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 […]
Education
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, […]
Fullstack Academy Acquired by Bridgepoint Education for ~$50M
Coding bootcamp Full Stack Academy has been acquired by higher education company Bridgepoint Education in a transaction that has a potential value of approximately $50M. The terms of the deal include $17.5M in cash along with 2.5M shares of Bridgepoint, which is currently trading at $6.74 as of this writing (an additional $16.85M). The acquisition […]
This NYC Startup is the Private Membership Club for Women in Leadership Roles
Getting women into leadership positions is important but succeeding in those roles is paramount to systemic change.
The Future of Education is In The Palm of Your Hands Thanks to This NYC Startup
Technology is completely changing the way people approach education. The increase in mobile connectivity is creating access to education for countless students that would otherwise be underserved or ignored by traditional education means. Mobile learning is a $37B industry and UVII is a mobile-first education platform that sits at the intersection of education, technology, learners, and […]