Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 2/25/22

Our guest this week is Jomayra Herrera - Partner @ Reach Capital, talking about Web3.

1. Higher Ed Beat

   • A pathway out of intergenerational poverty - Paul Quinn College offers admission to students and family members

   • U.S. House expands Pell Grants but excludes online ed

2. Mobile Education

   • State of the mobile education market 2021

3. Byju's Becoming an Edtech Flagship

   • Byju’s acquires Austrian math app GeoGebra in €100M Deal

   • Byju’s broadens play from edtech with brick-and-mortar tuition centers

   • Can the EdTech Boom last? (Economist)

4. Robograders

   • PROOF POINTS: a smarter robo-grader

5. M&A Roundup

   • Veritas Capital to acquire Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

   • Mediahuis Ventures leads €3.4m investment round in edtech company Tomorrow's Education

   • Workwhile raises $13m series A led by Reach Capital

Post-recording Update: 

• How the tech industry is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine | TechCrunch

• A podpourri of learning options: pods, hubs, and microschools in the wake of the Pandemic

• Will edtech investments reach $10b in 2022?

• EdTech startup Tutored by Teachers raises over $10M