University Ventures

13 investors say lifelong learning is taking edtech mainstream

The venture potential of a startup that caters to individual students — instead of a slow-moving, small-pocketed institution — has a bullish aura that attracts investors. Add in a pandemic that fo

Broadening education investments to full-stack solutions

Ryan Craig Contributor Share on X Ryan Craig is managing director of Achieve Partners, an investment firm focused at the intersection of education and employment, and author of “A New U: Faster + Ch

Techtonic Group raises $2 million to transform tech hiring through apprenticeships

Creating a pathway for a more diverse talent pool to enter the technology industry has given the Techtonic Group, a development services firm that operates an outsourced apprenticeship program aimed a

Portfolium raises $6.6 million to get college students into jobs where they’ll kick butt

A San Diego startup called Portfolium has raised $6.6 million to help college students get jobs where they are likely to succeed. Portfolium CEO Adam Markowitz said he was inspired to build what he ca

A Step Forward? Bertelsmann & Others Back $100 Million Venture Fund For Innovative Education

Just as (mobile) technology <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/01/16/mobile-technology-is-transforming-the-health-industry-but-to-what-extent/">is bringing some exciting changes</a> to the health in