Startups in Education Set Record in Raising Money
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Startups in Education Set Record in Raising Money

By Michele Molnar — April 15, 2014 1 min read
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It’s already been a banner year for ed-tech startups.

Ninety-nine startups in education have raised more than $500 million, a record in the past five years, according to TechCrunch, citing statistics from its database of technology companies, people, and investors.

That compares with 20 companies raising more than $64 million during the same period five years ago. However, it’s not the greatest number of companies to be funded in a given quarter. Over the past five years, that happened in the second quarter of 2013, when 120 companies raised a total of $319 million.

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Michele Molnar was the associate editor for EdWeek Market Brief, where she covered the K-12 marketplace.

A version of this article appeared in the April 16, 2014 edition of Education Week as Startups in Education Set Record in Raising Money

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