Top EdTech Capital Raises and Investors in the U.S. – July 1st to 15th, 2025
Several interesting transactions closed in the EdTech sector over the past two weeks. If you would like more info or would like to discuss the capital raising market for your company, please contact me.
PE Growth/Expansion
- Kuali, education-specific cloud-based platform that meets the needs of institutions of higher education, received development capital from Banneker Partners on July 1, 2025.
Merger/Acquisition
- New Innovations, web-based residency management system for hospitals, health systems and medical educators worldwide, was acquired by QGenda, a subsidiary of Hearst Communications, on July 9, 2025.
Early Stage VC
- Honor Education, teaching and learning platform that provides access to a learning environment that fosters creative and critical thinking, raised $38 million through a combination of Series A-1, and Series A-2 venture funding from Alpha Edison, Audeo Ventures and Interlock Partners on July 8, 2025, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $86 million.
- Safer School Solutions, data safety and security services platform that offers tools for school leaders, raised $200,000 of venture funding from investors on July 3, 2025.
Seed Round
- Coding Temple, online technical training platform for aspiring software engineers, data analysts and cybersecurity professionals, raised $3.90 million of seed funding from investors on July 3, 2025.
- Shoonya Kids, educational platform that provides interactive edutainment content inspired by the stories and characters of the world, raised $1.96 million through a combination of debt and Seed funding from RevHubOC, Tappan Hill Ventures and Impact Assets on July 2, 2025, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $8.29 million.
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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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