Accelerated Adoption of Technology in Education Mohammed Ashoor Co-founder & CEO, Springring Mohammed is a Computer Engineer, ex-investment banker and serial entrepreneur based in Bahrain. After founding VII Tech Solutions, […]
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At the end of 2020, I argued that edtech needs to think bigger in order to stay relevant after the pandemic. I urged founders to think less about how to […]
How is edtech spending its extra capital?
Edtech unicorns have boatloads of cash to spend following the capital boost to the sector in 2020. As a result, edtech M&A activity has continued to swell. The idea of […]
Seizing opportunities: How can Financial Services Institutions Innovate in the Age of Quantum Computing? | Dimitrios Salampasis
Seizing opportunities: How can Financial Services Institutions Innovate in the Age of Quantum Computing? Dr. Dimitrios Salampasis Director, Master of FinTech Swinburne University of Technology Αn educator, writer, academic […]
Y Combinator widens its bet in edtech in latest batch
Y Combinator is slowly growing its stake in education companies, as the sector balloons with newfound demand from remote learners. In its latest batch, the famed accelerator had its highest […]
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Last time I mentioned growing up watching the PBS affiliate in Buffalo, NY. In part that’s because I was a nerd, but also because, across the border, TV was pretty […]
GSV Ventures doubles assets managed with new fund focused on global edtech
GSV Ventures, co-founded by Deborah Quazzo and Michael Cohn, has raised $180 million in its second fund, exclusively focused on backing edtech startups across the globe. The startup now manages […]
Unlocking Potential: How to Supercharge Your Life, Team & Impact | Beri Meric
Unlocking Potential: How to Supercharge Your Life, Team & Impact Beri Meric Co-founder, CEO Join us for a hyper-dynamic session with IVY CEO Beri Meric to learn how you can better […]
Newsela, the replacement for textbooks, raises $100M and becomes a unicorn
Newsela, a SaaS platform for K-12 instructional material backed by the likes of TCV, Kleiner Perkins, Reach Capital and Owl Ventures, announced today that it has raised $100 million in […]
Quantum Computing Hardware, Software Players Seeding the MarketÂ
Hardware and software companies including Microsoft and IBM are seeing the market for a new generation of developers needed to program quantum computers. (Credit: Microsoft Blog)Â By John P. Desmond, […]