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Edsurge
MAY 13, 2021
Amidst the hype, two competing entities were formed within a few weeks of each other: One of them was Coursera, a for-profit startup backed by the biggest-name investors in Silicon Valley, who argued that they were building a billion-dollar company, a rare “unicorn,” as venture capitalists say.
Educational Technology Guy
JUNE 22, 2020
Although some academic institutions and educational professionals still doubt the high value of eLearning software, technology-based education is no longer a myth. And the Covid-19 pandemic has proved that EdTech and eLearning are integral parts of modern academic reality. What are the benefits and drawbacks of its everyday usage?
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Edsurge
JULY 28, 2021
Since the beginning, the tool has focused on mobile delivery on a smartphone, and the company claims it is the leading mobile learning platform globally , with more than 500 million downloads between the Apple App Store and Google Play, and 40 million monthly active users. Duolingo has a few things going for itself.
Edsurge
JUNE 11, 2020
Soon, schools would be inundated with sales pitches from edtech companies, and it didn’t take long before they started pushing back against those that seemed predatory. For the edtech industry, the pandemic poses a paradox. Yet this reality seems not to have dampened investor enthusiasm for private edtech companies.
Edsurge
APRIL 26, 2017
not just deliver software, but also be able to engage with big brands and marry our interests.” So, too, do companies such as AirBnB, Google, Oracle and Whole Foods. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, and Coursera CEO Rick Levin. Bank of America, for example, is a major sponsor of EverFi’s financial literacy program.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 30, 2019
In a world where the largest software vendors like Apple and Google don’t write the apps, we are at a tipping point as the worldwide gap widens between skills delivered by the current educational systems and those required by the digital economy. Distance reduction allow companies to compete worldwide.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 19, 2017
based edtech startups in 2017 saw a resurgence of investment capital. edtech investments in 2011. edtech companies. edtech startups hit almost $1.7 For edtech startups, seed money hasn’t disappeared; it’s just harder to get. Is education technology investing back on track? The answers depend on who you ask.
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