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January 11, 2022
Hedge funds are alternative investment funds. They are managed by institutional investors who deploy nontraditional investment strategies with the goal of mitigating risk.
November 17, 2021
Education technology or edtech encompasses a wide range of software and hardware designed to facilitate teaching and learning processes.
October 25, 2021
UCC stands for uniform commercial code and is a set of rules to govern commercial transactions. They represent a collateralized debt obligation and are essentially an announcement of a lenders right to certain assets of the borrower.
October 3, 2021
Some of America's largest higher education endowments unveiled eye-popping annual gains in the past week, a trend largely driven by alternative assets—particularly venture capital. But the booming returns may prove to be a double-edged sword.
July 28, 2021
Chinese officials have cracked down on tutoring companies, in a move that threatens to wipe out billions of dollars in VC investment that have poured into edtech deals in recent years.
July 12, 2021
Before undergoing an IPO, a company must go through an extensive IPO process, including meeting certain requirements as set by the SEC. Here's each step:
July 8, 2021
Dry powder refers to the amount of committed, but unallocated capital a firm has on hand. In other words, it’s an unspent cash reserve that's waiting to be invested.
March 25, 2021
You can think of capital markets as where various entities such as institutions, governments, and investors trade long-term financial instruments.
November 11, 2019
In the span of three years, founder Sebastian Thrun helped turn Udacity into an edtech unicorn. But the company's journey in the world of VC hasn't always been smooth sailing.
May 20, 2019
The founder of one of private equity's most successful software investors promised to pay off the student debt of all 396 members of Morehouse's 2019 graduating class.
March 22, 2018
Apollo Global Management has invested in pizza, casinos, Twinkies, hot tubs and organic foods. Five years ago today, it added education to the mix.
January 18, 2017
2016 was a dry spell unmatched by any other year this decade—which makes the minor flurry of IPO news this week an encouraging sign that the market may be poised to bounce back.
April 16, 2014
It’s good to be an education startup these days. PitchBook data shows steep increases in deal activity and capital invested in U.S.-based education startups. 2013 was a watershed year in terms of VC raised.