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GSV Ventures Raises $180M Fund in Search of Global Edtech Opportunities

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This money will support edtech deals at the seed, Series A and later fundraising stages. and has recently invested in companies in India, Indonesia, Jordan and South Africa. Despite having invested in dozens of edtech startups over the past decade, Quazzo says there are no shortage of intractable problems remaining in education.

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Transeo Names EdTech Industry Leader Cecilia Retelle Zywicki as CEO

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Zywicki has more than a decade of experience leading, scaling, and building education companies. Before that, Zywicki co-founded the software company Ranku in 2013, which built two-sided marketplaces for state systems to increase student enrollment. Chamber of Commerce. For more information, visit [link].

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Pandemic Pivots: Edtech Edition

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In education, the shuttering of campuses and classrooms has been a windfall for purely digital companies—some of which are attracting plenty of private capital. Substitute teacher services company Swing Education is creating private homeschools. Here are some edtech pandemic pivots to watch.

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3 Ways a Company Can Personalize Its Support for Teachers

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But what does it mean for a company to personalize its support for the teachers who use its product? School leader, Jordan Silvestri and Kiddom representative, Melissa Giroux, describe what it takes for an edtech company to deliver the kind of personalized experience to its customers that teachers give to their students.

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ASU’s ScaleU, an Edtech Accelerator With a University Behind It

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What began with faculty interest in Stephenson’s Canadian company, Riipen, which connects students with class projects offered by actual businesses, led to conversations with a university accelerator that invests in edtech startups and connects them with faculty to launch pilot programs.

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Edtech Bootstrapping 101: A Survival Story

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On the other hand, there is a paucity of coverage about edtech companies that grow their businesses with little or no venture capital or outside investment. Bootstrapped companies rarely have “unicorn” potential and most aren’t nearly as sexy as their venture-backed counterparts. In a way, it makes sense. Below is our story.

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Market Signals for Research-Based Innovations

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Companies are so quick to get a product out to meet what’s current in education that they fail to develop the quality and depth they need. Earlier this year, Digital Promise spoke with more than 50 stakeholders across the country to understand the most pervasive challenges facing the current edtech industry. District Leader.

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