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AltSchool

http://www.altschool.com/
Last activity: 01.07.2024
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Categories: EdTechFutureLearnPersonal
Schools preparing students for the future with personalized learning.
Mentions
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Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $173M
Founded date: 2013

Investors 5

Funding Rounds 3

DateSeriesAmountInvestors
03.05.2017-$40M-
04.05.2015-$100M-
18.03.2014Series A$33Ma16z

Mentions in press and media 50

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01.07.2024Centre Stage: Ruby Igwe wants to train the next generation of Africa’s tech changemakersRuby Igwe realised corporate legal work wasn’t as hands-on as she wanted, so she transitioned into film production. For many people, that made a lot of sense, as she grew up on movie sets assisting her mother, Amaka Igwe, a renowned Nigeria...
01.02.2022Nigeria’s AltSchool raises $1M pre-seed to build an alternative school for AfricansThe demand for software engineers is expected to grow by 22% between 2020 and 2030, according to a report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This figure is larger than the 4% average for other careers. One would be out of touch with re...
24.09.2019Марафон зарубежных EdTech-рынков: многоликая ИндияМы продолжаем «Марафон зарубежных EdTech-рынков» в преддверии выхода отчёта о российском рынке онлайн-образования. Команда, выпускающая исследования рынка под брендом «Барометр», подготовила материалы, посвященные рынкам образовательных тех...
28.06.2019AltSchool Gets an Alt-Name and New LeadershipAltSchool, a developer of personalized learning software that once operated a chain of “microschools,” is getting a major makeover. This morning, the San Francisco-based company announced a series of “sweeping changes” that includes a new n...
19.09.2018Life at an Edtech Startup: Six Lessons for EducatorsIf you would have told me a year ago that I’d be working for an edtech startup in San Francisco, I would have thought you were crazy. I’ve had many jobs as an educator over the past 16 years, but at my core, I’m a 7th-grade middle school te...
26.03.2018“Time to keep going” says Harrison Metal, closing on a new, $68 million fundHarrison Metal, a 10-year-old, San Francisco-based seed-stage venture fund, has closed its fifth vehicle with $68 million, founder Michael Dearing tweeted out a bit ago. “Ten years ago this month, I started this business,” he wrote. ” I was...
14.03.2018No Kidding: This Pre-Revenue Edtech Startup Just Raised $15M in Series B FundingThe days of raising tens of millions in venture capital before making a cent in revenue are not over for the education technology industry. Kiddom, the developer behind a K-12 content management and collaborative learning platform, has rais...
22.11.2017AltSchool wants to change how kids learn, but fears have surfaced that it’s failing studentsBusiness Insider recently reported that numerous families have grown frustrated with the education their children are receiving at AltSchool, an ambitious San Francisco-based edtech company that four years ago began opening physical grade s...
06.11.2017Educators Question AltSchool’s Pivot: Where Does Silicon Valley’s Philanthropy End and Profits Begin?Just last week David Miyashiro, superintendent of Cajon Valley Union School District, took his colleagues on a tour of AltSchool in Yerba Buena, Calif. Little did they know that the model was struggling and would be closing two schools by t...
03.11.2017Tusk Ventures has closed its debut fund with $36 millionBradley Tusk, a former political operative who helps companies launch political-style campaigns, runs several businesses. One of them, Tusk Ventures, has been working with startups for a couple of years and until recently, accepted its paym...
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