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 million (Seed) 2016 TAL Education Wonder Workshop $20 million (B) 2016 Sinovation Ventures, WI Harper Group Source: EdSurge, Crunchbase Where Business Booms. $9 less than 5 percent of TAL’s revenues.

EdTech 94

EdTech Knewton Company Robotics 94

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.

EdTech 92

EdTech Pearson Company Knewton 92

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Wonder Workshop (robotics) – $41 million. Knewton ( mind-reading robo tutor in the sky ) – $157.25 Coursera (online education) –- $64 million. Absorb (learning management system) – $59 million. Changingedu (tutoring) – $55 million. Yixue Education (online education) – $41 million.

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

When New Schools for New Orleans announced the competitive grant contest, 23 schools — about a quarter of all public schools in New Orleans — expressed interest by attending workshops on personalized learning. The nonprofit selected nine schools , each of which received between $10,000 and $300,000, to jump-start pilot programs.

Personalized Learning 99

Personalized Learning Software Data Report 99

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

According to excerpts of speeches published by Wikileaks – stolen data – Clinton called the Common Core a “political failure” in a speech she gave to Knewton. Neither Knewton nor the Clinton campaign have confirmed the veracity of this leaked speech. Education Politics.

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

IBM boasted a partnership with the Sesame Workshop to build “ cognitive learning ” apps. Founded in 2008 by a former Kaplan executive Jose Ferreira, Knewton was one of the most heavily funded ed-tech startups of the decade. He told NPR in 2015 that Knewton’s adaptive learning software was a “mind-reading robo tutor in the sky.”

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145