Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

In its latest earnings update, the company confirmed that it is indeed moving ahead with such plans. Under his tenure, Pearson has embarked on a rocky transition to refocus Pearson as a digital-focused education company. billion loss in 2016. a semester to access all of the company’s digital higher-ed materials.

Pearson 108

Pearson Chegg Company Instructional Materials 108

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

The nonprofit publisher of K-12 curriculum launched in 2016 expecting an audience for its digital offerings. higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company. Just ask Jessica Reid Sliwerski, CEO of Open Up Resources.

Chegg 162

Chegg Software Industry Pearson 162

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. After a dip in dealflow and venture capital to U.S.

EdTech 102

EdTech Chegg Kaplan Coursera 102

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. Vanguard index fund which tracks the biggest companies on the NYSE and NASDAQ exchanges. Back in 2012, there were seven companies that fell into this category. My edtech portfolio was more difficult to assemble.

EdTech 60

EdTech Pearson Chegg Company 60

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2018

Two years ago, the “college-alternative” company launched to glowing coverage on TV shows, raised $11.5 Fast Company, which broke the story , reported that the acquisition was an all-stock deal. million, starting with a $3 million seed round in 2016, and followed by a $8.5 How did it start and end so quickly?

Chegg 85

Chegg Company Industry Data 85

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

It’s out of the ordinary when Nearpod buys a company. The Brooklyn-based company best known for fusing hip hop with educational content in music videos and instructional activities, has been acquired by Nearpod , which helps educators beam digital content to students’ devices. We asked, but he declined.) school district.

Chegg 138

Chegg Education Company Libraries 138

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

He had the money, at least $13 million raised by July 2016. But at an all-hands meeting at the company’s Washington, D.C. But at an all-hands meeting at the company’s Washington, D.C. Some employees hoped the company could turn around and stayed on without pay. “We Some employees heard the news on a conference call.

Education 82

Education Company Chegg Pearson 82

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

” Pearson and Chegg are partnering for textbook rentals. The private student loan company has raised $50 million total, but I’m told “fintech” doesn’t “count” as ed-tech so let’s just ignore this trend, right? The adaptive learning company has raised $16 million total.

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. And “free” doesn’t last.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145