Sharp Alpha Advisors, a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage startups, has closed on its $10 million funds. The VC firm is now looking for 11 of the best sports betting startups like MostBet to invest in and help grow....
The 3 Most Promising Solar Panel Startups
The solar power industry has been growing rapidly over the last few years, and this is largely due to the increase in cost-effective 24v solar panel technology. Solar panels are now becoming more affordable for people all around the...
Cloud Hosting for Startups: Finding Your Digital Home
The startup world is a dog-eat-dog business, and it can be tough to find the perfect digital home. There are many providers of cloud hosting services, but finding one that fits your needs can seem like an impossible task....
Udemy: About the Company, History, and IPO
Udemy is an online education company that provides access to courses, lectures, and other educational materials. The company has been in existence since 2010 and was founded by Eren Bali, Oktay Caglar, Gagan Biyani, David Slooff. In the last...
The 5 Fastest-Growing EdTech Companies Explained
The world of education is changing rapidly with the rise of technology. New companies are popping up every day and many are succeeding in their endeavors to provide better learning opportunities for students around the globe. In this blog post, we want to introduce you...
11 World’s Biggest edTech Сompanies
We tell you about the educational projects that have managed to reach a multibillion-dollar valuation. According to HolonIQ, an analytics agency, there are 24 EdTech unicorns in the world as of June 17, 2021. The combined valuation of these companies has reached the $77 billion...
Coursera: about the company, history, IPO
Coursera is an international open online education platform, which offers a range of information and educational programs, including interactive projects with industry experts, courses, specializations, certification programs, as well as undergraduate and graduate degrees from 200 universities and educational institutions worldwide. Among them are eight...
Education service Udemy raised $50 million from Winter Capital and other investors
International online learning platform Udemy has closed a $50 million Series F funding round, Inc. has learned. The lead investor in the round was Learn Capital, with Winter Capital and Tencent also taking part. The company will spend the funds raised to expand its range...
Kano, a startup that teaches kids programming, raised $1 million from Microsoft
Kano, a British educational startup, has raised about $45.5 million from investors including Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff. Microsoft has invested more than $1 million in the company. Through the deal, Kano hopes to compete with Google in the EdTech market. The deal will allow Kano...
Duolingo filed for IPO on Nasdaq
Developer language platform Duolingo filed for an IPO with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This writes TechCrunch. The company plans to place the shares on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker DUOL. The number of shares and...