Venture
It’s been a bumpy 6 months for edtech — are smoother roads ahead?
1:30 pm PDT • July 20, 2023
Edtech continued to stutter, not just due to unexpectedly negative results, but also by merely acknowledging the risks of generative AI.
Startups
2022 European edtech report: Smaller rounds and fewer deals, but more angel activity
2:01 pm PST • January 25, 2023
For the first time since 2014, venture capital funding to European edtech startups saw a decline year-over-year.
Learning is something we all do from our earliest days to our final years, and the breadth of edtech is beginning to reflect this truth, and so is the startup…
Startups
Despite creaky markets, European edtech is showing its resilience
12:00 pm PDT • July 15, 2022
The European edtech ecosystem has managed to maintain most of its momentum, with the sector securing $1.4 billion so far in 2022, 40% more than a year earlier.
Venture
European, North American edtech startups see funding triple in 2021
12:34 pm PST • January 27, 2022
Brighteye Ventures’ 2021 funding report, released today, highlights key global growth and activity metrics in edtech with a focus on Europe.
Enterprise
The unbundling of professional learning and entrepreneurship education
12:45 pm PST • November 30, 2021
While both LinkedIn and Y Combinator are still going strong, a new crop of companies are looking to fill the gap via structured online experiences that combine training and connections.
Startups
What we can learn from edtech startups’ expansion efforts in Europe
9:33 pm PDT • September 17, 2021
Unlike their neighbors in fintech, it’s assumed that edtech companies need to expand to a number of big markets in order to reach a scale that makes them attractive to…
We are seeing a wave of private companies sweeping across parts of education and training that were previously overseen or funded centrally by governments. This is happening all across the…
