🚀 This week in EdTech 🚀
💥 The Future Unicorns of EdTech 💥 This Emerge Education article from Mario Barosevcic discusses the emergence of celebrities and influencers as educators and explains that while polished content from business role models is great for learning high-level frameworks, there is a big gap in the market for passing on tactical, day-to-day insights and knowledge. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3hqiYxP
💰 Spanish startup Wuolah raised $5.6m. In addition to being a repository of notes, Wuolah is a highly segmented social network in which content creators can generate income, allowing them to develop their passion for teaching
💰 UK-based Zero Gravity, the award-winning tech startup that propels students from low-income backgrounds into the UK’s best universities and careers, raised c.$4.6m. Zero Gravity is now on course to mentor 10,000+ students per year by 2024
💰 Germany’s Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences raised c.$3.9m. With its campus in the #metaverse, ToU allows learners to stay connected around the world as they work on challenges under the guidance of a world-class network of mentors
💰 Barcelona’s Hosco landed c.$3.8m to tackle hospitality talent shortage. Hosco offers a marketplace for hospitality professionals and students to find jobs as well as career advice and further learning opportunities
Additional raises include:
🎯 EWA secured $2.7m
🎯 Bhanzu (formerly Exploring Infinities) closed $2m
🎯 Gigforce raised $2m
🎯 Kalvi grabbed $1.7m
🎯 Hiveclass was seed-funded $1.25mÂ
Links to all articles below 👇
https://www.phocuswire.com/Hosco-3-4M-fundingÂ
https://www.finsmes.com/2022/02/hiveclass-raises-1-25m-in-seed-funding.html