Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2018

This week, KKR announced it has sold its majority stake in Weld North Education, a subset of the overall Weld North portfolio, to Silver Lake, another private equity group whose holdings also include Dell, GoDaddy and Symantec. As a result, Silver Lake will own a majority share of Weld North Education, which Grayer will continue to run.

Symantec 70

Symantec Kaplan Company EdTech 70

Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2017

The most recent , awarded in 2015, will test help the company build and test the feasibility of program’s just-in-time prompts, lesson-assigning tools and a teacher dashboard. The SBIR program has spawned some successful and recognizable companies including Symantec, Qualcomm and 23andMe.

EdTech 60

EdTech Symantec Company Assessment 60

Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2016

According to cybersecurity firm Symantec, 54 “zero-day vulnerabilities” (a security hole in platforms such as Microsoft Windows that can be exploited by hackers before the vendor can deliver a fix) were discovered in 2015, an increase of 125 percent from the prior year. Plus, what is true today may not be true tomorrow.

EdTech 60

EdTech E-rate Symantec Data 60

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

More than 100 women participated in the coding challenge, and Door of Clubs brought technology companies, including Asana and Symantec, to talk about career opportunities during breaks. But Lipinski, who cofounded Door of Clubs in 2015, claims the platform “democratizes access” between students and companies.

Company 60

Company Symantec Groups Study 60