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Duolingo Just Raised $35M. Udemy Got $50M. Both Are Valued Billions More.

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Fanning the fuel, investors say, is increased demand for and usage of digital learning tools in personal, schooling and workplace environments that are now virtual. Udemy, which offers an online marketplace where anyone can access, create and sell video courses, has turned its focus on the corporate learning market this year.

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3 SEO Strategies for Edtech Business

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The Edtech industry is worth over $340 billion , and its value will keep rising as digital learning becomes even more common. Some of the big names that pop up include Khan Academy, Udemy, Coursera, Kahoot, and Udacity, to mention a few. But what do these sites have in common besides being great resources for digital learning?

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K-12 Dealmaking: Udemy, Tynker Raise Funds; PeopleAdmin Acquires TeacherMatch

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A number of ed-tech companies, including Udemy and Tynker, have raked in funds from investors over the past week. Udemy Raises $60 Million: Udemy , a San Francisco-based online provider of courses, received a $60 million strategic investment from Internet and entertainment group Naspers through its Naspers Ventures division.

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

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NYSE: COUR), Udemy, Inc. Udemy (NASDAQ: UDMY) is down 52.4 LMS and Digital Learning topped the hype cycle in 2001 (a few years before Blackboard went public). Here’s why 2021 was a banner year for U.S. NYSE: PWSC), Duolingo, Inc. NASDAQ: DUOL), Instructure Holdings, Inc. NYSE: INST), Coursera, Inc. NYSE: NRDY).

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Public Edtech Companies Have Been Rare. These SPACs Will Change That.

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And even though there are unicorns—Coursera, Course Hero, Duolingo and Udemy among them—they may not command those levels of dollars from public-market investors. In the next 24 months, you’re going to see more public companies in the digital learning space,” Moe predicts. It’s going to shock people.”.

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Bigger Deals, Bigger Bets: EdTech Venture Funding Trends Continue in 2018

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In the United States, Udemy and Udacity have both reached $1.0B valuations, led by ICONIQ Capital and Bertelsmann Digital Media, respectively. Age of Learning also reached unicorn status through providing a strong curriculum for K-12 students.

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Moving From 5% to 85% Completion Rates for Online Courses

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We see that people often purchase on-demand courses on platforms like Udemy or Teachable, but only a quarter of those who purchase log in to watch the first video. A shockingly low percentage of people actually start an on-demand course if it is constantly available, even if they pay for them.

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