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教育科技、學習科技、線上學習、智慧學習、智慧教育…… 不論怎麼排列組合,大家應該都可以理解,大概就是 [教育學習+科技] 的議題,一般來說,目前國際上比較常用的說法是以 “EdTech” 來表達這個概念。
教育,向來是人類社會的重大課題,從科技的角度切入也一直是很重要的方向。不論是 AI、AR/VR、IoT、3D Printing、Maker、Robotics、STEAM….等等,都是 EdTech 的重要發展題材,也引發了很多有志於改善人類教育學習成效的世界級公司或是新創公司不斷投入市場。事實上,不論是 APPLE、Microsoft、Intel….等國際級公司,教育市場一直是非常重要的業務板塊,但也有很多新創公司,近幾年藉由教育市場,快速成為了估值十億美元以上的「獨角獸」 —- 來自台灣的 iTutor 集團 就是其中之一。
大概 20 年前 (1998-2000年左右),台灣政府第一次推動大規模的數位學習產業計畫時,我剛好躬逢其盛,就在資策會服務,擔任相關的政策規劃與推動工作。二十年來,一路從台灣看到大陸、看到全球、再看到大陸、再回到台灣,幾乎可說是看盡整個 EdTech 產業的興衰起敝和潮起潮落,別有一番滋味在心頭…..
在大陸時,幾位業界的好朋友常說:「會一直堅持搞在線教育的,肯定都是很有情懷的…..」當然,光有感性是不夠的,要看懂 EdTech 的商業模式和產業發展,還是需要很理性和科學的分析。
如果你對 EdTech 產業有興趣,CBInsight 整理了最近比較火紅的 90 餘家 EdTech 新創公司(或學校),從幼兒教育、語言學習、學習分析、新一代學校….等等,繪製出了這一張 EdTech 產業地圖,每家公司都值得你花點時間了解。有機會的話,我們也會陸續為大家介紹比較特別的幾家 EdTech 公司…..
EdTech 類別:
- 廣泛的在線學習:這個類別可能包括最廣為人知的公司,如Coursera,Udemy和Udacity,它們承載的教育內容涵蓋從傳統數學和科學主題到攝影和音樂製作等主題。
- 學習管理系統:Schoology和Huivo等公司提供改善學生 – 教師 – 家長關係,監控學生進度,跟踪作業,共享內容並提供在線討論板的軟件平台。
- 職業發展:Fullbridge和Simplilearn Solutions等公司為企業和個人提供專業進步的教育內容,包括財務培訓。這個類別中資金最充足的公司是Pluralsight,它以其在線軟件和創意開發課程而聞名。
- 幼兒教育:Speakaboos和Kidaptive等公司為小孩子創作教育遊戲和玩具,包括互動故事書和教育移動應用程序。這一類別還包括Osmo,這是少數幾家使用人工智能並且籌集了大量資金的科技公司之一。
- 語言學習:像iTutorGroup和Vipkid這樣的公司為在中國的英語學習學生提供便利,而像Duolingo這樣的公司可以提供多種語言並迎合更多不同的客戶。 iTutorGroup是全球資金最豐富的公司之一,總資金超過3億美元。
- 技術學習:與為廣泛的在線學習提供平台的初創公司類似,Galvanize和littleBits等公司理解並專門針對教學編程和其他工程學科。
- 學習工具:像雪霸君和Knowbox這樣的公司提供使用技術來鞏固和/或加速學習過程的學習工具。學霸君是這個類別中資金最充足的公司,它提供在線服務來解釋學生的任務。
- 課程材料:此類別中的大多數公司,如LightSail Education,都為教科書和其他課程材料的在線市場提供服務。該類別還包括Newsela公司,該公司將新聞故事轉化為年輕學生易消化的內容。
- 學校管理:分別通過數字化成績單和考試監督來簡化管理學校的過程。其他人提供的軟件可以讓家長跟踪表現,或允許學校連接到地區,州和國家的其他學校。
- 下一代學校:AltSchool和Quad Learning等公司提供傳統教育體驗的替代方案。 Altschool在全國各地開設了多所學校,旨在通過剪裁課程和適應每個學生的學習風格來個性化教育。位於印度的Cuemath為數學提供補充學校。
- 學習分析:Echo360和Civitas Learning等公司收集學生表現數據並使用預測分析來個性化教育體驗。這些公司經常提供其他教育服務以及分析;例如,Echo360旨在通過將視頻,互動和分析整合到一個統一的體驗中,讓教室更具協作性。
- 考試準備:像小站教育和Revolution Prep這樣的公司專注於為準備SAT,GRE和GMAT等標準化考試的學生提供解決方案。
- 課堂參與:像Top Hat和Nearpod這樣的公司提供的產品使課堂體驗對學生更有吸引力。 Top Hat提供基於網絡和移動的軟件,允許教授管理交互式作業並接收來自學生的實時反饋,而Nearpod則為教室中同步使用移動設備提供了一體化解決方案。 Top Hat最近通過領導基金募集了750萬美元的C輪融資。
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在線到離線:Entstudy和Varsity Tutors等公司為學生提供了面對面的離線輔導平台。
SEE THE FULL COMPANY LIST BELOW:
Company |
Total Funding ($M) |
Select Investors |
Category |
---|---|---|---|
EverFi |
$251 |
Eric Schmidt, Evan Williams, Jeff Bezos, New Enterprise Associates, Silicon Valley Bank |
Broad Online Learning |
HotChalk |
$249.15 |
McGraw-Hill Ventures, Meriwether Capital, NBC News |
Broad Online Learning |
Yuanfudao |
$244.2 |
Matrix Partners China, Tencent Holdings, Warburg Pincus |
Broad Online Learning |
Coursera |
$210.1 |
Caltech, GSV Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Learn Capital, New Enterprise Associates, University of Pennsylvania |
Broad Online Learning |
Udemy |
$173 |
500 Startups, Insight Venture Partners, Learn Capital, Stripes Group |
Broad Online Learning |
BYJU’s |
$170 |
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Lightspeed India Partners, Sequoia Capital India |
Broad Online Learning |
Udacity |
$161.1 |
Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures |
Broad Online Learning |
Xingshuai Teach |
$78.4 |
China Minsheng Investment, Legend Capital, Northern Light Venture Capital |
Broad Online Learning |
MasterClass |
$56.4 |
Bloomberg Beta, New Enterprise Associates |
