The largest deals from the last month:
🇪🇸 🇺🇸 Madrid-founded Domestika becomes the 5th European Edtech unicorn with a $110M Series D round at a $1.3B valuation. The startup curates in-house online courses led by creative experts for anyone interested in unleashing their creative potential.
🇨🇦 Online tutoring and homework support startup Paper raised a $270M Series D round at a $1.1B valuation, becoming the 3rd produced Edtech unicorn in 2022.
If you missed our recent deep-dive on online tutoring check it out here.
🇩🇪 SoSafe, a learning platform that empowers organizations to build a security-driven culture against online threats, raised $73M in Series B.
🇮🇳 Scaler Academy, a startup offering six-month computer science courses taught by tech leaders and experts for college graduates and young software engineers, raised a $55M Series B.
Other notable edtech deals:
🇳🇱 Dutch startup StudyTube raised a $30M Series B led by Energy Impact Partners and existing investor Verdane Capital. The company also acquired the course comparison platform Springest for an undisclosed amount.
🇸🇬 Singapore-based startup Cialfo raised a $40M Series B led by Square Peg and Seek Investments. The startup connects high school students, counselors, and universities to facilitate the career exploration and university search process.
🇺🇸 Student banking startup Mos raised a $40M Series B. The startup helps students start their financial journey on the right foot by offering a debit card with zero overdraft fees, ATM fees, transfer fees, or minimum balance required.
🇩🇪 Digital coaching provider Sharpist raised a $23M Series A led by Endeit Capital and Capnamic. Good time to revisit the coaching and mentoring solutions landscape created by Brighteye Ventures.
🇺🇸 Gaming startup Metafy raised a $25M Series A. The startup enables gamers to monetize their talent through coaching and courses. Together with analysts, Marco Faccio and Melissa Risi, we’re tracking educational gaming solutions and will provide a deep dive soon.
🇮🇳 Invact Metaversity, a startup working towards bringing the benefits of the Metaverse to the world of education, raised a $5M Seed round. The startup will use the funding to build a virtual-first alternate MBA program and expand to Europe and the US.
Read up on all the latest edtech deals in Dealroom.co.
Notable exits:
🇦🇹 Gostudent is on an acquisition spree. The unicorn acquired UK-based Seneca Learning and Spain’s Tus Media Group early this month, following the acquisition of Austria-based Fox Education in 2021.
🇬🇧 Coventry University Group has acquired Aula’s Learning Experience Platform technology. A core team has spun out to deliver a learning experience design product and will rebrand as Plot.
Read up on all the latest edtech exits in Dealroom.co