totals $1 Billion. Following Edtech Money (in-depth report on U.S. Rethink Education , an edtech investment firm based in White Plains, N.Y.

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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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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2023

Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. These learning opportunities for teachers help school systems recognize the full return on their edtech investment. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Providing courses to companies, and adults not enrolled in a full-time degree program, has long been a way for universities to extend their reach (and pockets) beyond the physical lecture hall. Now, as MOOCs have evolved to court professional audiences , so too have MIT’s efforts to harness companies and organizations. says Piloto.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Editor’s note: This is one in a series of profiles about the men and women who are creating today’s EdTech companies. Jay Goyal, the CEO and Co-Founder of Actively Learn, began his journey to EdTech after graduating from Duke University with a B.S. By Kenna McHugh. in Economics.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education , a global edtech company backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. Back in 2012, I began to experiment with integrating interactive video into my classroom practice. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc., Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 24, 2018

He added that 10 million Acer Chromebooks have been delivered to schools since 2012. Donovan said Acer is Microsoft’s most “innovative and aggressive” partner, and the company is seeing substantial growth in education. Jena Passut is the managing editor of EdTech: Focus on K–12. We have awesome stuff across the EDU portfolio.”.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2021

It was 2012, and online learning was suddenly booming. Nearly 10 years later, Coursera has in fact become a unicorn, valued at well over the billion-dollar mark, and in March it started trading on the New York Stock Exchange as a public company. It’s a tale of two companies in terms of strategy.” Downsides of Openness?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2016

How do you know whether an edtech product is effective in delivering its intended outcomes? As the number of edtech products has ballooned in the past five years, educators—and parents—seek information to help them make the best decision. Is your edtech efficacy study up to par?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Helping students write and reason clearly, critically and concisely is the central mission at her company, ThinkCERCA. Today the Chicago-based company has raised $10.1 The company currently numbers 45 employees across the country. “Like how to write an email.”

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2019

The Minerva Project started in 2012 to reinvent American higher education. Case in point: The San Francisco-based company just raised $57 million in a Series C round led by Bytedance, the Chinese technology giant best known for its video-sharing app, TikTok. To date, the company has raised just north of $128 million in venture capital.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

In 2012, a Gates Foundation donation to study a biometric tool caused a backlash among educators, parents and political pundits who considered this type of data collection to be intrusive. Her firm helps companies develop technology for young people that is compliant with safety and security concerns. “If

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

Publicly-traded companies like Wiley generally share the price of their acquisitions, unless the financial impact is considered immaterial to the buyer’s bottom line. The New York City-based company has raised more than $180 million in investment capital. 1, 2019), the company reported a more than 20-percent decline in this division.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The company’s latest deal involves something a little bit more invisible and behind the scenes, but what it calls “one of the most powerful tools we have in modern education.” That tool is data, and it marks the focus of Microsoft’s first edtech acquisition of 2019: DataSense , a data management platform developed by Brightbytes.

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