OpenStudy

2016年6月20日

點擊打印(打開新窗口)在最近的交易新聞,社會學習組織大腦OpenStudy收購平台,雖然ed-tech公司Knowledgemtion和Flocubulary獲得投資。大腦獲得OpenStudy:克拉科夫,Poland-based社會學習社區為學生已經獲得了OpenStudy對等的研究幫助平台。交易條款沒有披露。“作為一個社區,大腦和OpenStudy平台將提供學生最全麵,協作在線學習工具鼓勵學術探索,“大腦在一份聲明中說。大腦指出,“兩個平台將繼續作為獨立品牌實體與他們各自的網站和應用程序,而分享知識和數據來改善用戶的學習經驗的平台。“上個月,大腦在一係列B籌集了1500萬美元資金由Naspers,基於互聯網和娛樂集團在開普敦,南非。Knowledgemotion收益投資:英國Knowledgemotion籌集一筆資金從協調小組的企業公司,英格拉姆內容組的一部分,根據新聞聲明。Knowledgemotion boclips的創造者,一個平台,使教育提供者,許可和使用視頻剪輯,可以嵌入到他們的教學服務。公司已經與國際合作內容所有者包括蓋蒂圖片社,布隆伯格,BBC全球學習,美聯社電視新聞。Knowledgemotion上周也表示,它已經進入了一個與皮爾森多年的供應和服務協議。的創始人和CEO大衛·班布裏奇Knowledgemotion在一份聲明中說,”英格拉姆的投資將幫助我們實現我們的目標成為全球教育市場的視頻。 Its worldwide reach with a variety of different customers provides boclips with unparalleled distribution opportunities and we look forward to having Ingram with us on this journey.” As part of the investment, David Roland, Investment Director for ICG Ventures, will join Knowledgemotion’s Advisory Board, which includes Sir David Arculus, former non-executive Director of Pearson Education and chairman of UK-based digital communications company O2. Flocabulary Raises $1.5 Million: New York-based Flocabulary , a maker of educational hip-hop music videos, has raised $1.5 million in convertible debt from Rethink Education, according to The PE Hub Network . Flocabulary is a web-based learning program for all grades and subjects; more than 50,000 schools have used Flocabulary’s standards-based videos, instructional activities and formative assessments to develop core literacy skills and supplement instruction across the curriculum, according to the company website. SETDA Unveils Emerging Private Sector Partners Cohort: The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) , the principal membership association representing U.S. state and territorial digital learning leaders, announced its fourth annual cohort of Emerging Private Sector Partners. The 10 companies were selected from “a large, highly competitive pool of applicants based on their status as an emerging company, capacity to leverage technology to serve a need in pre-K-12 or pre-service education, and their potential to scale on a state-wide and multi-state basis,” according to a press statement . The Emerging Partners program is designed to foster opportunities for startups to be seen and heard by state and national digital learning leaders. Be sure to check back on Marketplace K-12 for updates on mergers, acquisitions, fundraising, and other dealmaking. Also see EdWeek Market Brief , a service that gives companies operating in the market insights on the needs and priorities of school officials.