EdBizWatch

Zaption Raises $1.5 Million, Led by NewSchools Venture Fund

SR-based start up allows users to add text, images, and annotations to videos.

Zaption Raises $1.5 Million, Led by NewSchools Venture Fund, Allie Gross, Education Dive

The Must-Attend Event for Education Tech Investors

“It’s a place where it’s all senior people,” said Ms. Quazzo, one of the conf organizers.

The Must-Attend Event for Education Tech Investors, Natasha Singer, New York Times

Who's Investing in Ed-Tech? (2015)

The activity of investors doesn't necessarily reflect their influence in dictating the direction of education or ed-tech.

Who's Investing in Ed-Tech? (2015), Audrey Watters, Hack Education

NSVF Nonprofit Gives Way to For-Profit Investment Arm

The new seed fund will operate as a separate legal entity.

NSVF Nonprofit Gives Way to For-Profit Investment Arm, Sean Cavanagh, EdWeek

Where Are All the Venture Dollars Going in Ed-Tech?

K-12 has started to see a significant uptick.

Where Are All the Venture Dollars Going in Ed-Tech? Lauren Landry, BostInno

Edtech Investment Is at Record Levels

Where is all the money going?

Edtech Investment Is at Record Levels, Dr. Keith Devlin, Huffington Post

A Closer Look at K12 Edtech Funding in 2014

The top ten investments accounted for over half the funding.

A Closer Look at K12 Edtech Funding in 2014, Vivek Murali, edSurge

Who Got the Biggest Gates Foundation Edu Grants for 2014

Gates is the leading billionaire/millionaire who has poured money into school “reform." 

Who Got the Biggest Gates Foundation Edu Grants for 2014, Valerie Strauss, WP

Nepris Raises $550K, Led by NSVF

Co platform connects teachers with industry experts to bring careers into classrooms.

Nepris Raises $550K to Bring STEAM Experts to Classrooms, Tony Wan, edSurge

Tuva Labs Raises $430K from NSVF

Company offers 120 data sets on many topics, with tools to tease out trends & comparisons. 

Tuva Labs Raises $430K to Bring Data Science to K-12, Tony Wan, edSurge

Reed Hastings: Disrupting the Education Monopoly

He doesn’t just give money. He makes things change. He's not a fan of school boards.

Disrupting 
the Education 
Monopoly, Joanne Jacobs, Education Next

No. 2 U.S. Education Official Heads for Exit

Jim Shelton, Deputy Secretary at the US Dept of Ed, will resign by year's end.

No. 2 U.S. Education Official Heads for Exit, Lyndsey Layton, Washington Post

SchoolMint Raises $2.2 Million, Led by NSVF

Co helps schools & parents manage K-12 students’ application & enrollment processes.

SchoolMint Raises $2.2M to Streamline School Enrollments, Tony Wan, edSurge

Newsela Raises $4.1 Million Led By Owl Ventures

The NYC startup is experiencing about 20,000 user registrations a day.

Newsela Raises $4.1 Million to Help Students Master Reading, Lora Kolodny, WSJ

Sustainable Development Goes Massively Online

Edcast envisions a multiversity with 100s of campuses interconnected on their platform.

Sustainable Development Goes Massively Online, Jonathan Shieber, TechCrunch

How NewSchools Venture Fund Picks Its Investments

We optimize for impact, not money. Investment theses include STEM, relevance, communication, tools, special ed, ELL.

How NewSchools Venture Fund Picks Its Investments, Jennifer Carolan, edSurge

FreshGrade Raises $4.3M from NSVF, Others

Club Penguin founder's new co connects teachers, admins, students & parents with a social network tool similar to Yammer or Slack.

FreshGrade Raises $4.3M from NSVF, Others, Lora Kolodny, Wall Street Journal

Freemium In Education

So you might ask “how can you make money giving away a learning app?” 

Freemium In Education, Fred Wilson, AVC

Ellevation Education Adds $2M to Expand ELL Tools

Provider of ELL online planning, reporting & communication tools has raised $5.1M total.

Ellevation Education Adds $2M to Expand ELL Tools, Tony Wan, edSurge

Where Is All The VC Money Going In Education Technology?

Everyone and their mother seems to have an edtech these days. 

Where Is All The VC Money Going In Education Technology? Katie Lepi, Edudemic