EdBizWatch

Ed Tech in 2015 — Real Opportunity or Fool’s Gold?

Collaborations are key to unlocking the promise of tech & the Internet to amplify learning.

Ed Tech in 2015 — Real Opportunity or Fool’s Gold? Karen Cantor, LinkedIn 

Curiosity.com Spins Off of Discovery and Raises $6 Million

Co aggregates and categorizes world's edu content, packages it to delight consumers.

Curiosity.com Spins Off of Discovery and Raises $6M, Will Flanagan, ChicagoInno

What College Can Teach the Aspiring Entrepreneur

How do you use college to learn how to be an entrepreneur?

What College Can Teach the Aspiring Entrepreneur, Anna Prior, Wall Street Journal

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Opens Lab Focused on Ed-Tech

Claudia Reuter to run a team of engineers, UX specialists & digital program managers.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Opens Lab Focused on Ed-Tech, Lauren Landry, BostInno

Game Developers Experiment With More Open-Ended Ed Apps

Zynga hosts the non-profit accelerator co-lab, offers advice and marketing expertise.

Game Developers Experiment With More Open-Ended Ed Apps, K. Swartz, Mind/Shift

Educational Game Accelerator Announces Second Cohort

Zynga.org and NSVF accelerator, co.lab, announced 2nd class. 60 applied, 7 made it.

Educational Game Accelerator Announces Second Cohort, edSurge

New European Edtech Accelerator Kicks Off

The European Incubator for Innovation now accepting apps for its 12-week programme. 

New European Edtech Accelerator Kicks Off, Natasha Lomas, TechCrunch

How a 574-Yr-Old School Prepares for Changing World

Eaton & Oxford’ biz school have partnered a London accelerator to support edetch start-ups.

How a 574-Yr-Old School Prepares for World without Classrooms, Leo Mirani, Quartz

McGraw-Hill, Others, Invest in UPenn Startup Venture

Education Design Studio is an incubator/seed fund collaboration of UPenn ed dept & investors.

McGraw-Hill, Others, Invest in UPenn Startup Venture, Sean Cavanagh, Ed Week

Zynga Puts Up $1 Million for an EdTech Accelerator

FarmVille creator & NSVF showcase 1st class of new ed-tech accelerator co.lab.

Would You Enroll in an Accelerator Put On By Zynga? Andrea Huspeni, Reuters

Battle of Ed Tech Acclerators Heats Up

Boston-based LearnLaunchX announces its first class. 

Battle of Ed Tech Acclerators Heats Up, Ki Mae Heussner, GigaOm

'Ed. Design Studio' Will Link Entrepreneurs to Researchers

The fund creates an ecosystem of entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, & educators.

'Ed. Design Studio' Tries to Link Entrepreneurs to Researchers, Sean Cavanagh, Ed Week

Zynga Invests $1 Million in Ed Tech Startups

The company's non-profit org is partnering with NewSchools Venture Fund.

Zynga to Give Educaiton-Tech Startups a Boost, Jessica E. Lessen, Wall Street Journal

ImagineK12 Increases Startup Funding from $20k to $100k

The 2-yr-old accelerator, the “Y Combinator of ed tech,” just upped the ante for competitors.

Pioneering EdTech Accelerator Ups Startup Funding to 100k Each, Ki Mae Heussner, GigaOm

Ed Tech Incubators Are Popping Up Everywhere

So far in 2013, the U.S. alone has seen five new edtech incubators and accelerators. 

Edtech Incubators Are Popping Up Everywhere, edSurge's Tony Wan, Fast Company

Test Prep Giant Kaplan Launches A New EdTech Accelerator

Kaplan, teamed with TechStarts, joins the latest in growing cavalcade of EdTech accelerators.

Test Prep Giant Kaplan Launches A New EdTech Accelerator, Rip Empson, TechCrunch

Pearson Launches Catalyst, An EdTech Incubator

The Publisher Hopes Will Give It More Startup Mojo.

Pearson Launches EdTech Incubator Catalyst, Ingrid Lunden, TechCrunch

New Ed Tech Accelerator Launches in Boston

With 150+ ed tech startups in New England, a centralized hub to harness talent was needed.

New Ed Tech Accelerator Launches in Boston, Lauren Landry, BostInno

Stanford's StartX Gets $800,000 from Kaufman Foundation

StartX, a startup accelerator for university students, wants to build its model and scale.

StartX Gets $800K Grant to Fuel Student Innovation, EdTech Times

K-12 Ed Investment Soaring

Policy changes, ed startup accelerators, technological shifts drive growth.

Investment in K-12 Education Soars, But All Not Rosy, Ki Mae Heussner, GigaOM