Week in Edtech 11/8/22 with Guests Mohammed Almadani (CEO, Classera) and the Stanford Digital Education Team

On this Week In Edtech, we talk to:

• Mohammed Almadani, CEO of Classera, a gamified and personalized LMS for emerging markets that raised $40M this week
• Matthew Rascoff, Vice Provost for Digital Education at Stanford University, and the Stanford Digital Education Team about their Pandemic-Era Online Learning Strategy report

We also cover:

Election Season in the US

• Why National Advocates Are Getting More Involved in School Board Elections
• At Center of MI Election, a School Choice Measure Few Residents Have Heard About
• Why All Eyes are Now on the Often Ignored Texas Board of Education Races

Cohort-Based Courses and Course Creators

• Professional Mode for Meta Creators Goes Global 
• Maven’s a16z-backed live learning platform pivots from creators to experts
• The recent 14% gain must have brightened CEO Greg Smith's week, Thinkific Labs Inc.'s (TSE:THNC) most bullish insider

International Edtech

• India
  • In a shakeup: What is the future of edtech in India?
  • Indian math EdTech firm Bhanzu eyes expansion to Southeast Asia, Middle East
  • EdTech sector sees spate of M&A deals (Hindu Business Line)
• Latin America
  • 2022 Latin America EdTech 100
  • Defining the Educational Landscape: Trends and a Look to the Future (HolonIQ in Mexico)
  • JD Duarte highlights the rising position of Latin America for startups and new business

Funding:

• Edtech firm Classera raises $40 million in round led by PIF's Sanabil
• Pixaera raises €5.7 million (Immersive Play Based Learning) 
• Eight Times Eight raises $5 million in pre-seed funding (Chess Education)
• AlmaBetter Secures Funding To Offer More Upskilling Courses To Students