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Tired of ‘Zoom University’? So is edtech

TechCrunch

The rise of “Zoom University” was only possible because edtech wasn’t ready to address the biggest opportunity of the past year: remote learning at scale. It signals a shift from startups playing in the supplemental education space and searching to win a spot in the largest chunk of a students day: the classroom.

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UK’s Atom Learning picks up $25M from SoftBank for an AI-based online learning platform aimed at elementary school-aged students

TechCrunch

The Covid-19 pandemic ushered in a new chapter for virtual learning, giving a boost of attention to existing tools and spurring the creation of new services and use cases as students of all ages were ordered to stay home and stay out of classrooms. The obvious place for Atom was to start was online learning aimed at students.

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The most innovative companies in education in 2025

Fast Company Tech

Promova , whose mission is to make language learning more accessible to people who are neurodivergent, is the first language learning app to build a dedicated setting for those with dyslexiaa specialized typeface and adjustments to font size and brightness help mitigate some of the most common reading challenges that people with dyslexia experience.

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Target Global leads $3.5M pre-seed in Nigerian online learning platform Edukoya

TechCrunch

Nigeria’s education system is a stark representation of what exists in most countries in Africa: poorly equipped classrooms, few high-quality teachers, terrible infrastructure, irrelevant curriculum, and ridiculous student-to-teacher ratios (it’s been as high as 46:1 in Nigeria for the primary level). Like in the U.S.,

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Engageli comes out of stealth with $14.5M and a new approach to teaching by video remotely

TechCrunch

But they’re not apps necessarily designed for classrooms, and that fact has opened a gap in the market for those looking to build something more fit to the purpose. And Farrell is a former executive from another pair of major online learning companies, Trilogy and 2U. million in seed funding from Benchmark and others.

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Classroom Teaching Redefined: A Revolution in Today’s World

Gyrus

Classroom Teaching Redefined: A Revolution in Today’s World Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems The traditional classroom setup has been around for centuries and hasn’t changed much since the dawn of time. This can be used to make learning more engaging and motivating for students.

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Engageli nabs $33M more for its collaborative video-based teaching platform

TechCrunch

“At first the priority was on the best synchronous experience,” Avida said in an interview, of the priorities of universities when it came to remote learning. This is already a step change, when you think about it, from the likes of Teams from Microsoft, Google Classroom or Zoom. in the U.K.

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