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Edtech Earnings Roundup: How 2U, Chegg, Instructure and Pluralsight Fared in Q2 2019

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The latest quarterly earnings for publicly traded education technology companies was especially rough for 2U , which revised its loss guidance for the year and stated that it expected enrollment challenges to its core business of running online graduate programs with universities. based company tumbling to historic lows. (It

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Earnings Roundup: How Public Edtech Companies Fared Following the Outbreak

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For instance, education companies that rely on corporate customers may take a hit, as those clients look to cut costs. While COVID-19 hit at the tail end of the first quarter, some publicly traded education companies already reported an impact on their Q1 2020 earnings. The company reported cash and cash equivalent of $151.5

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The Post-Pandemic Outlook for Edtech

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The sudden shift gave leaders at DreamBox Learning, a math education company headquartered nearby, an early glimpse at the upheaval to come and an inkling that digital teaching tools would soon be in high demand around the country. That strained the company, but it also notched DreamBox record levels of renewals.

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Duolingo IPO Shows Investors Think Edtech Is Still Growing.

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billion—which is a good moment to reflect on how mobile learning has entered classrooms and how the company has expanded from just an app. And it turns out that online language learning is the fastest-growing market segment within the edtech industry. billion, making its total valuation more than $4.7

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Chegg Ditches Ingram for FedEx and Eyes International Growth

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Back in 2014, more competition from Amazon had led the Santa Clara, Calif-based Chegg to a deal with book distributor Ingram Content Group. Ingram bought Chegg’s textbook inventory to sell and distribute, and the companies shared the revenues. The Ingram deal was framed as part of Chegg’s strategy to 100 percent digital revenue.

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

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That’s the industry lingo for companies valued at $10 billion or more. It’s an ultra-exclusive club of two dozen companies across the world, according to CB Insights. Byju’s is the newest member—thanks to an investment from technology investment firm Bond, which values the company at $10.5

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Course Hero Adds $70 Million to Series B Fundraise

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As it turns out, the company wasn’t done fundraising. Capitalizing on increased usage seems to be the formula among edtech companies seeking new money this year. edtech companies raised over $800 million in the first half of 2020. The company has also invited them to freely share their course materials with peers.

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