Teachable, the edtech platform that allows anyone to affordably create and sell online courses, has been acquired by Hotmart, a global platform for online courses. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed but sources close to the transaction have indicated that the transaction amount was approximately $250M. Founded in 2016 by Ankur Nagpal and Conrad Wadowski, […]
Education
EdSights is the Text-Based Chatbot That Solves the College Dropout Crisis
Meet EdSights, the text messaging chatbot that’s helping universities to reduce dropout rates. Cofounders Claudia Recchi and Carolina Recchi tell us more.
Outlier.org Raises Another $11.7M to Revamp College-Level Online Education
With the cost of collegiate education soaring, many are questioning the value of pursuing higher education. Outlier.org is tackling this problem head-on with its online learning platform that allows students to complete entry-level courses online for credit at a fraction of the cost of traditional courses. The courses in the curriculum are gracefully designed and […]
littleBits Acquired by Sphero
littleBits Electronics, the open-source library and maker of electronic modules and kits to foster STEM learning, has been acquired by Boulder-based Sphero. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “When I studied engineering, it was top-down, test-based,” said Ayah Bdeir, founder of littleBits. “I hated it and wanted to quit every semester. Then I […]
Climb Credit Raises Another $9.8M for Student Loans for Career Training
The student loan crisis has always been a hot topic and it’s estimated that student loans collectively totals at a whopping $1.4 trillion dollars. The risings cost of education are making students question the return they will receive from their educational endeavors. Climb Credit believes there is a way to solve this dilemma. The startup founded […]
This NYC Startup Makes Everyone Capable of Creating a Professional How-To Video
How-to videos are more popular than ever and Instagram Stories and Snapchat has made How-to videos a preferred medium to learn and teach new things. NYC startup Jumprope‘s platform empowers people to create how-to videos through a unique step-by-step format that allows anyone to build an informational how-to video without any previous video editing or specialized skills. […]
Noom Raises Another $58M To Redefine Your Relationship with Food Based on Psychology
Many people tend to turn to various figures – celebrities, influencers, bodybuilders – for answers about food and how to live a healthy lifestyle, but you can’t look at others to understand your personal relationship with food. Noom helps people live a healthier lifestyle through its interdisciplinary, psychology-based program that is rooted in Cognitive Behavioral […]
Sawyer Raises Another $11M to Ensure Your Kids Are Not Bored This Summer
Finding activities to keep your children entertained shouldn’t feel like a part-time job, but all too often parents struggle to find activities or classes that truly engage their children. Sawyer is the online marketplace that’s being used by over 100,000 parents to discover local children’s activities. The platform offers a breadth of choices, focused on […]
This NYC Startup is an AI Powered College Counselor That Guarantees You Will Get Into One of the Colleges it Predicts
The college admissions process is a stressful time for parents and children, and while there is no shortage of services and people offering up their expertise to guide students/parents through it, most of these services come with a big, price tag as evidenced by the recent college admissions scandal that rocked the headlines. An alternative […]
This NYC Startup is Bringing the Personal Training Model to Managing your Finances
April is Financial Literacy Month, but research has shown that people often feel insecure when looking at their finances. Often, these feelings stem from a lack of understanding about finance and how to manage personal finances, leaving people to feel vulnerable and frustrated. However, instead of shutting down when the conversation broaches personal finances, The Financial […]
Trilogy Education Acquired by 2U for $750M
Trilogy Education, a white-label platform for universities to offer educational bootcamps for coding, data analytics, UX/UI, and cybersecurity, has been acquired by 2U, a diversified education technology company, for $750M. The deal is a combination of cash ($400M) and stock ($350M). “By joining forces with 2U, Trilogy Education can empower universities to reach more students, […]