Tag: learning

  • Gretel.ai Snags $50M For Privacy Efforts

    San Diego-based Gretel.ai, a startup which is developing privacy technology, has raised $50M in a Series B funding, the company said today. The funding was led by Anthos Capital, and also included Section 32, Greylock, and Moonshots Capital. According …

  • Whole Foods Customers In Sherman Oaks To Pilot Amazon Technology

    Customers of the Whole Foods Market in Sherman Oaks will soon get a new option for purchases: they will be able to “just walk out” the door and have their grocery purchases automatically charged based on computer vision and other sensors. According to …

  • JUNO Snags $3.5M For Collaborative Learning

    San Diego-based JUNO, a company developing collaborative learning software for virtual environments, says it has raised $3.5M in a seed funding. The funding came from Jerry Murdock, co-founder of Insights Partners, and Walter Scott of TeamViewer. Accor…

  • 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…

  • Quizizz Connects With $31.5M

    Santa Monica-based Quizizz, a developer of software which gamifies teaching with quizzes and interactive lessons, said on Wednesday that it has raised $31.5M in its Series B funding round. The funding was led by Tiger Global Management, and also includ…

  • School Links With Belkin On Combined High School, College Effort

    Is the future of learning at your local corporate campus? In the case of a new, emerging private high school in Los Angeles, it might be. Portal Schools and consumer electronics giant Belkin International said on Monday that the two are partnering to l…

  • 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 …