AltSchool
AltSchool wants to change how kids learn, but fears have surfaced that it’s failing students
Business Insider recently reported that numerous families have grown frustrated with the education their children are receiving at AltSchool, an ambitious San Francisco-based edtech company that four years ago began…
What Betsy DeVos means for edtech
Betsy DeVos was barely confirmed last week as the new Secretary of Education –- or should I say bearly. In her welcome address to the Department of Education on Wednesday,…
For the ambitious ed tech company AltSchool, it’s time for phase two
Much has been written about the ambitions of AltSchool, a San Francisco-based startup that’s aiming to change the way that school children learn. Its big idea, broadly, is that personalized…
Q&A: Why The Most Famously Libertarian VC Firm Is Diving Deep Into Education And Health
While my curlicued co-worker Josh Constine continues to cover the Meerkats and Free apps of the world, there’s a fascinating counter-trend of serial entrepreneurs, who have been successful in the consumer web, going into extraordinarily difficult…
Altschool Raises $100M From Founders Fund, Zuckerberg To Scale A Massive Network of Schools Around Personalized Learning
In one of the biggest funding rounds of the year in education and technology, Altschool is raising $100 million from Founders Fund, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s foundation along with…
Education Technology Startups Raised Over Half A Billion Dollars In Q1
Education technology-focused startups raised over $488 million already in the first quarter of 2014, marking the single biggest quarter for capital committed to the sector in the past five years.…
Former Googler’s AltSchool Raises $33M From Founders Fund And A16Z To Reimagine Primary Education
AltSchool, a new startup aiming to transform K-8 education and schools, has raised $33 million in Series A financing led by Founders Fund and Andreessen Horowitz, with follow-on investment from…
Aardvark Founder Max Ventilla Is Trying To Turn Education On Its Head With AltSchool
Alice, a single mom living in Daly City, was facing major roadblocks with her public school system. Her five-year-old son was advanced enough to enter first grade instead of kindergarten.…
