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NSBA Selects GuideK12 for Its Technology Innovation Showcase
GuideK12 LLC — Tuesday, January 08, 2013
GuideK12 is thrilled to announce that it is one of six companies selected by The National School Boards Association (NSBA), for its first Technology Innovation Showcase. The NSBA is looking to play a more active role in connecting innovative companies with district decision makers; their first Technology Innovation Showcase will be the spark to ignite that flame. Read More »
IAC Acquires Online Tutoring Service, Tutor.com
IAC — Monday, January 07, 2013
IAC announced the company has completed the acquisition of Tutor.com, an online tutoring solution. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Focused in the areas of Search, Match, Local and Media, IAC's family of websites is one of the largest in the world, with nearly a billion monthly visits across more than 30 countries. Read More »
PCS Announces 63% Increase in Q3 Revenues over FY2012 Q3
PCS Edventures!.com, Inc. — Monday, January 07, 2013
PCS Edventures!.com, Inc., (PCSV) a leading provider of K-16 programs focused on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), today announced its preliminary Q3 revenues of $601,748, up 63% from the same quarter last year with revenues of $368,743. The source of revenues was primarily robotics related sales into the afterschool market. Read More »
Pearson Announces Strategic Investment in NOOK Media
Pearson — Saturday, January 05, 2013
Capstone Acquires Maupin House Publishing
Capstone — Thursday, January 03, 2013
Capstone announced today it has acquired the assets of Maupin House Publishing, a Florida-based publishing company. Maupin House is an award-winning publisher of more than 200 professional resources on literacy topics for pre-K-12 educators, administrators, and parents. The acquisition launches Capstone Professional... Read More »
Grockit Announces Strategic Investment Led by Discovery Communications
Grockit — Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Grockit announced that Discovery Communications, Inc. will lead a new round of strategic investment that also includes participation from Summit Group, and previous investors Atlas Venture, Benchmark Capital, Integral Capital Partners and GSV Capital Corp. In addition to the capital investment, the relationship with Discovery also includes shared technology, as well as exploring marketing, distribution... Read More »
Testive raises $500K from Boston Angels
Testive, Inc. — Monday, December 10, 2012
Testive, a 2012 TechStars Boston alumus, announced a $500K seed round lead by prominent Boston angels. Testive builds educational testing and test prep software. Testive's TurboTest™ platform was developed at MIT and can accurately predict students' scores on the SAT® and other tests 3x faster than traditional practice tests. Read More »
Udemy Receives $12 Million in Series B Financing
Udemy — Saturday, December 08, 2012
Udemy, the leading online education marketplace, today announced the completion of a $12 million Series B financing round led by Insight Venture Partners, with additional support from existing investors Lightbank, MHS Capital and Learn Capital, bringing Udemy’s total funding to $16 million. The new capital will be used primarily for expanding the range and types of Udemy’s content offerings.... Read More »
intelliVOL Selected for Dallas Digital Summit Demo Showcase
intelliVOL — Saturday, December 08, 2012
intelliVOL caught the attention of Dallas Digital Summit selection committee because the company's flagship product, x2VOL, is quickly gaining traction in the education market. x2VOL bridges the gap between community service and the daunting task of managing student records by digitizing what has traditionally been an administrative nightmare for schools. Read More »
LearnLaunch Formed to Drive Greater Boston Ed Tech Innovation
LearnLaunch — Tuesday, December 04, 2012
LearnLaunch today announces its formation as a non-profit fostering the creation and growth of learning and education technology companies and the ed tech business cluster across New England. LearnLaunch provides support to entrepreneurs at critical stages of their development to reach their next level of growth through access to peers, investors, mentors, and potential users. Read More »
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