EdBizWatch

HackHands Bought by Pluralsight

Pluralsight has spent $190+ million buying online edu startups over the past 2 years.

Pluralsight Buys HackHand to Offer Coders Real Time Support, Harrison Weber, Venture Beat 

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

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

50 Top Online Learning Sites

By category, most popular, not ranked, some free some not, both credentialed and not.

50 Top Online Learning Sites, Best College Reviews

Code School Bought for $26 Million by Pluralsight

Interactive entry-level classes adds beginners to Pluralsight’s customer base.

Code School Bought for $26 Million by Pluralsight, Natasha Singer, New York Times

EdTech Investment Hits New Record - $2 Billion

Education technology is a weird little industry.

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

Smarterer Bought by Pluralsight for $75 million

Not bad for a startup that raised only $4.6 million from investors.

Smarterer Bought by Pluralsight for $75 Million, Scott Kirsner, BetaBoston

Coding Ed Programs Expand As IT Jobs Market Flourishes

Programming is a trade that more people than you would expect can learn...

Coding Ed Programs Expand As IT Jobs Market Flourishes, J. Shieber, TechCrunch

7 Ed Tech Startups Making Progress with Investors

Got funds: Pluralsight, Verite, Desire2Learn, Admittedly, Quick Key, GetSet, FreshGrade.

7 Ed Tech Startups Making Progress with Investors, Keith Button, Education Dive

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

Pluralsight Raises $135M from Insight Venture Ptnrs, Others

2012 revenue reached $16 million & $38 million in 2013. Estimates $85 million for 2014.

E-Learning Co Pluralsight Raises $135M, Record Round for Utah, Lora Kolodny, WSJ

Berkery Noyes' Education Report: 1st Half 2014

Two transactions reached the $1 billion threshold in the first half of 2014.

Berkery Noyes' Education Report: 1st Half 2014, Berkery Noyes

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

Digital-Tutors Bought by Pluralsite for $45 Million

The online training platform for creatives is 4th aquisition by Pluralsight in 8 months...

Digital-Tutors Bought by Pluralsite for $45 Million, Kirsten Winkler, Edukwest

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

TrainSignal Bought for $23.6M by Pluralsight

On a buying spree...just two weeks ago, Pluralsight bought PeepCode. 

Pluralsight Buys TrainSignal for $23.6 Million, Ki Mae Heussner, GigaOM

Pluralsight Releases Online Coding Courses for Kids

90 percent of U.S. schools don’t offer programming.

Pluralsight Releases Online Coding Courses for Kids, Ki Mae Heussner, GigaOM

Pluralsight Raises $27.5M from Insight Venture Partners

After 8 yrs of profitability & bootstrapping, the technical training site Pluralsight is hot.

Education Site Pluralsight Raises 1st Outside Funding Ever, Liz Gannes, All Things D