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This week: Frank Catalano reflects over the last 25 years in Edtech, NYC schools ban ChatGPT, the latest edtech deals, and more.

| View in browser January 10, 2023 In edtech news: 🔮 Edtech Has Changed Forever — And Not Just By COVID. 'Edtech was evolving at a strong rate even before the pandemic', Frank Catalano reflects over the last 25 years in Edtech. - Tech Learning   👀 YouTube to launch Courses in edtech push in India. The company said is taking broader steps to make its video service more appealing for educators and learners. - Techcrunch   🚫 New York City Blocks ChatGPT at Schools. Should Other Districts Follow? Since its launched ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. Some teachers and educators have reported concerns about the technology that potential could enable students to cheat on assignments. - Education Week   📣 Monthly update from the Singapore Education Network 📣   SEN  is calling for Edtech product owners all across the globe! Edtech Marketplace Asia is a segment-specific marketplace that hosts the best and most trusted EdTech products, allowing EdTech owners to gather more leads and increase visibility in the Asian region. The free premium runs until the end of June 2023! Click here to learn more about the marketplace.  👈   SEN is a network of Education professionals & organizations in Singapore and Asia, with more than 1.5K individual members. Their membership gives you access to a community of education professionals and organizations in Singapore and Asia. You can learn more about their membership here.   Latest edtech deals The largest deals of the last few weeks:   🇨🇭Loft Dynamics, a startup developing a virtual reality (VR) flight simulator, raised a $20M Early VC by Craft Ventures, Sky Dayton, and Up Ventures.    🇮🇳 Eduvanz, a student loan provider, raised a $12.6M Series B led by Rethink Education Ventures with participation from Sequoia Capital, Juvo Ventures and Unitus Ventures.    💡 Explore 100+ startups tackling the student debt problem.    🇮🇳 Uolo, a platform that offers K-12 learning programs to middle and low-income families, has raised a $22.5M equity-debt mix Series A round by Winter Capital, Blume Ventures and Morphosis Venture Capital.    🇮🇳 University discovery platform CollegeDekho raised a $9M Series B round by Winter Capital.   🇺🇸 NameCoach, a company solving name mispronunciation and gender communication for corporates and schools, raised a $8M Series A by led by Impact America Fund.    Other notable edtech deals:  🇩🇪 Upskilling and reskilling startup CareerFoundry raised a $5M Early VC round from  Tengelmann, IBB Ventures, and Verdane.   🇩🇪 Tutoring platform Easy Tutor raised a $4.8M Series A round by Bayern Kapital and family office K+K1.   🇧🇷 Cubos Academy raised a $4.8M Seed round from VOX Capital, Solum Capital and G2A Investment Partners.    Read up on all the latest edtech deals in Dealroom.co.   Tip of the week   🔎 A year in review: Dealroom's  coverage of Edtech in 2022   With support from our partners at Brighteye and other industry experts, in our first year covering Edtech as a vertical, we've covered several segments and geographies, from online tutoring, and student loan startups to Italy's Edtech ecosystem.  Check out what you missed below 👇 Explore our edtech blog   Job opportunities 🇳🇱 Dealroom.co is hiring for 6 positions, including a Software Tester,  a Senior CSM Manager Saas and a Intelligence Analyst Intern.   Discover 7K+ jobs openings at edtech startups (login for full results)   Dive in   ​​🔐 Cyber security startups boosting education’s defenses   📖 The evolution of Edtech: Activity in private and public markets   🩻 Medical education and training    👩🏻‍🏫 Top 100 Edtech Startups to Watch     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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