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Play2Speak helps kids learn a new foreign language and improve fluency through immersive, adaptive and customized learning and games using VR and AI technologies.
Play2Speak helps kids learn a new foreign language and improve fluency through immersive, adaptive and customized learning and games using VR and AI technologies.
Squirrel AI's adaptive learning system lets students study at their own pace while targeting their weaknesses, achieving 5–10 times greater efficacy than conventional schools.
Squirrel AI's adaptive learning system lets students study at their own pace while targeting their weaknesses, achieving 5–10 times greater efficacy than conventional schools.
Intelligent Learning creates a math self-study app that can predict questions for the national senior high school entrance exam with accuracy of up to 90%.
Intelligent Learning creates a math self-study app that can predict questions for the national senior high school entrance exam with accuracy of up to 90%.
Kuaipeilian, which secured the largest ever seed round in the Chinese arts education industry, enables users to receive online piano tutorials in between formal lessons.
Kuaipeilian, which secured the largest ever seed round in the Chinese arts education industry, enables users to receive online piano tutorials in between formal lessons.
China’s most popular children’s education app connecting students, teachers and parents, this analytics-powered platform uses games and personalized teaching for better, faster results.
China’s most popular children’s education app connecting students, teachers and parents, this analytics-powered platform uses games and personalized teaching for better, faster results.
The self-styled “GitHub for Chinese kid coders” coding edtech leader Codemao is in B2B and B2C markets; plans Sci-Tech Innovation Board (STAR) IPO by 2022.
The self-styled “GitHub for Chinese kid coders” coding edtech leader Codemao is in B2B and B2C markets; plans Sci-Tech Innovation Board (STAR) IPO by 2022.
The world’s highest valued edtech, with 400m users, will be the first education startup to sponsor the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, come 2022.
The world’s highest valued edtech, with 400m users, will be the first education startup to sponsor the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, come 2022.
Named "European tech success," Odilo's cloud-based virtual libraries and AI-based classrooms for children and employees improve access to education across 65 countries.
Named "European tech success," Odilo's cloud-based virtual libraries and AI-based classrooms for children and employees improve access to education across 65 countries.
With 20,000 pre-designed library items and powered by China’s first and only interactive physics engine, Reworld makes game creation “50 times more efficient”
With 20,000 pre-designed library items and powered by China’s first and only interactive physics engine, Reworld makes game creation “50 times more efficient”
Hyper-realistic immersive AR/VR/360' solution complements and supports professional treatments of different mental illnesses affecting more than 450m people worldwide, with great scalability.
Hyper-realistic immersive AR/VR/360' solution complements and supports professional treatments of different mental illnesses affecting more than 450m people worldwide, with great scalability.
AI-powered edtech for children brings real-time interactive learning into the classroom for the price of a book.
AI-powered edtech for children brings real-time interactive learning into the classroom for the price of a book.
An integrated communication and information platform for schools, accessible by teachers, students and parents, which aims to modernize and improve the Indonesian education system.
An integrated communication and information platform for schools, accessible by teachers, students and parents, which aims to modernize and improve the Indonesian education system.
Using blockchain technology, Tutellus.io enables global access to education, creating the first incentive-based education model that rewards students and teachers for their studying and teaching skills.
Using blockchain technology, Tutellus.io enables global access to education, creating the first incentive-based education model that rewards students and teachers for their studying and teaching skills.
Stimulating and prize-winning scientific and mostly educational toys, designed by scientists, with an exceptional variety of 500 products to choose from for all budgets.
Stimulating and prize-winning scientific and mostly educational toys, designed by scientists, with an exceptional variety of 500 products to choose from for all budgets.
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China edtech companies pivot to survive private tutoring crackdown
AI adaptive personalized learning is the bright star, attracting investors and corporates
Voicemod: Voice-tweaking tech that's conquering esports and streamers
Backed by esports and gaming VC BITKRAFT Ventures, Voicemod has become a leading name in voice modification tech for gamers and livestreamers, with 2.5m MAU across 65 countries
New sectors, strategies come into play as investors respond to China's Big Tech curbs
Amid the crackdown on China’s tech giants, some investors are sussing out less risky sectors, while heavyweights like BlackRock and Fidelity stay in for the long haul
After a Covid-led boom in 2020, what next for China's K-12 edtech?
Unicorns Yuanfudao and Zuoyebang raised more than $6bn combined last year as demand for online learning continues to grow, but some smaller players are running out of cash
China's Yuanfudao now the world's most valuable edtech with $2.2bn new funding
Yuanfudao’s second tranche of its Series G funding follows the $1bn it raised in March, bringing its valuation to $15.5bn
Spanish VR edtech Play2Speak targets China's K-12 market
Keen on the multibillion-dollar tutoring market in Asia, Play2Speak creates VR immersive learning to help kids overcome the fear of learning a new language
Squirrel AI: Edtech's AI-based personalized tutoring eases load for students and teachers
Used by more than 3m students, unicorn Squirrel AI tracks learning outcomes in real time and adapts teaching, proving more effective than traditional methods
In depth: The business ecosystems China’s tech giants and unicorns build
Startups could accept to join Alibaba, Tencent or other tech giants in their ecosystems and scale quickly. Or they could say no and keep their independence. But do they really have a choice?
Cautiously opportunistic: How Indonesian VCs are riding out the Covid-19 crisis
Indonesian VCs on how they are doing deals during Covid-19, and their advice to startups, from how to cut costs to M&A
Edpuzzle waives fees for video learning platform during coronavirus pandemic
Spanish edtech startup Edpuzzle lets teachers create engaging remote-learning tools from easily accessible online videos
Xrush makes brushing fun for kids with "smart toothbrushes"
Imitating every brushing move by a child, Xrush's smart gadget uses interactive games to motivate kids to brush their teeth properly
Covid-19 has renewed investors' interest in China's online education sector
Will skyrocketing demand for online education during Covid-19 give China's edtechs that long-awaited push to profitability?
Xuebacoming: Promising edtech had compliance issues from day one
Other hefty mistakes also contributed to Xuebacoming's demise – proof that investor and media support, and a booming market, won't guarantee success
Covid-19: A closer look at how China's businesses and consumer behavior have changed
The lockdown in China has reshaped how people work and live. Some of the changes may be short-term, but others probably have become a part of life
Spanish tech companies launch multi-project Covid-19 portal to help citizens and authorities
Startups including Glovo, CARTO and Cabify join forces with the likes of Google, Apple and IBM in the #StopCorona initiative to help Spain fight the pandemic