Investments Decline As Education Technology Grows Up

TechCrunch, Posted Jun 25, 2014 by Jonathan Shieber (@jshieber)
School may be out for summer, but the nation’s education-focused technology startups are still hitting the books, drumming up new business and new investments to capitalize on overwhelming demand for innovation from primary and secondary schools and colleges.

Read full article here: http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/25/investments-decline-as-education-technology-grows-up/ 

Schoology Raises $15M to Help Educators Use Tech to Best Effects in Class (And Beyond)

Dow Jones Venture Wire
Lora Kolodny

June 24, 2014

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Schoology Inc. has raised $15 million in a Series C round of venture funding led by Intel Capital and joined by Great Oaks Venture Capital and Great Road Holdings, along with earlier backers FirstMark Capital and Meakem Becker Venture Capital, according to founder and Chief Executive Jeremy Friedman.

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Schoology raises $15M for global ed-tech push

Ben Fischer, Reporter- New York Business Journal

June 24, 2014

Schoology, a New York-based education technology developer, has raised another $15 million in private investment to spur growth into new markets and add features.

Read full article here: http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2014/06/25/schoology-raises-15m-for-global-ed-tech-push.html 

Schoology books $15M in funding

By Valentina Cordero

June 24, 2014 3:32 p.m.
Crain's New York Business 

Intel Capital, Great Road Holdings, Great Oaks Venture, Meakem Becker Venture Capital and FirstMark Capital are among the investors in the New York-based social network for academics.

Full article here: http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20140624/TECHNOLOGY/140629926/schoology-books-15m-in-funding#

Schoology Secures $15 Million to Fuel Growth and Product Innovation

Fundraising Follows Customer Wins in Higher Ed and International Markets, Recognition as Top EdTech Product in CODiE Awards


NEW YORK--06242014 --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Schoology has closed a new $15 million round of funding led by Intel Capital along with new investors Great Oaks Venture Capital and Great Road Holdings. Existing investors participating in this round are FirstMark Capital and Meakem Becker Venture Capital. The round brings Schoology’s total capital raised to $25 million, which will support continued expansion in K-12 and higher education markets. Click to Tweet.


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Disruptive Classroom Technology Lures VCs In New Round

FORBES
Entrepreneurs 6/24/2014 @ 2:29PM
by Elaine Pofeldt

 If you’re a parent, you may have found yourself frustrated by a teacher who didn’t “get” how your child learns– and who missed a critical opportunity to ignite your youngster’s curiosity. At the same time, you probably understood the many demands on teachers’ time that prevent them from figuring out that your child is, say, a visual learner, and from customizing lessons as much as they might.

Read full article about Schoology here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/elainepofeldt/2014/06/24/disruptive-classroom-technology-lures-vcs-in-new-round/

Schoology books $15M in funding

Schoology books $15M in funding

By Valentina Cordero

June 24, 2014 3:32 p.m.

Intel Capital, Great Road Holdings, Great Oaks Venture, Meakem Becker Venture Capital and FirstMark Capital are among the investors in the New York-based social network for academics.

Full article here: http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20140624/TECHNOLOGY/140629926/schoology-books-15m-in-funding#

Colorado State University-Global Campus Collaborates with Schoology

The 100 Percent Online State University to Work with Schoology on a Learning Management System for the Future of Its Online Course Delivery

June 20, 2014 04:45 AM Pacific Daylight Time NEW YORK & GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Schoology and CSU-Global Campus are entering a strategic alliance to proactively address the needs of the university’s modern learners. Schoology is a communication and course management platform tying instructors and higher education students together, and will collaborate with CSU-Global on the university’s student-centric online course delivery methods. Click to tweet.

Read the release here.

Education Week: Schoology Wins Contract for Ambitious Ed-Tech Project in Uruguay

 

By Sean Cavanagh on June 12, 2014 7:28 AM                                                                                        

In another sign of how the educational technology market has gone global, a U.S.-based provider of learning management systems, Schoology, has been chosen to provide a platform to deliver academic content as part of a massive project underway in Uruguay.

Schoology's work will be conducted through a government-run project called Plan Ceibal, widely regarded as one of the most ambitious school technology projects in the world.

Read the full Education Week article here

Schoology Contract with Uruguay Powers Plan Ceibal 1:1 Learning Initiative

NEW YORK & MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Schoology has signed a contract supplying all schools in Uruguay with the Schoology learning management system. Schoology will be powering Uruguay’s ambitious 1:1 instruction program, Plan Ceibal, to deliver instruction and resources while connecting students and teachers in a learning-centered, secure community platform. Click to Tweet.    


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