by Adre's IT | 1 August, 2021 | Adre's IT Blog, CNBC, edtech, Education, Fundings & Exits, harvard, Startups, TC
Duolingo landed onto the public markets this week, rallying excitement and attention for the edtech sector and its founder cohort. The language learning business’ stock price soared when it began to trade, even after the unicorn raised its IPO price range, and...
by Adre's IT | 28 July, 2021 | Adre's IT Blog, albertsons, common stock, Education, harvard, luis von ahn, pollution, Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2020, Startups, TC, YCombinator
When Anada Lakra and Ilya Usorov first moved to the United States, they struggled to find their voices. They both knew and understood English, but when it came time to speak up, their accents became a hurdle. Usorov, for example, watched his Russian-born parents...
by Adre's IT | 27 July, 2021 | Adre's IT Blog, edtech, Fundings & Exits, harvard, HashiCorp, Michael Dearing, new york stock exchange, personalized learning, Startups, TC, udemy, USV, workfront
U.S. edtech company Duolingo released a revised IPO price range this morning, boosting its potential per-share value to $100 after initially targeting a range that topped out at $95 per share. Per the unicorn’s SEC filings, Duolingo is now targeting a $95 to...
by Adre's IT | 26 July, 2021 | Adre's IT Blog, CNBC, corporate finance, Fundings & Exits, harvard, HashiCorp, jack ma, May Mobility, netease, solarisBank, Startups, sunlight, TC, Venture Capital, venture capital Firms, Welight Capital
The Exchange spent a little time on Friday ruminating on the impact of then-rumored regulation in China targeting its edtech sector. News that the Chinese government intended to crack down further on the education technology market hit shares of public, China-based...
by Adre's IT | 24 July, 2021 | Adre's IT Blog, Asia, CNBC, Crowdfunding, Education, Ericsson, Fundings & Exits, harvard, HashiCorp, Ron Miller, Startups, sunlight, TC, venture capital Firms
News that China’s government may force domestic tutoring-focused companies to go nonprofit is taking a huge bite out of the value of several technology companies. Bloomberg notes that the value of companies like New Oriental Education & Technology Group and...
by Adre's IT | 23 July, 2021 | Adre's IT Blog, contacts tracing, Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale, discord, e-bike sharing, edtech, Equity Shot, Europe, Fintech, Fundings & Exits, harvard, Hugging Face, Hypotenuse AI, investors, luis von ahn, Netflix, Numerade, OpenSea, sololearn, spreadsheet.com, Startups, tutor, twitter live, Venture Capital
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. We were a smaller team this week, with Natasha and Alex together with Chris to sort through yet another summer frenzy of a week. This...
