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Tag: Investment / Venture Capital

Market Trends
June 4, 2020June 25, 2020

6 Changes the Coronavirus Is Forcing in the Special Education Market

There's a New Emphasis on Helping Parents and Weaving Accessibility Into Products

By Brian Bradley
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COVID-19 is intensifying school districts’ focus on products’ accessibility and tailoring products for use by students with various special needs.

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Marketplace K-12
May 26, 2020

K-12 Dealmaking: Guild Education Completes First Acquisition; Quizlet Hits $1 Billion Valuation

By Brian Bradley

Six major dealmaking moves took place in the K-12 world in recent weeks, including MasterClass raising $100 million and Guild Education acquiring Entangled.

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Marketplace K-12
April 14, 2020April 14, 2020

Follow the Law on Privacy During COVID-19, FTC Tells Ed-Tech Companies

By Brian Bradley

The FTC says companies should be aware of the applicability of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act to remote learning, yet added that the statute shouldn’t prevent innovation.

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Marketplace K-12
April 9, 2020April 10, 2020

K-12 Dealmaking: LearnLaunch Accelerator Welcomes New Companies; New Investments Made in India’s Ed Tech Sector

By Brian Bradley

Many startups — in India, the United States, and other markets — are still reaping investments despite the chaos caused by COVID-19.

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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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