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This week: Edtech facing scrutiny over breaking UK data laws, universities adapting to job market, the latest edtech deals, and more.

| View in browser SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 In other news 🚀 Dealroom is tracking of next frontier tech for Education (AI, VR, AR, Metaverse, among other technologies).   🔓 Edtech companies breaking UK data laws, privacy campaigners claim. An investigation by children’s digital rights charity 5Rights reports that Edtech companies are breaking UK data laws, leaving children’s data vulnerable to commercial exploitation and privacy campaigners claim. - Financial Times   🗣 Dealroom is tracking cybersecurity solutions for Education.   🏫 Is the university education model forever changed? Are digital technologies now playing an equal role with the campus in the educational experience?  - Neil Mosley   💼 How the learning curve just veered into corporate education. Universities used to prepare people for the workforce, but with people staying in jobs for longer and shifting careers more than ever, universities are looking to make structural changes. - Financial Review   Latest edtech deals The largest deals:   🇸🇬 Singapore-based Docquity raised a $44M Series C funding round led by returning investors Itochu Corporation, with participation from Partners, Alkemi, Global Brain, KDV and Infocom. The company operate a community-driven platform that connects doctors and other healthcare professionals so they can have an easier way of working with one another.   🇻🇳 Vietnamese Edupia, an online learning platform offering live classes and private tutoring services for the K-12 segment, raised a $14M Series A, led by Jungle Ventures with participation from eWTP Capital and ThinkZone Ventures.   🇺🇸 Nexford University, an edtech startup aiming to make higher education more affordable, raised a $8M Series A co-led by New Markets Venture Partners and Learn Capital.   🇬🇧 Code First Girls, London-based aiming to eliminate the tech diversity gap by providing free education and economic opportunities to women and non-binaries, raised a $5.3M Series A.    Other notable edtech deals: 🇩🇪 AUTOVIO, a startup aiming to digitize the driving school industry, targeting both learner drivers and driving instructors, raised a $3M Early VC round.    🇮🇳 Winuall, an online education platform that assists the digitalization of coaching institutes, raised a $2M Seed round.    🇻🇳 Vuihoc, an online platform which provides courses for K-12 students, raised a $2M Seed round led by BAce Capital.   Read up on all the latest edtech deals in Dealroom.co.   Notable exits:   🇺🇸 IXL Learning has acquired the developer of AI-Powered Language Assessments   Emmersion for an undisclosed amount.    Read up on all the latest edtech exits in Dealroom.co   Tip of the week   🏆 Dealroom Signal Top 100   We’ve ranked the top 100 startups for 6 different industries to watch based on our Dealroom Signal: a powerful algorithm helping VCs, Corporates and Governments find the most promising up and coming startups.   Explore the top 100 startups of 6 verticals built by our data-driven algorithm. 👈   Job opportunities 🌱 1K+ jobs at corporate learning edtech startups, including at BetterUp, Andela, and CoachHub.   🇳🇱 Dealroom.co is hiring for  8 positions, including a Backend Developer (Golang), a Data Quality Reviewer and an Innovation Analyst.   Discover 12K+ jobs openings at edtech startups (login for full results)   Dive in   ​​👩🏻‍🏫 Explore the Edtech Ecosystem (21,000+ startups)   🦄 69 Edtech unicorns   🚀 100+ Future Edtech unicorns     Knowledge partners   Carla Napoleão Innovation Analyst Dealroom.co Not a subscriber yet? Subscribe here This is Dealroom's bi-weekly edtech newsletter.  Get more industry-specific intelligence on the evolving world of edtech, expert insights on education, training, skills, and more.  Dealroom.co, Cornelis Dirkszstraat 27-2, 1056 TP, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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