Edsurge
MARCH 14, 2022
Knewton: All Talk, Little Evidence While AltSchool spent millions of dollars, few experts I talked to described the microschool model as having negative impacts on student learning. But, don’t worry—they had plenty to say about Knewton. Life at a startup is hard, but education is exponentially harder.' No kidding.”
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 30, 2017
Knewton drew heaps of hype and investment by promising to provide artificial-intelligence technology to major textbook companies to make their content more adaptive. Kibby has big claims of his own, however, when it comes to how aggressively Knewton plans to compete with major textbook publishers.
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The Hechinger Report
JUNE 20, 2016
Even proponents of educational technology admit that a lot of software sold to schools isn’t very good. But they often highlight the promise of so-called “adaptive learning” software, in which complex algorithms react to how a student answers questions, and tailor instruction to each student.
Edsurge
AUGUST 7, 2019
Last year, Great Hill also put in $110 million in Connexeo , a provider of school administration and payment software. Trilogy Education, which provides software-training bootcamps for universities, was acquired for $750 million by 2U. One example is Great Hill Partners, which invested in Examity in April. million and 2.5
Marketplace K-12
JANUARY 25, 2016
Frontline Acquires Teachscape: K-12 software provider Frontline Technologies has acquired Teachscape , a professional growth solutions provider for K-12 and higher education. TAL joins Knewton’s latest round of funding, which is led by Sofina, a Belgian investment group. Knewton has an established international footprint.
Edsurge
JULY 15, 2019
Studies have shown that publishers previously justified raising prices by bundling textbooks with supplemental software that are rarely used. And the company envisions that all of its higher ed digital offerings will be part of its cloud-based Global Learning Platform, which he describes as “the adaptive-learning engine of the company.”
Edsurge
APRIL 26, 2017
9 million (A) 2016 Fosun Group Kaymbu $2 million (Seed) 2016 Sinovation Ventures Knewton $52 million (F) 2016 TAL Education KnowRe $6.8 edtech startups, including Enuma , Knewton , Minerva Project , Ready4 and Volley. Enuma $4 million (A) 2015 TAL Education, Softbank Ventures Korea Epic! million (Seed) 2014 WI Harper Group GotIt! $9
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