Education Tech
Dealflow | March 2, 2021
Newsela raises $100 million to bring daily news to K-12 classrooms
ImpactAlpha, March 2 — Edtech firm Newsela offers 14,000 classroom-ready texts in partnership with over 175 publishing companies, including the Associated Press, National …
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Dealflow | February 17, 2021
Reach Capital closes $165 million fund for edtech startups
ImpactAlpha, February 17 — Reach Capital has raised $165 million for its latest fund to invest in early stage edtech companies. Reach Capital …
Clean Energy | February 8, 2021
SJF Ventures closes $175 million fifth fund to ride COVID acceleration
ImpactAlpha, February 8 — SJF Ventures has closed its fifth fund at $175 million. The Durham, N.C.-based impact investing firm is looking to …
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Asia | January 4, 2021
The Rise Fund leads $210 million round for Chinese edtech venture Meishubao
ImpactAlpha, January 4 – Beijing-based Meishubao offers artificial intelligence-based online arts classes for young students. Like many other edtech ventures, the company’s growth …
Dealflow | November 23, 2020
Bain Capital raises $800 million for second Double Impact fund
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 23 – Bain Capital is doubling down on impact. The Boston-based private equity firm raised $800 million for its second Double …
Dealflow | November 16, 2020
‘Justice tech’ and edtech ventures selected for gener8tor social enterprise accelerator
ImpactAlpha, November 16 — The Madison, Wis.-based gBeta Social Impact’s virtual accelerator is supporting 10 founders addressing equity in education and criminal justice …
Education Tech | September 8, 2020
What if… the redesign of education put racial and social equity at its core?
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 8 – The upending of this school year has made almost every student, parent and teacher, willingly or not, participants in …
Beats | April 15, 2020
The Sustainable Investing Challenge has become a leading indicator of talent and ideas
ImpactAlpha, Apr. 15 – MBA programs generally teach students what’s achievable using common investment tools like venture capital, private equity and debt. Business (and …
Dealflow | January 9, 2020
Edquity raises seed funding to help colleges provide emergency student aid
ImpactAlpha, January 8 – As the price of higher education has soared, millions of students are dropping out of school, often because of …
Dealflow | November 13, 2019
French entrepreneurs raise $5.5 million for Lalilo’s U.S. literacy app
ImpactAlpha, November 13 – American students got poor grades for reading proficiency in the latest national report card from the National Center for …
Canada | September 17, 2019
Classcraft raises $7.5 million to gamify K-12 curricula
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 17 – Classrooms, meet Minecraft. Classcraft allows teachers to turn existing curriculum into gamified personalized quests. Investissement Québec led the Quebec and …
Dealflow | June 27, 2019
Climb Hire rakes in $2 million for tech-training cooperative
ImpactAlpha, June 27 – Climb Hire lets learners pay as they earn, like some of the other tech-training startups and coding bootcamps touting their digital …
Dealflow | June 3, 2019
Kleiner Perkins backs Pillar’s launch to tackle student debt repayment
ImpactAlpha, June 3 – New York-based Pillar wants to whittle down the U.S.’s $1.5 trillion student debt issue by helping people understand and plan their …
Dealflow | May 23, 2019
Abl acquires School by Design to improve allocation of school resources
ImpactAlpha, May 23 – Understanding how schools and school districts allocate resources plays a key role improving equitable access to education. Two edtech companies with …
Blockchain/AI/IoT | May 22, 2019
Interplay Learning raises $5.5 million to train blue-collar workers
ImpactAlpha, May 22 – Austin-based Interplay Learning’s platform provides training on dozens of trade skills including HVAC, electrical, energy auditing, solar installations, manufacturing, and …