A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

However, I think that the OCC and, more importantly , the crypto industry, owe these elected officials an education on how crypto can address these important issues and why it is not a distraction from them. A number of members of Congress sent a letter to the Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on Tuesday. I have embedded it below but readers via email may need to click here to read it. Letter to the OCC on Fintec… by CoinDesk.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The second week of December every year is Computer Science Education Week. It is a week to celebrate efforts to get computer science education into the K12 system around the world, and it is also a week in which schools do events, like The Hour of Code , to encourage students and teachers to get excited about learning computer science. I have also been involved in efforts to get computer science education adopted around the US and around the world. hacking education NYC

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Back in March 2009, USV hosted an event called Hacking Education. It was the beginning of our effort to invest in the transformation of the education sector. As Rebecca was developing her presentation, I wrote an email to her that said: when did we do Hacking Education? Rebecca concludes her post with these optimistic words: Our education portfolio has become a core value driver in our funds. hacking education

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Venture Well

AUGUST 25, 2020

We’ve compiled key learnings and best practices from educators in our community who have adjusted to the demands of online education. The post online education: tips and resources for innovation and entrepreneurship educators appeared first on VentureWell.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 15, 2020

One inspiring teacher forever changed the way that Alex viewed education, and he received a scholarship to continue taking courses on teaching English. Encouraging a shift in education. By luck when he was young, Alex Solano took an English language course that would change his life.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 10, 2019

This week is CS Education Week. There are CS Education week events all around the world, mostly in schools where students will do an hour of coding. In NYC, where I do most of my CS Education work, there are CS Education week events in many/most of the public school buildings this week. Celebrating CS Education Week in your school or your child’s school is a great thing to do and I encourage everyone to celebrate CS Education week by doing that this week

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Venture Well

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The post turning the tide: how Beall Applied Innovation champions educational equity appeared first on VentureWell. When leaders at UCI BAI discovered VentureWell’s Advancing Equity report, they used it as a blueprint to develop a DEI framework for their organization.

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Venture Well

JULY 16, 2019

We interviewed three leaders in entrepreneurship education about several ways to teach tomorrow's entrepreneurs about ethics. The post 4 Strategies to Integrate Ethics into Entrepreneurship Education appeared first on VentureWell. Faculty entrepreneurship education teaching resources

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The emergence of these companies is part of a broader trend of the democratization of professional development, sparked in part by increasing awareness and recognition of the mismatch between what traditional education is delivering to young people and what’s demanded by employers.

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Venture Well

MARCH 12, 2019

What are the topics and challenges in I&E education that should be addressed between now and 2025? The post Mission 2025: Planning the Future of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education appeared first on VentureWell. Faculty I&E Ecosystems early stage innovator entrepreneurship education higher education open STEM teaching resources

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

masterclass edtech entrepreneurship education businessLessons from EdTech founder David Rogier. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Venture Well

OCTOBER 8, 2019

An assistant professor of innovation and entrepreneurship at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, The post how collaboration can improve entrepreneurship education appeared first on VentureWell. Tom Katona had been thinking quite a bit about a simple question. Faculty I&E Ecosystems entrepreneurial mindset

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

2018 YLAI Fellow Gastón is the founder of eaInversores , an online platform based in Córdoba, Argentina, that provides low-cost investment assistance and financial literacy education. His organization, eaInversores, provides financial education through online courses and conferences. The post Strengthening financial education in Argentina with honesty and integrity appeared first on Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

and EO Austin member, began his company by delivering classroom training computer software; since then, MicroAssist has begun working with outreach organizations to educate audiences on larger social, cultural and health issues. Sanjay Nasta, CEO of MicroAssist, Inc.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MARCH 6, 2022

OSSM’s Virtual Regional Center brings added educational opportunities and challenges to rural high school students. The Virtual Regional Center brings added educational opportunities and challenges to rural high school students. I know because this education made a difference for me.”.

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Venture Well

JANUARY 5, 2021

The post interdisciplinary approaches in entrepreneurship education: q&a with Laquita Blockson of Agnes Scott College appeared first on VentureWell.

