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Nov 29, 20171 min read
BetterLesson Raises $10M to Transform Teacher Professional Development at Scale
BetterLesson , the leader in delivering personalized professional development, today announced that it has raised $10 million in Series B...
Aug 1, 20173 min read
ACT Makes Strategic Investment in Leading Education Venture Fund—New Markets Venture Partners—to Grow Transformative Education Companies
ACT, a mission-driven nonprofit organization, today announced a $10.5 million strategic investment in New Markets Venture Partners, a...
Jul 26, 20172 min read
Higher Education Text Messaging Platform Signal Vine Secures $2M; New Markets Venture Partners leads Series A funding round
Signal Vine , a leading enterprise text messaging platform used by higher education institutions to improve student retention and...
Jun 18, 20171 min read
Jason Palmer in EdSurge: Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology
New Markets’ Jason Palmer pens an oped for EdSurge on his optimism regarding the near term future for education technology: “Working as...
Apr 10, 20172 min read
Efficacy in Education Technology
As a smart education technology investor, New Markets has always been focused on product efficacy. Since our earliest days, we’ve asked...
Feb 28, 20173 min read
Behavioral Science Startup Secures $3.4 Million in Series A Financing to Support Student Engagement and Retention
Motimatic, a mission-driven startup that pairs behavioral science with leading-edge advertising techniques to deliver motivational...
Feb 28, 20172 min read
Regent Education Secures $8.5M in Funding
Regent Education , the leader in automated financial aid management and enrollment optimization solutions, today announced it has...
Feb 23, 20172 min read
Regent Education Appoints Jim Hermens as CEO
Regent Education , the leading provider of financial aid and enrollment management software solutions, recently elevated Jim Hermens to...
Feb 16, 20172 min read
PAIRIN Launches Next Generation SaaS-Based Hiring Tool
PAIRIN announced today the launch of the new PAIRIN Lite product, which features a new model of licensing for science-based hiring...
Jan 4, 20171 min read
Education Venture Capital Tops $1 Billion For Second Straight Year
Over the past year of political tumult and transition, EdSurge reports that education VCs and angels invested $1.03 billion across 138...
Oct 24, 20162 min read
Former Gates Foundation Executive Joins Education-Focused Venture Firm
Jason Palmer, Former Deputy Director At The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Joins New Markets Venture Partners As Team Completes Initial...
Oct 17, 20162 min read
Imagine Learning Acquires Think Through Learning Inc.
Imagine Learning, a leader in elementary language and literacy software solutions, announced today its acquisition of Pittsburgh-based...
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News Roundup - 2/28
Our weekly roundup of education technology, workforce technology, and venture capital news. In today's rapidly evolving job market,...
Feb 259 min read
The Search for EdTech’s Next Chapter: Mark Grovic on Impact and Investment
Mark Grovic , a trailblazer in impact investment and a founding partner of New Markets Venture Partners , has spent decades bridging the...
Feb 214 min read
News Roundup - 2/21
Our weekly roundup of education technology, workforce technology, and venture capital news. Education and workforce development continues...
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