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  • Slingshot Aerospace Launches Space Simulation Tool

    El Segundo, California- and Austin, Texas-based Slingshot Aerospace says it has launched a new, educational space simulation tool, which it says is aimed at workforce preparation, training, and education. According to the startup, the tool–which is ai…

  • TutorMe Donates $100K To Wisconsin School District

    Los Angeles-based online tutoring company TutorMe says it is donating $100,000 in tutoring services to the Racine Unified School District (RUSD) in Racine, Wisconsin. According to the company, the donation will give students int he district free 24/7 a…

  • Bright Rounds Up $15M For Online, Live Classes From Celebrities

    Los Angeles-based Bright said on Thursday that it has raised $15M in a celebrity-packed funding round, for its online, livestreamed classes. The company said that the funding roudn was led by Sound Ventures, RIT Capital, and Regah Ventures, along with …

  • Happy Money Names Interim CEO

    Orange County-based fintech startup Happy Money, which operates a service to help consumers better manage their money and pay off credit card debt, says it has named Jeff Winner as the company’s Interim CEO. The company said its founder, Scott Saunders…

  • Educational Insights Launches Coding Robot

    Gardena-based toy maker Educational Insights said this morning that it has launched a new product, a “coding robot” which is designed to help kids learn how to write their own software. According to the company, its new robot, Artie Max, helps kids lea…

  • HCAP Partners Get Exit At 83bar

    San Diego-based private equity investor HCAP Partners said this week that it has scored an exit at one of its portfolio companies, 8ebar, a provider of patient education for the clinical trial and other areas. Financial terms of the acquisition were no…

  • Sketchy Names New Exec, Advisors

    Los Angeles-based education technology startup Sketchy is ramping up its hiring efforts, saying today that it has added a number of new executives and advisors to the company. The firm–which received $30M from TCG and Reach Capital in 2020 for its eff…

  • DCN Dx Buys IVD Vision

    Carlsbad-based DCN Dx, which provides point-of-care diagnostics development, products, and educational programming, said this morning that it has acquired IVD Vision, a developer of custom instruments and software for diagnostics systems. Financial det…

  • Formative Finds $70M In Series A

    Santa Monica-based Formative, a developer of software used by K-12 teachers to assign and track homework assignments, has raised $70M in a Series A funding, the company said today. The funding was led by Summit Partners, and also included Emerson Colle…

  • codeSpark Acquired By BEGiN

    Pasadena-based codeSpark, which develops applications which help children learn how to code software, has been acquired by New York-based BEGiN. Financial terms oft he acquisition were not announced. According to BEGiN, the acquisition will help it in …