EdBizWatch

Ed Tech's Funding Frenzy

Consumer-facing companies, however, are receiving more funding than ever before.

Ed Tech's Funding Frenzy, Carl Strausheim, Inside Higher Ed

Investors Rethink EdTech As Dealflow Declines

U.S. edtech companies raised $1.2B across 357 venture rounds in 2014. In 2015 so far, only 111 investments were tracked.

Investors Rethink EdTech As Dealflow Declines, Jonathan Shieber, TechCrunch

Udemy Raises $65 Million, Led by Stripes Group

CEO Dennis Yang regards his 160-employee company as education’s answer to Netflix.

Udemy Raises $65 Million to Become Netflix for Education, Lora Kolodny, WSJ

Companies Are Moving to Microlearning Platforms for Training

Remember when training involved paying for a plane ticket, a hotel room, meals & tuition?

Why Companies Are Moving to Microlearning Platforms for Training, S. Bailey, BizJournal

Online Learning Growth Slows, But Don't Miss the Big Picture

Disruption may take longer than forecasted.

Rpt Saying Online Learning Growth Is Slowing Misses Big Picture, Michael Horn, Forbes

Data and Diplomas: On LinkedIn's Acquisition of Lynda.com

No doubt, LinkedIn aims to become a “certification platform."

On LinkedIn's Acquisition of Lynda.com, Audrey Watters, Hack Education

Why LinkedIn Matters

LinkedIn is the most interesting—and possibly the most consequential—companyin ed tech.

Why LinkedIn Matters, Michael Feldstein, eLiterate

LinkedIn to Acquire Lynda.com for $1.5 Billion

Lynda.com will be part of LinkedIn's Economic Graph which maps the world’s people, jobs, skills and knowledge. 

LinkedIn to Acquire Lynda.com for $1.5 Billion, Kirsten Winkler, Edukwest

EdTech Investment Hits New Record - $2 Billion

Education technology is a weird little industry.

Can You Count to $2 Billion? Frank Catalano, GeekWire

Ed Tech Funding Hits $1.87 Billion in 2014

A number of ed tech companies are nearing the $1 billion valuation mark.

Ed Tech Funding Hits $1.87 Billion in 2014, CB Insights 

Lynda.com Raises $186 Million, Led by TPG Capital

This amount represents the largest ed tech financing deal in the last six years.

Investors Put $186 Million Into Lynda.com, Natash Singer, New York Times

Online Learning Industry Poised for $107 Billion In 2015

Online learning, also known as e-learning, is booming. 

Online Learning Industry Poised for $107 Billion In 2015, TJ McCue, Forbes

Verified Certificates - MOOC's Money Maker or Anachronism?

How can you generate revenue when you don’t charge at the entrance? Charge at exit.

Verified Certificates - MOOC's Money Maker or Anachronism? Kirsten Winkler, Edukwest

Compilr Bought by Lynda.com For Around $20 Million

“We recognize the growing market demand for programming language instruction..."

Compilr Bought by Lynda.com For Around $20 Million, Ingrid Lunden, TechCrunch

Skillshare Lands $6M From USV, Spark

Platform’s most successful teacher made over $100K in 2013 from teaching on Skillshare.

Skillshare Lands $6M From USV, Spark, Rip Empson, TechCrunch

MOOCs Trim Billions in Personnel Training

$160 billion/yr spent on job training and certification, (Bersin, Deloitte Consulting.)

MOOCs Trim Billions in Personnel Training, Ellen Lee, CNBC

Top 10 Ed-Tech Startups of 2013

"Ok. Ok. My top 3 ed tech startups."

Top 10 Ed-Tech Startups of 2013, Audrey Watters, Hack Education

Who is Lynda Weinman?

She's co-founder of popular video learning site lynda.com.

What Could lynda.com Do for Your School?, by T. Vander Ark & S. Williams, Getting Smart

Click for Career Enhancement

CreativeLive, Lynda.com tap audience highly motivated to hone career skills.

Click for Career Enhancement, Nick Wingfield, New York Times

Lynda.com Raises $103M From Accel & Spectrum

Veteran, video-based edu platform generated $70M revenue in 2011 without outside investors.

After 17 years, Lynda.com Raises Its 1st Round of Funding, Rip Empson, TechCrunch