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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

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Our own venture capital firm, New Markets Venture Partners, rode these tailwinds ourselves, successfully selling four companies in Q4 2021 and Q1 2022 at generous valuations. Credly, for example, was acquired for $200 million in January 2022, which represented a valuation multiple of 15.1x billion as of Wednesday, March 30, 2022.

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Byju’s Becomes an Edtech ‘Decacorn’ After Fundraise from Mary Meeker’s Bond Capital

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Byju’s claims its online learning app, which offers instructional videos, live classes and practice questions, is now used by more than 57 million students. The previous sponsor, whose contract Byju’s assumed, agreed to pay a reported $162 million for a five-year deal ending in March 2022. The highest-valued private U.S.

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More Big Bucks for Tutoring Companies: Varsity Tutors Raises $50M in Series C Funding

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One market analyst projects the global market for private tutoring will hit $227 billion by 2022. The business began shifting online in 2013, he says, as video chat functionalities on Chrome and Firefox browsers improved. Wealthy families fork out more than $1,000 an hour for top teachers.

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