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Tag: Investment / Venture Capital

Market Trends
April 8, 2020April 8, 2020

Education Companies Scrambling to Apply for Feds’ Emergency Relief

Venture Capital-Backed Startups Are Seeking Loans, But They Face Complex Rules

By Brian Bradley
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Many companies in the education market are likely to pursue loans through the recent, massive stimulus. But securing that funding is no sure thing.

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Marketplace K-12
March 24, 2020

Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of Learning Management Provider Instructure

By Brian Bradley

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has acquired Instructure, developer of the popular Canvas Learning Management System.

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Marketplace K-12
Feb. 14, 2020

Instructure Board Approves $49-per-Share Acquisition Proposal by Thoma Bravo

By Brian Bradley

Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm, had originally offered $47.60 per share to acquire Instructure. Some shareholders considered that sale price to be too low.

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Marketplace K-12
Feb. 6, 2020Feb. 7, 2020

K-12 Dealmaking: XanEdu Restructures Financially After New Investment; China’s Tencent Leads Fundraising Round

By Brian Bradley

A Chicago firm announced a major investment in custom content provider XanEdu, and the Chinese investor Tencent leads a $15 million fundraising round in an India-based learning platform.

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Marketplace K-12
Jan. 31, 2020Feb. 7, 2020

Venture Capitalist Ed-Tech Investments Rose Sharply Over Last Decade, Report Finds

By Brian Bradley

Venture capitalists around the world invested 14 times more in ed tech in 2019 than they did in 2010, according to a report released Tuesday by education research firm HolonIQ.

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Analyst's View
Jan. 30, 2020

Key Insights on Europe’s Diverse Education Market

Technology Infrastructure and Appetite for Tutoring Varies Across Nations, a Venture Capital Investor Says

By Sean Cavanagh
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The school tech landscape varies enormously in Europe from country to country, as does demand for out-of-school tutoring, says Benoit Wirz, an education investor focused on the region.

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Marketplace K-12
Jan. 29, 2020Jan. 30, 2020

K-12 Dealmaking: K12 Inc. Acquires Galvanize; UK Specialist Ed Recruitment Firm Completes Acquisition

By Brian Bradley

In K-12 dealmaking news, K12 Inc. has acquired Galvanize, a technology training company, while an education recruitment company in the U.K. has acquired a similar business.

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Marketplace K-12
Jan. 28, 2020Jan. 28, 2020

India’s Mobile Learning App Byju’s Reaps New Venture Capital, and CZI Makes Partial Exit

By Michele Molnar

The mobile learning app Byju’s continues to attract investor attention, even as the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, one of its most prominent backers, sold off some of its share in the company.

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Marketplace K-12
Jan. 24, 2020Jan. 28, 2020

LearnLaunch Conference to Share Intel and Insights; Accelerator Accepting Ed-Tech Startup Applicants

By Brian Bradley

Ed-tech startup accelerator LearnLaunch will feature EdWeek Market Brief experts at its conference Jan. 30 and 31 in Boston, and is also accepting applications for its accelerator program.

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Marketplace K-12
Jan. 21, 2020

PreK-12 Ed-Tech Investments Plunged in 2019, Bucking Overall Learning Tech Trend

By Michele Molnar

Investments in preK-12 ed-tech products around the globe have fallen dramatically, year over year, according to recently released research.

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