Top 10 EdTech Capital Raises in the U.S. – January 1st-15th, 2025
Several interesting transactions closed in the EdTech sector over the past two weeks. If you would like more info on these deals or would like to discuss the capital raising market for your company, please contact me.
PIPE
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- CourseKey, developer of a student success platform intended to help instructors take control of all student devices within the classroom, received development capital from PSG.
Merger/Acquisition and Corporate
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- Goodkind, developer of a marketing platform designed to help brands authentically connect with customers, was acquired by Niche.
- Lighthouse Labs, developer of an education platform designed to provide coding tutoring, was acquired by Uvaro.
- Visible Body, operator of an online learning platform intended to advance how students learn and healthcare professionals practice human anatomy, was acquired by Cengage Learning, a subsidiary of Thomson.
Later Stage VC
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- Hiveclass, developer of a digital content mobile platform designed to reimagine youth sports training and physical education, raised venture funding from Rethink Capital Partners.
- Rize Education, developer of an education technology designed to make higher education affordable and effective for every student, raised $12.00 million of venture funding.
Early Stage VC
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- Mathtrack Institute, provider of educational services intended to offer equitable access to quality education, raised $225,000 of venture funding through a combination of equity and SAFE notes.
- Tonic (Educational and Training Services), developer of a community learning platform intended for the performance of arts & music, raised venture funding from Impatient Ventures.
Angel, Seed, and Grant
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- Pro Athlete Community, provider of executive education, experiences, and a luminary network intended to serve current players and former players, raised $5.01 million through a combination of Seed, and Seed-1 funding.
- Rosalyn, developer of an end-to-end enterprise virtual assessment platform designed to deliver secure AI-supervised certification exams, raised $4.56 million of Seed-2 funding.
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Dominic Cipollone
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Financial advisor for Morgan Stanley. Led seminars on investing and creating wealth. Met with small business owners to develop employee retirement plans. Advised clients on appropriate asset allocation investment strategies using the Dow 30. Over thirty years in the NYC Department of Education, including as Principal of one of the most challenging middle schools in the poorest districts in the country. Used educational-tech and targeted data to turn the school around. School was named a model for attendance improvement. Supported over two hundred school leaders. Believes ed-tech will reinvent how education is delivered and received. Masters of Science from Fordham University in Educational Leadership. Masters of Science from Iona College in Educational Technology. Bachelor of Arts from New York University in Political Science. FINRA Series 7, 63, and 79 licenses.
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