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Tag: Investment / Venture Capital

Marketplace K-12
June 20, 2022

K-12 Dealmaking: Microschool Company Raises $20M; IXL Acquires Curiosity Media

By Michelle Caffrey
K-12 Dealmaking, EdWeek Market Brief

Prenda’s latest funding round was led by venture capital firm Seven Seven Six, which was founded by Reddit Co-founder, investor Alexis Ohanian.

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Marketplace K-12
June 7, 2022June 7, 2022

Teacher Colleges Pressed to Commit to Improving Future Educators’ Tech Skills

By Emma Kate Fittes
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A joint effort by the U.S. Department of Education and ISTE asks colleges of education to do more to help future teachers and administrators thrive in digital learning environments.

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Marketplace K-12
June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

K-12 Dealmaking: Riverside Insights Acquires SEL Organization; Parallel Learning Raises $20M Series A

By Michelle Caffrey
K-12 Dealmaking, EdWeek Market Brief

Private equity-backed assessment and analytics firm Riverside Insights has acquired Aperture Education, which provides social-emotional assessments to K-12 districts.

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Marketplace K-12
May 5, 2022May 10, 2022

The Number of Ed-Tech Unicorns Grows, Fueled by Pandemic-Era Fundraising

By David Saleh Rauf
Number of Ed Tech Unicorns Globally Grows, EdWeek Market Brief

More than 30 ed-tech companies worldwide have valuations of a $1 billion or more, with the largest number located in the U.S.

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Analyst's View
April 28, 2022April 29, 2022

Bringing Research Into Ed Tech, Through the Muscle of Venture Capital

A European Foundation Is Trying to Incentivize the Use of Evidence by Working With VCs

By Sean Cavanagh
Jacobs Foundation Seeks to Bring Research to Ed Tech by Investing in VCs, EdWeek Market Brief

The Jacobs Foundation is putting $44 million into a project to encourage venture capital firms to demand more evidence from the companies in their portfolios.

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Marketplace K-12
April 8, 2022April 11, 2022

K-12 Dealmaking: Labster Raises $47M; UAE Startup Takes In $3M in Pre-Seed Round

By Emma Kate Fittes
K-12 Dealmaking, Blackbaud Acquires Everfi

Virtual science platform Labster has raised $47 million, funding that it says will support the company’s international growth.

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Marketplace K-12
April 8, 2022April 11, 2022

Philanthropy Aims to Diversify Teacher Workforce Amid Staffing Shortages

By David Saleh Rauf
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NewSchools Venture Fund is distributing $2.5 million to 15 organizations focused on building diversity in the teacher corps.

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Market Trends
April 7, 2022April 11, 2022

The Most Urgent Challenge Facing Companies Heading Into Next School Year

At the ASU+GSV Summit, Worries About the School Staffing Crises Were a Dominant Theme

By Emma Kate Fittes
The Number 1 challenge for ed companies heading into the fall: helping school districts with the staffing crisis. EdWeek Market Brief

The companies that swarmed the ASU+GSV summit were anticipating enormous challenges in trying to help districts work through their staffing crises.

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Marketplace K-12
March 31, 2022April 1, 2022

K-12 Dealmaking: Renaissance Acquires Phonics Assessment Company KeyPhonics

By Emma Kate Fittes
K-12 dealmaking

Major assessment and analytics provider Renaissance has acquired KeyPhonics, while startup Course Hero has acquired Scribbr.

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Marketplace K-12
March 15, 2022March 16, 2022

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Faces Resistance From Investors on $2.8B Veritas Deal

By Emma Kate Fittes
An inside look at 3 companies that could take education businesses public. Ed Week Market Brief

A group of investors are fighting publicly traded education giant Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s $2.8 billion sale to Veritas Capital.

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