ed tech
Go1 snaps up speed reading app Blinkist to expand in enterprise learning
After raising $100 million at a valuation of over $2 billion last year, the Australian edtech startup Go1 is making an acquisition and getting some investment to expand its reach and technology to ser
Melbourne-based edtech startup Vivi raises $20M to accelerate overseas expansion in race to reach 1M classrooms
Australian edtech startup Vivi has raised $20 million from education investor Quad Partners, funds that it intends to use to improve its platform, upgrade its operational infrastructure and hire more
Virtual science lab startup Labster bags $10M to accelerate its ed tech play
Ed tech startup Labster whose software platform enables virtual simulations of laboratories for teaching life science to students, has closed a $10 million Series A round of funding led by early stag
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 learning
Piper raises $2.1m to leverage Raspberry Pi and Minecraft to teach coding
What’s the best tool to help teach the next generation of K-12 students how to code? If you guessed ‘Minecraft’, you’re agreeing with a $2.1m bet made by Princeton University,
Indian Online Tutoring Platform Vedantu Nabs $5M From Accel And Tiger Global
Vedantu, an online tutoring platform, disclosed today that it has raised a $5 million series A from Accel Partners and Tiger Global Management. Test preparation is a big market in India as more studen
TeachMate365, A Platform For Special Needs Educators, Launches With $3M In Funding
Organizing special needs education is often complicated because teachers have to juggle learning materials for students with different requirements. TeachMate365, a new cloud-based teaching platform d
Learnist Refreshes ‘Pinterest For Education’ Site To Add Reading Lists And Improve Board Creation
Pinterest for education startup Learnist wants to provide its users with all the tools needed to create, curate, and share content that can be used to learn a wide variety of subjects. Now, less than