Category: <span>edtech</span>

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Tiger Global is betting that more schools are going to share future student earnings – TechCrunch

Income-share agreements, or ISAs, are a way to bring flexibility to the often steep financial costs of higher education. The…

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The Duolingo EC-1 – TechCrunch

Education may well be the most important activity we conduct as a society — and it may also be the…

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How a bot-fighting test turned into edtech’s most iconic brand, Duolingo – TechCrunch

Luis von Ahn, an entrepreneur who has dedicated his career to scaling free education, has probably annoyed you more than…

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How Duolingo became fluent in monetization – TechCrunch

As its meandering route to monetization will demonstrate, Duolingo isn’t mission-oriented, it’s mission-obsessed. Co-founders Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker…

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Sources: Byju’s to spend up to $400m to shop for 2 more Indian edtech startups

Byju’s is expected to acquire upskilling platform Great Learning and exam preparation company Gradeup. Source link

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Singapore’s Temasek pours $120m into Indian edtech startup upGrad

The investment is expected to give UpGrad a US$575 million to US$675 million post-money valuation. Source link

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What the MasterClass effect means for edtech – TechCrunch

MasterClass, which sells a subscription to celebrity-taught classes, sits on the cusp of entertainment and education. It offers virtual, yet…

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Sources: Alibaba-backed edtech major Zuoyebang mulls $500m US listing

The IPO could happen as soon as second half of 2021. Source link

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Ex-Gojek execs’ edtech startup nets seed money from women-focused VC firm, others

Binar Academy plans to use the fresh funds to develop its technology education offerings and to hire content creation experts….

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Indonesian edtech CoLearn gets $10M Series A led by Alpha Wave Incubation and GSV Ventures – TechCrunch

A Zoom screenshot with CoLearn’s founding team: Marc Irawan, Abhay Saboo and Sandeep Devaram Indonesian startup CoLearn started as a…