Edtech: What to look out for in 2024
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Articles and Resources of the week
2024: The Year of the Edtech Venture Studio?
Ben Kornell and David Fu are predicting that 2024 may be the year of the venture studio for the Edtech industry. They have seen an emergence of new venture studios focused on Edtech, with a simultaneous decline in Edtech accelerators. Check out the article to learn more and to see some of the studios that have caught their eyes!
ETCH 2023 Review: The Year of AI?
Matthew Tower shares his thoughts on the trends of 2023. The top three themes he observed over the year were as follows:
AI positively enabled new tools in the Tutoring and Language Learning markets but was a non-essential R&D project everywhere else
The EdTech Ecosystem saw 0 big liquidity events for early investors and 4 notable self-destructions of EdTech companies, which will put stress on capital markets moving forward
The organization that invented seat time is now putting its weight behind competency-based education (CBE)
Stay tuned to see his predictions for 2024…
7 Artificial Intelligence Trends That Could Reshape Education in 2024
AI has generated significant excitement around what the future of education may look like over the past year, particularly given its capabilities to create a more dynamic and diverse learning experience for students. This article highlights seven trends at the intersection of AI and Education which are expected to have a significant impact this year.
Investment news
We Are Learning has raised a €3 million seed round led by Dreamcraft Ventures with participation from existing investors Skyfall Ventures, Sondo Capital, and others.
Jobs in Edtech
Brighteye Ventures is hiring an Associate (Paris).
Twenix is hiring a Sales Development Representative (Spain/Hybrid).
Hack The Box is looking for a Senior Defensive Content Engineer (Remote).
Springpod is hiring a Management Accountant (Liverpool/Hybrid).
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Stay curious,
Izzy