Broad Online Learning |
creativeLIVE |
$54.5 |
Comcast Ventures, Google Ventures, Greylock Partners, Jared Leto, Social Capital, Tim Ferris |
Broad Online Learning |
Genshuixue |
$50 |
Banyan Capital, GP Capital, QF Capital |
Broad Online Learning |
Brainly |
$24.5 |
General Catalyst, Learn Capital, Naspers |
Broad Online Learning |
Skillshare |
$22.75 |
BoxGroup, David TischSpark Capital, SV Angel, Union Square Ventures |
Broad Online Learning |
Coorpacademy |
$15 |
Debiopharm Investment, Serena Capital |
Broad Online Learning |
Descomplica |
$13.27 |
500 Startups, Social Capital |
Broad Online Learning |
Pluralsight |
$238.67 |
ICONIQ Capital, Insight Venture Partners, Rethink Education |
Career Development |
General Assembly |
$119.17 |
Bezos Expeditions, Learn Capital, New York City Economic Development Corporation |
Career Development |
Grovo Learning |
$62.02 |
Accel Partners, Lead Edge Capital, SoftTech VC |
Career Development |
Fullbridge |
$35.6 |
GSV Capital, Harris Preston & Partners, TomorrowVentures |
Career Development |
Simplilearn Solutions |
$28 |
Brand Capital, Helion Venture Partners, InnoVen Capital |
Career Development |
Axonify |
$27 |
BDC Venture Capital, Bridgescale Partners, JMI Equity |
Career Development |
OpenSesame |
$24.23 |
Altos Ventures, Partech Ventures |
Career Development |
BloomBoard |
$12.22 |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Learn Capital, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation |
Career Development |
EduPristine |
$11.5 |
Accel Partners India, DeVry Education Group, Kaizen Private Equity |
Career Development |
Top Hat |
$49.99 |
Felicis Ventures, Golden Angels Network, SoftTech VC, Union Square Ventures |
Classroom Engagement |
Nearpod |
$37.35 |
GSV Acceleration, Insight Venture Partners, NewSchools Venture Fund, StartX |
Classroom Engagement |
Flat World Education |
$43.5 |
Bessemer Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Tribeca Venture Partners |
Course Materials |
LightSail Education |
$24.2 |
Blue Ridge Foundation, Jeff Bezos, Sargent Capital |
Course Materials |
Newsela |
$20.82 |
Kaplan Ventures, Kapor Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, NewSchools Venture Fund, Techstars, Zuckerberg Education Ventures |
Course Materials |
BetterLesson |
$12.1 |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, General Catalyst, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, NewSchools Venture Fund |
Course Materials |
XanEdu Publishing |
$11.65 |
Plymouth Ventures, Superior Capital Partners |
Course Materials |
NeoBear |
$56 |
GGV Capital, Haitong Kaiyuan Investment, New Horizon Capital, Qualcomm Ventures |
Early Childhood Education |
DreamBox Learning |
$45.6 |
Foundation Capital, GSV Capital, Owl Ventures, Tao Capital Partners |
Early Childhood Education |
Knowledge Holdings |
$44.39 |
Azure Capital Partners, Random House Ventures, TeleSoft Partners |
Early Childhood Education |
Osmo |
$38.5 |
Accel Partners, Silicon Valley Bank |
Early Childhood Education |
Speakaboos |
$25.2 |
Advancit Capital, Kyowon Group, The Al Sayegh Group |
Early Childhood Education |
Fingerprint Digital |
$19.97 |
Corus Entertainment, K2 Media, New Ground Ventures, THQ |
Early Childhood Education |
Kidaptive |
$19.62 |
Menlo Ventures, NewSchools Venture Fund, S-Cubed Capital, Scrum Ventures, StartX |
Early Childhood Education |
GoNoodle |
$17.37 |
Childrens Medical Center, Chrysalis Ventures, Gary Facente |
