EduTech – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Fri, 15 Nov 2019 14:50:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.3 Female-Led Unicorn Mobilizes Private Sector to Offer Education As a Work Perk /female-led-unicorn-mobilizes-private-sector-to-offer-education-as-a-work-perk/ /female-led-unicorn-mobilizes-private-sector-to-offer-education-as-a-work-perk/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2019 14:50:22 +0000 /?p=13753 It’s a scary time for American workers. To climb the socioeconomic ladder and receive that prestigious degree, you might face crippling student debt or settle for a job that could be taken by a robot one day. Stanford University graduate Rachel Carlson aims to give people another path: corporate-sponsored online education that would work as […]

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]]> /female-led-unicorn-mobilizes-private-sector-to-offer-education-as-a-work-perk/feed/ 0 China Sees Surge of Edtech Investments With Focus on Artificial Intelligence /china-sees-surge-of-edtech-investments-with-focus-on-artificial-intelligence/ /china-sees-surge-of-edtech-investments-with-focus-on-artificial-intelligence/#comments Thu, 14 Nov 2019 18:24:42 +0000 /?p=13740 China’s push to become a world tech power, which has paid off with advances in telecommunications, batteries and robots, is yielding further results — it’s taken a leadership position in A.I. powered education investments.  The country is among the most-active regions for artificial intelligence-powered edtech investments, with K-12 classes, foreign language study and high-quality education […]

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]]> /china-sees-surge-of-edtech-investments-with-focus-on-artificial-intelligence/feed/ 1 Duke University Group Takes Investing Outside of the Classroom with Student-Led Impact Fund /duke-university-group-takes-investing-outside-of-the-classroom-with-student-led-impact-fund/ /duke-university-group-takes-investing-outside-of-the-classroom-with-student-led-impact-fund/#respond Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:54:31 +0000 /?p=13652 This piece is brought to you in partnership with Duke Impact Investing Group. In 2017, two Duke University students saw an opportunity gap for peers interested in using business as a tool for change. At the time, no outlet existed for students at the undergraduate level to pursue impact investing. Those interested in the space […]

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]]> /duke-university-group-takes-investing-outside-of-the-classroom-with-student-led-impact-fund/feed/ 0 New Study Aims to Help Investors Decide Which Edtech Tools Have the Most Impact /new-study-aims-to-help-investors-decide-which-edtech-tools-have-the-most-impact/ /new-study-aims-to-help-investors-decide-which-edtech-tools-have-the-most-impact/#respond Thu, 03 Oct 2019 14:57:53 +0000 /?p=12506 Far too often in the U.S., a person’s zip code determines their destiny. Children who grow up in poverty are likely to stay that way.  The numbers are staggering: nearly a quarter of American K-12 students live in poverty, and more than half are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches, raising the likelihood they will […]

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]]> /new-study-aims-to-help-investors-decide-which-edtech-tools-have-the-most-impact/feed/ 0 The Fight for Truth: Why Education Crisis Is a Bigger Threat Than Fake News /the-fight-for-truth-why-education-crisis-is-a-bigger-threat-than-fake-news/ /the-fight-for-truth-why-education-crisis-is-a-bigger-threat-than-fake-news/#respond Mon, 30 Sep 2019 21:33:50 +0000 /?p=12435 At this point in American political history, many of us have become inured to misinformation and proliferation of fake news. Still, it was startling when the “West Wing Reads” email from the White House hit my mailbox at 12:16 p.m. on a Friday. “Adam Schiff and Democrats are Twisting Words to Smear Trump,” the email’s […]

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]]> /the-fight-for-truth-why-education-crisis-is-a-bigger-threat-than-fake-news/feed/ 0 Immersive Learning Technology Gains Traction with IBM’s AI Mandarin Projects /immersive-learning-technology-gains-traction-with-ibms-vr-mandarin-projects/ /immersive-learning-technology-gains-traction-with-ibms-vr-mandarin-projects/#respond Fri, 02 Aug 2019 18:36:35 +0000 /?p=10472 If you want to learn Mandarin, living in Beijing would be ideal.  The next best thing? A virtual reality classroom that teleports you to the city. IBM Research’s Cognitive and Immersive Systems Lab, known as the Mandarin Project, enables students to wander around Beijing and chat with street vendors, using AI-assisted 360-degree immersive technology projected on […]

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]]> /immersive-learning-technology-gains-traction-with-ibms-vr-mandarin-projects/feed/ 0 AR-Based Educational Toy Maker PlayShifu to Boost Growth with $7 Million Raise /ar-based-educational-toy-maker-playshifu-to-boost-growth-with-7-million-raise/ /ar-based-educational-toy-maker-playshifu-to-boost-growth-with-7-million-raise/#respond Thu, 25 Jul 2019 21:19:15 +0000 http://karmaimpact.com/?p=10337 PlayShifu, a maker of augmented reality educational toys, raised $7 million in a Series A round led by Chiratae, Inventus Capital and BIF. Three-year-old PlayShifu, with offices in California and India, said it will use the funding to expand its technology, product line and double its retail presence. PlayShifu is active in 15 countries worldwide, […]

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]]> /ar-based-educational-toy-maker-playshifu-to-boost-growth-with-7-million-raise/feed/ 0 S. Korea’s Riiid Snags $18 Million: Asian Edutech’s AI Boom /s-koreas-riiid-snags-18-million-asian-edutechs-ai-boom/ /s-koreas-riiid-snags-18-million-asian-edutechs-ai-boom/#respond Mon, 22 Jul 2019 16:52:00 +0000 http://karmaimpact.com/?p=10269 South Korean edutech startup Riiid said it has secured $18 million in Series C funding, tapping into Asian countries’ demand for robotic tutors that makers claims are faster and cheaper than humans.  Riiid focuses on the English language test TOEIC, and says its algorithm helps learners with multiple-choice questions by analyzing their answers and recommending tailored practice. […]

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]]> /s-koreas-riiid-snags-18-million-asian-edutechs-ai-boom/feed/ 0 India’s Most Valuable EduTech Startup Raises $150M, Looks to Expand Internationally /indias-most-valuable-edutech-startup-raises-150m-looks-to-expand-internationally/ /indias-most-valuable-edutech-startup-raises-150m-looks-to-expand-internationally/#respond Wed, 10 Jul 2019 17:05:14 +0000 http://3.222.249.12/?p=10051 Byju’s, which has been called India’s first edutech unicorn, continues its fundraising spree with a $150 million investment led by Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, which will help the company with its efforts to expand globally. The money brings total private investment in eight-year-old Byju to $924 million, after earlier investments from high-profile firms including Chan-Zuckerberg […]

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]]> /indias-most-valuable-edutech-startup-raises-150m-looks-to-expand-internationally/feed/ 0 GRE-Provider ETS Continues Tip Toe into EduTech Investments /gre-provider-ets-continues-tip-toe-into-edutech-investments/ /gre-provider-ets-continues-tip-toe-into-edutech-investments/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2019 19:58:20 +0000 http://3.222.249.12/?p=9809 Educational Testing Service (ETS), the world’s largest educational testing non-profit, dipped further into educational technology with its $2 million investment in an accelerator operated with LearnLaunch. ETS Accelerate will focus on startups addressing future job skills, as well as companies serving the over 1 billion speakers of English as a second language. ETS, provider of […]

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