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SoftBank leads a $105M investment in Class, an EdTech startup that enhances virtual and hybrid classrooms by adding teaching and learning tools to Zoom
Daniel Levi Posted On July 28, 2021


Last year in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, millions of students around the world were forced to attend classes online and continue their schooling remotely from home. With no standard video conferencing tool for students, some schools used Google classroom […]


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EdTech startup Guild Education raises new $150M in funding, tripling its valuation to $3.75 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On June 2, 2021


As employers scramble to fill open jobs, many companies are turning to EdTech startups to train new people and bring them to the workforce. One of the biggest beneficiaries of the training boom is Guild Education, a Denver, Colorado-based EdTech startup […]


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Indian EdTech startup Teachmint raises $16.5M in Series A funding for its online teaching platform
Nickie Louise Posted On May 6, 2021


Teachmint, a Bengaluru, India-based online learning platform that focuses on tutor-student connectivity, has raised $16.5 million in Series A funding round led by global EdTech venture capital firm Learn Capital. Other backers include CM Ventures, and existing investors Lightspeed and Better Capital. […]


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EdTech startup Udacity raises $75 million in debt to grow its online education courses platform
Nickie Louise Posted On November 3, 2020


It’s been over two years since we last wrote about Udacity. In July 2018, the EdTech startup launched a blockchain nanodegree program for the Middle East and North Africa. Since then, Udacity has seen exponential growth. The nine-year-old Udacity provides online education […]


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China-based EdTech startup Yuanfudao raises US$2.2 billion in funding for its online education platform; making it the world’s most valuable EdTech company
Nickie Louise Posted On October 23, 2020


Yuanfudao, China’s leading online education platform announced it has secured $2.2 billion Series G1 and G2 funding to further boost its educational technology innovation, accelerate new curriculum product development and expand its online education service system. The G1 financing round was […]


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Edtech startup Lingokids lands $10M in Series B funding to grow its early learning skills platform and alleviate COVID-19’s impact on education
Nickie Louise Posted On October 8, 2020


Lingokids, a Miami, Florida-based EdTech startup and the creator of playlearning™ app for children between 2 and 8 years old, today announced it has raised $10 million in Series B funding to broaden its global product offering, with the companies’ goal to […]


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Online course platform Thinkific raises $22M to meet surging demand in online courses
Nickie Louise Posted On September 29, 2020


Coronavirus pandemic has forever changed the way we do everything including the way we learn. Gone are the days where you have to sit in a crowded classroom where you cannot study at your own pace. The pandemic has also accelerated […]


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Zoom’s earliest investors launch Class for Zoom to provide better Zoom for schools and help millions of students and teachers with teaching and learning tools to Zoom
Nickie Louise Posted On September 23, 2020


The coronavirus pandemic has forced millions of students around the world to attend classes online and continue their schooling remotely from home. Depending on the country and schools, some schools use Google classroom while others use Zoom. Google is generous […]


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Harvard University to implement digital online Learning for all students, tuition remains $50,000
Nickie Louise Posted On July 6, 2020


Harvard University announced Monday it will implement digital online learning for all its courses during the coming academic year, while tuition for the prestigious Ivy League school will remain at about $50,000. Harvard’s endowment is currently valued at over $40 billion, […]


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Future of School announces funding for remote learning through the Resilient Schools Project
Nickie Louise Posted On July 1, 2020


Formerly known as The Foundation for Blended and Online Learning, Future of School announced today that it will help fund up to 10 schools to participate in the newly formed Resilient Schools Project (RSP)—a program to assist K-12 schools and districts […]


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Virtual Classroom Failure: The remote-learning experiment isn’t going well as study finds that many schools barely cared if kids did any work
Nickie Louise Posted On June 22, 2020


Coronavirus pandemic is a boon to tech companies offering video conferencing software tools. These companies have seen a meteoric rise in the last five months. For instance, Zoom, a tech company that offers conferencing app, is now worth more than the […]


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NUAIR, WindShape and Syracuse University Grad Students Team-up on UAS Wind Tunnel Project
Nickie Louise Posted On June 16, 2020


Every year NUAIR seeks college-level interns interested in the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or “drone” industry, to give them hands-on, real-life experiences with this advanced technology. This last fall/spring semester, Syracuse University grad students Vincent James McGovern and Jean-Eric van […]


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Edtech startup Students Rising Above receives $8M funding to relieve student loan debt for low-income students
Nickie Louise Posted On May 13, 2020


Students Rising Above (SRA) is a non-profit edtech startup that invests in low-income, first generation college students who have demonstrated a deep commitment to education and strength of character in overcoming tremendous odds of poverty, homelessness, and neglect. Today, the […]


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Tech startups and other big techs team up with Codecademy to host free global “Learn From Home Day” on May 13
Nickie Louise Posted On May 11, 2020


With school closures and classes shifting to online curriculum across the nation, Codecademy is partnering with Y Combinator, Duolingo, Twitch, Casper, Headspace, and dozens of other organizations to host “Learn From Home Day” on Wednesday, May 13, from 10:45 a.m. […]


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Edtech startup Niche lands $35M Series C funding to reimagine and simplify the school and college search experience
Nickie Louise Posted On April 29, 2020


Niche, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based edtech statup and a school search platform connecting people to the perfect K-12 school or college, today announced it has raised $35 million in Series C funding to advance the platform as the leading destination for users to […]


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Australian EdTech startup Vivi raises new funding from Riverside Acceleration Capital to expand into the US market
Nickie Louise Posted On January 24, 2020


Vivi, an Australia EdTech startup transforming classroom engagement, announced it has closed a funding round with New York-based investment group, Riverside Acceleration Capital (RAC). The total amount of the funding was not disclosed. The funding will help fast-track Vivi’s expansion […]


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TERC Launches STEM for All Multiplex to Enable Researchers, Educators and Parents Access to Federally Funded, Innovative Programs Aimed at Improving STEM Teaching and Learning
Nickie Louise Posted On January 6, 2020


TERC, a non-profit made up of teams of math and science education and research experts, today announces the launch of the STEM for All Multiplex, an interactive platform features over 850 videos that showcase federally funded research and development projects aimed […]


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Recruitment startup Jumpstart raises $8.5M Series A to grow its AI-powered recruiting platform for STEM jobs and match students with tech companies
Nickie Louise Posted On December 18, 2019


According to Smithsonian, 2.4 million science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) jobs will go unfilled and according to IDTech, the demand for STEM is lacking not because there isn’t interest or understood importance of STEM, but because people just aren’t fit […]


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Watch: A Futuristic School Blackboard in China
Nickie Louise Posted On December 12, 2019


With United States and other developed countries struggling to provide needed education funding for their inner-city kids, China is ahead and leveraging technology to educate students in schools. Below is a TicToc video posted on Twitter of how a Chinese teacher […]


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EdTech startup Bamboo Learning scores $1.4M Seed led by Amazon Alexa Fund to simplify education with interactive voice lessons
Nickie Louise Posted On December 5, 2019


Bamboo Learning, an education-focused software and services startup with a mission to teach using voice-based devices, has raised $1.4 million round of seed financing to expand voice applications and content for education and entertainment. Backers include the Alexa Fund, Wavemaker Partners, […]


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