India-based technology startup Salesken.ai has secured an exposed server that was spilling private and sensitive data on one of its customers, Byju’s, an education technology giant and India’s most valuable […]
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Back to news homeTiger Global leads $31.5M investment in interactive edtech Quizizz
Quizizz, an Indian startup that is making learning more interactive so that students find it compelling to spend more hours studying, said on Wednesday it has raised $31.5 million in […]
How Carnegie Mellon is helping build its own startups and keeping them in Pittsburgh
The math is simple: Great research universities beget great startups. Pittsburgh certainly has little want for the former, with two world-class research schools — Carnegie Mellon University and the University […]
Merlyn Mind emerges from stealth with $29M and a hardware and software solution to help teachers with tech
We’ve chronicled, in great detail, the many layers of technology, services and solutions that have been wrapped around the world of education in recent years — and especially in the […]
Extra Crunch roundup: influencer marketing 101, spotting future unicorns, Apple AirTags teardown
With the right message, even a small startup can connect with established and emerging stars on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube who will promote your products and services — as long […]
UBS investment makes Byju’s the most valuable startup in India
Edtech giant Byju’s has become the most valuable startup in India after raising about $350 million in a new tranche of investment from UBS Group and Zoom founder Eric Yuan, […]
Wonderschool’s Chris Bennett and investor Marlon Nichols will break down the path to seed-stage funding
Extra Crunch Live is all about helping founders build better venture-backed businesses. Naturally, we do this by having candid conversations with founders and their investors. On an upcoming episode of […]
Founding a Start-up With a Social Mission | Katie Nielson
Founding a Start-up With a Social Mission Katie Nielson Founder & Chief Education Officer Voxy EnGen Katie Nielson is the Founder & Chief Education Officer of Voxy EnGen. Voxy EnGen […]
Three students sue coding bootcamp Lambda School alleging false advertising and financial shenanigans
Lambda School has attracted a lot of attention, and raised some $130 million in venture funding from an impressive list of investors, for its novel approach to coding education: offering six-month […]
The human-focused startups of the hellfire
Disasters may not always be man-made, but they are always responded to by humans. There’s a whole panoply of skills and professions required today to respond to even the tiniest […]