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Venture Well

APRIL 28, 2020

We identified potentially promising—and interrelated—solutions to common obstacles to comprehensive IP education. The post how to strengthen IP education in university ecosystems appeared first on VentureWell.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 19, 2018

In the last decade, we have been able to see an immense growth of technology involvement in education. Technology, big data and the Internet have started revolutionizing every aspect of education in the recent years. Parents, teachers and school administrators are all experiencing this positive change that is modernizing, improving and facilitating education across the planet. Here's how tech startups are changing education for the better.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Taha Ahmed and Rooshan Aziz left their jobs in strategy consulting and investment banking in London earlier this year in order to found a mobile-only education platform startup, Maqsad , in Pakistan, with a goal “to make education more accessible to 100 million Pakistani students.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 12, 2017

The Mali Rising Foundation was formed in 2004 to provide accessible, quality education for children, focusing on middle school education. We asked Fred to share his experience in helping to increase literacy rates and access to education in Mali.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Given the times in which we currently live, I can’t think of anything worthier than recognizing the amazingly dedicated educators to whom we entrust our children to help them learn and grow. Detroit native Kiarra Ambrose has valued education all her life. Educational alchemy.

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Venture Well

JANUARY 20, 2021

The post big ideas 2021: a bold path forward for innovation and entrepreneurship education appeared first on VentureWell. For 25 years, VentureWell has closely supported early-stage STEM entrepreneurs who are designing groundbreaking innovations for the world’s most urgent problems.

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Venture Well

MAY 11, 2021

The post reimagining chemical engineering education: q&a with Dr. Pedro Arce of Tennessee Tech University appeared first on VentureWell.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 14, 2020

Climate change education is central in making people sensitive to the global epidemic currently underway. The climate literacy framework guides the governments affiliated to the United Nations on how to introduce climate change and sustainable development goals in education curricula.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2018

Year after year, educators and those invested in education love to speculate about what will take off in the near future. In almost all of the commentary from both educators and industry, the mention of AR and VR for 2018’s big trends were ubiquitous. And as far as riveting news goes, nothing quite peaks the interest like new trends that have the potential to fundamentally change learning.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

Guild Education, which pairs employees with employer-sponsored learning opportunities, has raised $150 million in a Series E round. A platform like Guild helps employers keep talent in the pipeline and offer a solid benefit: paid education for their employees.

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2022

But the numbers of kids qualifying for special education have increased in recent years, and districts have struggled to even keep up with the assessments, let alone the special teaching load this growing cohort needs.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

The company operates an online education platform in French and English. In France, people qualify for public subsidies in order to fund professional education programs. The company says that the pandemic has had a positive impact on online education.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

By his own admission, Chris Thür wasn’t the most obvious person to start a music education company. Education Recent Funding Startups TC True Ventures Yousician

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Kenya-based Chandaria Capital, Nigeria-based LoftyInc Afropreneurs Fund, and an array of other angel investors including founders and top executives of Africa’s leading SaaS, e-commerce and education startups joined, as well.

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Impact Hub

JANUARY 12, 2022

Among them were SkillNG and Shortkode, which focus on providing technology solutions to educational challenges in Nigeria. The technology industry and education in Nigeria. Poor education is one of Nigeria’s major problems. Shortkode: Equipping educators with resources.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Guild Education CEO Rachel Carlson did just that. Aileen Lee, founder and managing partner of Cowboy Ventures, led a $2 million seed round in 2015 before Guild Education even had a real product. You can’t raise more than $370 million on a good idea alone.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

Key to what Sololearn is doing is that it has taken a realistic approach: On mobile, people want short bursts of content, so coding education on that platform should follow from that. Developer Education Europe Funding Recent Funding Startups TC Drive Capital sololearn

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Online education tools continue to see a surge of interest boosted by major changes in work and learning practices in the midst of a global health pandemic. Education is in session. But that’s not the only classroom where online education is getting called on.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In reality, though, some interactive tools fail to deliver high-quality education, thus missing an important balance between engaging content and pedagogically sound learning. Education M&A Startups TC Acquisitions edtech HapYak Newsela

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