Week in Edtech 10/17/22 with Guest Julia Stiglitz of CoRise

Guest Julia Stiglitz, CEO of CoRise and former GSV partner

1. The Massive Lego/Brainpop acquisition

   • Lego Acquires Brainpop - WSJ

2.  Questioning the ROI for Higher Ed

   • Ranking 4,500 Colleges by ROI (2022)

   • How liberal arts colleges are adding work-focused courses students want 

3. Byju's Layoffs/Edtech in India

   1. Byju’s cuts 2,500 jobs 

   2. Post-Pandemic World Poses Existential Challenge to India’s Edtech Sector

4. Online Ed Research

   • What researchers learned about online higher education during the pandemic

Funding:

• Adda247 ($35M)

• CLASSUM ($11M)

• Fizz ($4.5M)

• Halp ($4M)

• Ludenso ($1M)

• Marathon (Undisclosed Seed)

Mergers and Acquisitions:

1. KIRKBI A/S (Lego) Acquires BrainPOP (BusinessWire)

2. Google Acquires BrightBytes (