Hack Education
DECEMBER 30, 2019
It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. Founded in 2008 by a former Kaplan executive Jose Ferreira, Knewton was one of the most heavily funded ed-tech startups of the decade. He told NPR in 2015 that Knewton’s adaptive learning software was a “mind-reading robo tutor in the sky.”
Hack Education
DECEMBER 1, 2017
” According to Edsurge , Knewton is now a courseware company and not a “robot tutor in the sky.” ” Knewton has raised some $157 million in venture capital. ( No disclosure that Edsurge shares investors – GSV Capital – with Knewton.). “When Is The U.S. ” asks Fast Company.
Hack Education
MAY 27, 2016
He’s a partner at Founders Fund, which has invested in Knewton, AltSchool, Uversity, ResearchGate, If You Can, Upstart, Declara, and Affirm. ” Via The Kansas City Star : “ Rockhurst University is sued over data breach in phishing scam.”
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