Week in Edtech 10/17/22 with Guest Julia Stiglitz of CoRise

Guest Julia Stiglitz, CEO of CoRise and former GSV partner

1. The Massive Lego/Brainpop acquisition
   • Lego Acquires Brainpop - WSJ
2.  Questioning the ROI for Higher Ed
   • Ranking 4,500 Colleges by ROI (2022)
   • How liberal arts colleges are adding work-focused courses students want 
3. Byju's Layoffs/Edtech in India
   1. Byju’s cuts 2,500 jobs 
   2. Post-Pandemic World Poses Existential Challenge to India’s Edtech Sector
4. Online Ed Research
   • What researchers learned about online higher education during the pandemic

Funding:

• Adda247 ($35M)
• CLASSUM ($11M)
• Fizz ($4.5M)
• Halp ($4M)
• Ludenso ($1M)
• Marathon (Undisclosed Seed)

Mergers and Acquisitions:

1. KIRKBI A/S (Lego) Acquires BrainPOP (BusinessWire)
2. Google Acquires BrightBytes (