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Tag: Investment / Venture Capital

Marketplace K-12
Sept. 29, 2020March 16, 2021

K-12 Dealmaking: ClassEDU Launches Class for Zoom; Study-Abroad Company Gets ETS Investment

By Brian Bradley

A Washington, D.C.-based startup is adding learning functionalities to Zoom, and India’s ed-tech industry raised $1 billion during the last six months of the country’s financial year.

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Marketplace K-12
Sept. 16, 2020Sept. 24, 2020

ETS Launches New ‘Strategic Capital’ Investment Vehicle for Education

By Sean Cavanagh

ETS Strategic Capital will make private-equity investments and participate in mergers and acquisitions in K-12, higher education, and workforce education.

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Marketplace K-12
Sept. 14, 2020

Owl Ventures Launches Two New Funds. Their Value: $585 Million

By Brian Bradley

The venture capital firm Owl Ventures has created two new funds that will support new investments and follow-on investments in its existing portfolio.

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Marketplace K-12
Sept. 10, 2020Sept. 11, 2020

Ed-Tech Fundraising in 2020 Outpaces Last Year’s Mark

By Sean Cavanagh

The amount of venture capital flowing into ed-tech companies has already topped $4.8 billion, fueled by money flowing to companies in China and India.

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Marketplace K-12
Aug. 12, 2020

Salesforce Debuts K-12 Contact Tracing, Wellness Data Service

By Brian Bradley

Salesforce says its Work.com for Schools interface will help give K-12 schools data to help them reopen.

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Marketplace K-12
Aug. 3, 2020

K-12 Dealmaking: Discovery Education Acquires Spiral; Tutoring Startup Receives Seven-Figure Seed Round

By Brian Bradley

Funding for U.S. ed-tech startups has revived in recent weeks, with two firms receiving notable infusions, and one major U.S. company completing a substantial acquisition.

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Marketplace K-12
July 17, 2020Aug. 3, 2020

K-12 Dealmaking: CampusLogic Raises $120 Million; International Market Remains Busy

By Brian Bradley

A firm that provides college financial aid tools has secured the largest 2020 funding round for any U.S. ed tech, as Microsoft invests in an aspiring competitor of Google.

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Market Trends
July 14, 2020July 17, 2020

How Will COVID-19 Reshape the K-12 Market? We Asked 10 Education Executives

Lessons Learned From School Closures Could Create Dramatic Shifts in the Marketplace, New Opportunities

By Michele Molnar and Brian Bradley
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Education company officials say COVID-19 will have a long-term impact on product design and quality, innovation, and approaches to equity.

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Marketplace K-12
June 24, 2020Aug. 3, 2020

K-12 Dealmaking: Blue Studios Raises Money from UAE; New York VC Invests $10M in Austrian Company

By Brian Bradley

An upskilling platform took in $32 million from Owl Ventures, and Create & Learn, a California company focused on K-12 STEM classes with real-world applications, raised $1.7 million in seed funding.

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Marketplace K-12
June 12, 2020June 17, 2020

ACT Takes Stock Under Direction of New CEO Janet Godwin

By Michele Molnar

The interim CEO of the ACT talks about the company’s recent acquisitions and what’s ahead for the major provider of assessment and other services.

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