Education Tech
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 …
Dealflow | May 21, 2019
Upswing clinches $2 million to help underserved students navigate and complete university
ImpactAlpha, May 21 – Private equity big shot Robert Smith changed the lives of Morehouse College’s latest graduating class with a promise to pay off …
Dealflow | May 2, 2019
Credly raises $11.1 million to grow digital credentialing
ImpactAlpha, May 2 – Credly issues and manages credentials that give students and workers portable, verified evidence of their skills. Thousands of employers, …
Dealflow | May 1, 2019
We Are Digital raises £1.5 million to bridge digital and financial skill gaps in the UK
ImpactAlpha, May 1 – Almost 13 million people in the U.K. lack basic digital skills. Another 40% are ‘living on the edge’ financially. …
Dealflow | April 30, 2019
Gray Matters Capital seeds platform to teach Indians to code in native languages
ImpactAlpha, April 30 – Chennai-based GUVI delivers instructional videos in regional languages, as well as tech mentorship and job leads to aspiring Indian …