Edsurge
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
The Indian edtech giant Byju’s keeps getting bigger , having raised more than $4.5 Specifically, the company announced a new research-and-development hub, with offices in Silicon Valley, London and Bangalore, that will work on applying the latest findings from artificial intelligence and machine learning to new edtech products.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 30, 2017
Knewton drew heaps of hype and investment by promising to provide artificial-intelligence technology to major textbook companies to make their content more adaptive. Kibby has big claims of his own, however, when it comes to how aggressively Knewton plans to compete with major textbook publishers. per month.
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Edsurge
MARCH 14, 2022
In similar fashion, problematic edtech companies with grand visions and little follow-through don’t just affect the investors pouring funds into the space; they also potentially put learners into compromising situations. But, don’t worry—they had plenty to say about Knewton. But who was—or is—the Theranos of the education sector?
Edsurge
MAY 12, 2017
Throughout the past decade, Knewton ’s adaptive learning technology has been backed by some of the biggest names in the both the publishing and venture capital community. Pearson will no longer use Knewton’s adaptive learning engine for some of its digital offerings.
Edsurge
JULY 11, 2017
Knewton pioneered adaptive-learning technology and amassed more than $157 million in venture capital, but lately the company has weathered through the loss of publishing partners and the departure of its outspoken founder. I said, if it’s Knewton, I’m very interested, but if it’s not Knewton, I’m not.”
Edsurge
AUGUST 7, 2019
edtech companies in the first half of 2019. The high tally for venture funding this year is not unique to the edtech industry. edtech companies, but their counterparts overseas have also attracted plenty of venture capital. Last year, Pluralsight went public and was the first edtech company to do so since Instructure in 2015.
Edsurge
MAY 6, 2019
In the second eye-raising deal for the higher-ed publishing industry in as many weeks, Wiley, a major textbook publisher, has agreed to acquire the assets of Knewton, a provider of digital courseware and adaptive-learning technologies. No industry analyst we spoke with believes the sale price was anywhere near what Knewton had raised.
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