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MasterClass raises $35 million for celebrity taught classes

If you want to learn something new, learn it

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If you want to learn something new, learn it from the master. That’s the thesis behind MasterClass, which offers tennis tips from Serena Williams, cooking advice from Gordon Ramsay and vocal training from Christina Aguilera. The startup has online courses from leaders in their field, charging about $90 for the hours long sessions. Students also have access to the community and instructor Q&As.

(Palo Alto) June 24, 2020 —

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CampusLogic Raises $ …

CAMPUSLOGIC, an online student financial aid

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CAMPUSLOGIC, an online student financial aid platform, on March 2 announced it has raised $10 million in Series B funding. Led by 4.0 Partners, the money will support the expansion of CampusLogic’s digital financial aid tools, which aim to help students navigate financial aid forms and assist administrators in sending out personalized award letters. The funding will also go towards furthering development of CampusLogic’s recently acquired net price calculator, which calculates potential costs and financial options for students looking into attending a specific institution.

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Behavioral science s …

San Francisco-based Motimatic, a behavioral

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San Francisco-based Motimatic, a behavioral science startup, has raised $3.4 million in Series A funding. University Ventures and New Markets Venture Partners led the round with participation from GSV, the Jefferson Education Accelerator and Mike McCaffery, former CEO of the Stanford Management Corporation.

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Nearpod raises $21 m …

Nearly 80% percent of American adults have

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Nearly 80% percent of American adults have smartphones these days, according to Pew Research. And the kids are catching up, studies from the Kaiser Family Foundation suggest. Now, an education tech startup called Nearpod  has raised $21 million in venture funding to help teachers turn mobile devices into a positive force for learning in the classroom, rather than a distraction they must fight against. Nearpod CEO Guido Kovalskys, who cofounded the company with Felipe Sommer and Emiliano Abramzon in 2012, described the startup’s products as: “Software and content that teachers can incorporate into their day-to-day instruction without any additional work.” The company’s platform is free for teachers to use, but they, or more often their schools or school districts, pay for access to Nearpod’s premium lessons and features.

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Handshake, Now in 17 …

College recruiting has been an inefficient

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College recruiting has been an inefficient process, with many schools using different career center technologies in attempts to get the best employers to hire its students. Startup Handshake aims to change this, particularly for students not in what are traditionally considered the “top” schools. The quickly growing startup is used by 3 million...  

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Imagine Learning Acq …

THINK THROUGH LEARNING, the developer behind

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THINK THROUGH LEARNING, the developer behind online math program Think Through Math, has been acquired by Provo, Utah-based Imagine Learning. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Imagine Learning is owned by Weld North, a private equity firm that also owns Compass Learning, Edgenuity and a half dozen other edtech companies. Founded in 2002 (then known as Apangea Learning), Think Through Learning had raised more than $10 million in venture capital. Check out our Index for more details and teacher reflections on the Think Through Math.

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This Startup Trains …

As a teenager growing up in Lomé, the capital

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As a teenager growing up in Lomé, the capital of Togo, Faiçal Tchirou taught himself to code at a cybercafé. He wanted to help his mother manage the small pharmacy she owned. Prescription orders, inventory levels: Piece by piece, he learned how to create the operational software she needed. “She’s still using it,” he says with pride. Tchirou was hooked. He found a job developing Android mapping apps, his first foray into mobile design. Then, one evening at the office, he saw a post on LinkedIn about a startup coding school called Andela, which was seeking new applicants. “I applied the same night because I was really excited,” he says. “They would pay you to learn! I used to learn for free, but these guys want to pay me.”

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