Early Childhood Education |
TinyBop |
$16.66 |
Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, Kapor Capital, RRE Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures |
Early Childhood Education |
Kaishu Jianggushi |
$13 |
iResearch Capital, New Oriental Education & Technology |
Early Childhood Education |
iTutorGroup |
$315 |
Alibaba Group, Goldman Sachs, Qiming Venture Partners, Russia-China Investment Fund |
Language Learning |
Vipkid |
$125 |
Matrix Partners China, Northern Light Venture Capital, Sequoia Capital China |
Language Learning |
Duolingo |
$83.3 |
Ashton Kutcher, CapitalG, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, New Enterprise Associates, Tim Ferris, Union Square Ventures |
Language Learning |
Babbel |
$33.5 |
Berlin ProFIT, Kizoo Technology Ventures, Scottish Equity Partners |
Language Learning |
Voxy |
$28 |
Contour Venture Partners, GSV Acceleration, Pearson, Rethink Education |
Language Learning |
ABA English |
$15.4 |
Inaki Ecenarro, Kennet Partners, Nauta Capital |
Language Learning |
ABC360 |
$15.3 |
Guo Jin Capital, Tencent Holdings, Zero2IPO Capital |
Language Learning |
Ellevation Education |
$12.25 |
NewSchools Venture Fund, Rethink Education, Zuckerberg Education Ventures |
Language Learning |
Busuu Online |
$11.13 |
Martin Varsavsky, McGraw-Hill Education, PROfounders Capital |
Language Learning |
Echo360 |
$91.82 |
Anthem Capital, Court Square Ventures, Softbank Capital |
Learning Analytics |
Civitas Learning |
$88.85 |
First Round Capital, Rethink Education, Warburg Pincus |
Learning Analytics |
BrightBytes |
$51.25 |
Bessemer Venture Partners, Insight Venture Partners, Learn Capital, Rethink Education |
Learning Analytics |
Acrobatiq |
$17.03 |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Carnegie Innovations, Draper Triangle Ventures |
Learning Analytics |
Panorama Education |
$16.04 |
Google Ventures, Sam Altman, SV Angel, Y Combinator, Yale University |
Learning Analytics |
Knewton |
$157.25 |
Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, First Round Capital, Founders Fund, GSV Capital, Pearson, Silicon Valley Bank |
Learning Management System |
17zuoye |
$135 |
H Capital, Shunwei Capital Partners, Temasek Holdings, Tiger Management Corp |
Learning Management System |
Schoology |
$55.25 |
FirstMark Capital, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Intel Capital, JMI Equity |
Learning Management System |
Everspring |
$53.5 |
Accretive, Carrick Capital Partners, Park Loop |
Learning Management System |
Huivo |
$46.5 |
Fosun Kinzon Capital, TAL Education Group, YY |
Learning Management System |
Degreed |
$36.42 |
GSV Advisors, Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, Rethink Education, Techstars |
Learning Management System |
MasteryConnect |
$33.8 |
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Learn Capital, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, NewSchools Venture Fund |
Learning Management System |
ClassDojo |
$31.12 |
General Catalyst, GSV Advisors, Kapor Capital, Learn Capita, Paul Graham, SV Angel |
Learning Management System |
Smart Sparrow |
$23.44 |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, University of New South Wales |
Learning Management System |
Knowledge Factor |
$23.36 |
Lacuna, Leeds Equity Partners |
Learning Management System |
EdCast |
$22 |
