EdBizWatch

Studypool Snags $1.2 Million from Lerer Hippeau Ventures

Co offers an online marketplace connecting students with tutors on a per question basis.

Studypool Snags $1.2 Million from Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Sarah Perez, TechCrunch

Ivy League Grads Find Jobs in Lucrative Test-Prep Economy

Are tutors the new waiters?

Ivy League Grads Find Jobs in Lucrative Test-Prep Economy, D. Ludwig The Atlantic

Testive Raises $500k from 16 Angels

Testive's algorithms identify students' strengths & weaknesses; used by 130k students.

Edtech startup Testive Raises $500k, Prepares for Larger Round, Sara Castellanos, BBJ

XueXiBao Raises $20 Million From SoftBank and GSR

The homework help app is the latest ed tech startup in China to receive funding.

XueXiBao Raises $20 Million From SoftBank and GSR, Catherine Shu, TechCrunch

Blackboard to Offer Chegg Tutoring Services

3-yr deal has a minimum guaranteed payment from Chegg, and revenue-sharing.

Blackboard to Offer Chegg Tutoring Services, Melissa Korn, Wall Street Journal

Cengage Learning Partners with Flashnotes

The traditional publisher will also lead a Series B round for the startup.

Cengage Learning Partners with Flashnotes, Lauren Landry, BostInno

InstaEDU Acquired By Chegg For $30 Million

Chegg sees more coming from this acquisition than just an online tutoring business. 

InstaEDU Acquired By Chegg For $30 Million, Sarah Buhr,TechCrunch

TakeLessons Raises $7 Million, Led by Lightbank

Founded in 2006 TakeLessons has raised $20 million in total funding to date.

TakeLessons Raises $7 Million, Led by Lightbank, Kristin Winkler, Edukwest

TutorGroup Raises $100 Million from Alibaba, Others

The language learning company previously raised $15 million, in April of 2012.

TutorGroup Raises $100M from Alibaba, Others, Christina Farr, VentureBeat

10 Roles For Artificial Intelligence In Education

Education could look a whole lot different a few decades from now.

10 Roles For Artificial Intelligence In Education, TeachThought

WyzAnt Lands $21.5M From Accel

Like Uber, Etsy & Angie’s List, WyzAnt is building a hyper-local marketplace, only for tutors.

WyzAnt Lands $21.5M From Accel, Rip Empson, TechCrunch

Tutoring Firms Hit Hard by NCLB Waivers

The number of providers has dropped by 50 percent.

Tutoring Firms Hit Hard by NCLB Waivers, Michele Molnar, Education Week

InstaEDU Raises $4M led by Battery Ventures

San Francisco-based InstaEDU is an online marketplace of private tutors.

InstaEDU comes out of beta with $4M led by Battery Ventures, Ki Mae Heussner, GigaOM