In 2010, Udemy set out to capitalize on the growing market for video-based online education by launching a learning platform that allows anyone to teach and participate in online video classes. Yet, as the space has gotten more crowded, the startup has focused on becoming not just another online course platform, but a learning marketplace where educators of ... Read more
Online video education is a hot space right now, thanks to the likes of Khan Academy, Coursera, Udacity, StraighterLine, Lynda.com, CreativeLIVE (and many more), which are collectively on a mission to... Read more
Pluralsight, an online training resource targeting professional developers, is today announcing its first outside funding, courtesy of a $27.5 million investment from Insight Venture Partners. The add... Read more
Today, TechCrunch has learned from sources that Crowdtilt has raised $12 million in Series A financing. It's the startup's second round of funding, following its $2.1 million seed round back in May, w... Read more
Its almost as if theres an arms race in online education. Which MOOC platform can expand the fastest? Place your bets now. On the heels of edXs announcement that it will be expanding internationally w... Read more
The art world doesnt always get a lot of love from the VC community, but Artspace.com is ready to change all that with a new round from Canaan Partners. The Series B round adds another $8.5 million on... Read more
Open English, as its name might suggest, is an online learning platform that helps non-English speakers learn the language and speak fluently. After developing the foundation for Open English in his h... Read more
The largest university system in America is aggressively expanding its experimental foray into Massive Online Open Learning (MOOCs), based on an unusually promising pilot course. The California State ... Read more
ThredUP, the online childrens clothes consignment shop, is today launching into a new vertical with the debut of a store for womens secondhand clothing. The move, which puts the service up against com... Read more