GE Capital, Kapor Capital, Menlo Ventures, NewSchools Venture Fund, StartX |
Learning Management System |
FreshGrade |
$15.9 |
Accel Partners, NewSchools Venture Fund, Reach Capital, Social Capital |
Learning Management System |
AltSchool |
$176 |
Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital, Founders Fund, Learn Capital, Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan |
Next-Gen School |
Quad Learning |
$40.26 |
Comcast Ventures, New Atlantic Ventures, New Enterprise Associates |
Next-Gen School |
Bridge International Academies |
$27.8 |
Khosla Ventures, Learn Capital, Mark Zuckerberg, New Enterprise Associates, Rethink Education |
Next-Gen School |
CueLearn |
$19 |
capitalG, Sequoia Capital India |
Next-Gen School |
KnowRe |
$15.22 |
Softbank Ventures Korea, SparkLabs |
Next-Gen School |
Entstudy |
$62.21 |
Kun Ling Capital, Sharing Capital, Tencent Holdings |
Online to Offline |
Varsity Tutors |
$57 |
Technology Crossover Ventures |
Online to Offline |
Parchment |
$71.55 |
GSV Capital, NewSchools Venture Fund, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, Salmon River Capital |
School Administration |
LearnZillion |
$22.4 |
Calvert Social Venture Partners, Learn Capital, NewSchools Venture Fund, Social Venture Fund |
School Administration |
Examity |
$22 |
Inherent Group, University Ventures |
School Administration |
Certica Solutions |
$13.93 |
Brook Venture Partners, New Harbor Capital |
School Administration |
Brightwheel |
$12.8 |
Adam Grant, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Chris Sacca, Mark Cuban |
School Administration |
Xuebajun |
$155 |
Qiming Venture Partners, Sinovation Ventures, Vertex Ventures China |
Study Tool |
Grammarly |
$110 |
Breyer Capital, General Catalyst, Institutional Venture Partners, Spark Capital |
Study Tool |
Knowbox |
$25.8 |
Delian Capital, Genesis Capital (China), Legend Star |
Study Tool |
StudyBlue |
$22.49 |
Great Oaks Venture Capital, Steve Wallman, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation |
Study Tool |
Kahoot! |
$12 |
Creandum, Microsoft Ventures, Northzone Ventures |
Study Tool |
Quizlet |
$12 |
Altos Ventures, Costanoa Venture Capital, Tim Brady, Union Square Ventures |
Study Tool |
Galvanize |
$87.11 |
IBM, New York State Regional Economic Development Councils, University Ventures |
Tech Learning |
littleBits |
$59.07 |
DFJ Growth Fund, Disney Accelerator, Khosla Ventures, Morgan Stanley, Two Sigma Ventures |
Tech Learning |
Codecademy |
$42.52 |
Bloomberg Beta, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sam Altman, Social Capital, SV Angel, Union Square Ventures, Y Combinator |
Tech Learning |
Edgemakers |
$13.05 |
Avalon Ventures, Eight Roads Ventures |
Tech Learning |
CodeFights |
$12.4 |
e.ventures, Granatus Ventures, SV Angel |
Tech Learning |
Treehouse Island |
$12.35 |
Greylock Partners, Kaplan Ventures, Kevin Rose, Mark Suster, Social Capital |
Tech Learning |
Tynker |
$10.35 |
500 Startups, New Enterprise Associates, NewSchools Venture Fund |
Tech Learning |
Xiaozhan Jiaoyu |
$113 |
GGV Capital, Sequoia Capital China, Shunwei Capital Partners |
Test Prep |
Revolution Prep |
$21.2 |
Jeffrey Cohen, Kennet Partners, Scott Kirkpatrick |
Test Prep |
Toppr |
$17.2 |
Eight Roads Ventures, Helion Venture Partners, InnoVen Capital |
Test Prep |
Source : https://www.cbinsights.com/research/ed-tech-startup-market-map/
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