All posts by Henry Kronk
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Engageli Raises $33 Million Series A to Scale Its Hyped Instructional Platform, Plans to Go Live for the Fall Semester
May 11, 2021 Henry Kronk
Engageli on May 11 reported it had raised a Series A funding round worth $33 million. While the online instruction platform has not…
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Wacom Is Making the Case for Digital Pens in Online Learning
March 30, 2021 Henry Kronk
At CES this year, the Japanese device manufacturer Wacom announced its digital pen tablet had gained full compatibility with Google OS and Chromebooks.…
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picoCTF, the Largest K-12 Online Hacking Competition, Kicks Off Today
March 16, 2021 Henry Kronk
For decades, there has been strong overlap between video gaming and computer science. While eSports have exploded in popularity, hacking and cybersecurity skills…
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Preply Closes $35 MM Series B Following a Year that Saw 400% Growth
March 09, 2021 Henry Kronk
Just under a year after its Series A, the language tutoring platform Preply has raised another funding round. It announced its $35 million…
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Babbel Towers In the Global Language Learning Market. But U.S. Brand Recognition Is Still a Challenge.
March 03, 2021 Henry Kronk
Roughly one year ago, the language learning app Babbel was working to revamp its offerings and features. The company was planning to add…
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Codecademy Takes in $40 MM Series D Round Led by Owl Ventures
February 23, 2021 Henry Kronk
The online learn-to-code platform Codecademy announced on February 23 it had signed a Series D funding round worth $40 million. The company says…
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Schools Are Building Permanent Remote Learning Capabilities, Even as Vaccines Roll Out
February 18, 2021 Henry Kronk
The Bozeman School District in Montana is worried about losing learners to private charter schools. The Kingsway Regional School District in New Jersey…
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AdmitHub Secures $16 MM Series B to Scale AI Chatbot
February 16, 2021 Henry Kronk
For the average student, college represents a bureaucratic challenge on a scale that many have yet to encounter. That is a problem that…
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Chegg, Accused of Helping Students Cheat, Reports ‘Best Year’ and Raises 2021 Guidance
February 09, 2021 Henry Kronk
At the end of last month, study platform Chegg weathered a hit from the media. The Forbes feature “This $12 Billion Company Is…
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Career Development Platform Upkey Closes $2.6 MM Seed Round, Signs Perdue and SNHU
February 02, 2021 Henry Kronk
The Chicago startup Upkey announced on Febuary 2 that it had secured a seed funding round worth $2.6 million. The company contracts with…
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