Edsurge
AUGUST 7, 2019
Coursera, the Mountain View, Calif.-based Coursera, Andela, Degreed, A Cloud Guru and Lambda School all offer courses tailored for people who want to pick up new professional skills (usually involving programming and computer science). Some companies count their accelerator funding into their subsequent seed rounds.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 25, 2019
Wiley to Acquire Knewton’s Assets, Marking an End to an Expensive Startup Journey by Tony Wan Knewton, the much-hyped developer of adaptive-learning tools and digital courseware, was acquired by Wiley. Coursera Pushes into Unicorn Status After Raising $103 Million by Jeffrey R.
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Edsurge
MAY 9, 2017
Some of the education sector’s most celebrated and best-funded startups—including Coursera, Minerva, and General Assembly—focus on providing alternatives to traditional postsecondary education, or challenging traditional approaches to higher education.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 19, 2017
There’s a realization with a number of high-profile implosions or corrections, whether it’s AltSchool or Knewton , that have cooled a lot of folk’s appetite,” says Pianko. Also on investor’s radars this year: high-profile flops from hyped companies that had raised more than $100 million in venture funding. Deals of 2017.
Hack Education
DECEMBER 29, 2017
” (For what it’s worth, Kleiner Perkins made just one major investment in education in 2017, participating in Coursera’s $64 million round this summer. Coursera (online education) –- $64 million. Coursera (online education) – $210.1 Knewton ( mind-reading robo tutor in the sky ) – $157.25
Hack Education
DECEMBER 31, 2018
Coursera (online education): $210.1 Knewton (adaptive learning): $182.3 Zuoyebang (tutoring): $585 million. 17zuoye (tutoring): $585 million. EverFi (“critical skills” training): $251 million. Yuanfudao (tutoring) –- $244.2 Age of Learning (educational apps): $181.5 DreamBox Learning (adaptive learning): $175.6
Hack Education
JULY 1, 2017
Coursera (online education) – $64 million. Coursera (online education service provider) – $210.1 Knewton (algorithmic textbooks) – $157.25 GSV (Voxy, Raise.me, MasterClass, CreativeLive, Nearpod, Coursera, Motimatic). Learn Capital (investments: Paragon One, Outschool, Mystery Science, Coursera).
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