Themen

Continuing Confidence

Investors Increase Investment in eLearning Brothers

Park City, UT (USA), February 2022 - RLG Capital and Trinity Investors have announced an additional $54 million investment in learning solutions company eLearning Brothers (eLB), enabling its simultaneous acquisition of industry leaders Rehearsal and Origin Learning. This injection of funds provided eLB with the capital needed to acquire these sector leaders and to recapitalize its debt.

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L&D Future

eCom Scotland Research Shines Light on Key Trends

Dunfermline (SCT), January 2022 - After publishing what it believed would be eight "Key Learning and Development (L&D) Trends" in 2022, eCom Scotland, a provider of online training and assessment, has carried out further market research among its clients to gauge the accuracy of its predictions.

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EdTech

EMCAST Will Now Distribute Cegos eLearning Solutions in Korea

Pascal Debordes, Head of Channels and Alliances at Cegos Group Paris (F), February 2022 - Cegos, a worldwide leader in learning and development, and EMCAST, one of the top specialized educational technology (EdTech) companies in Asia, have signed a distribution partnership agreement. Through this new partnership, EMCAST customers will now have access to Cegos' eLearning catalogue on soft skills. This premium content will be available to EMCAST customers in Korea.

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Content Club

THRIVE LXP Integrates with Skillsoft and Go1

Nottingham (UK), February 2022 - THRIVE has announced its latest integrations with two of the industry's most popular content curators, giving learners seamless access to curated content from top training providers, including THRIVE's own Content Club.

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Ad-Free Environment

Kahoot! Launches Vimeo Integration

Oslo (NO), February 2022 - Kahoot!, a global learning platform company, has announced its integration of Vimeo, one of the world's leading all-in-one video software solutions, enabling a free enhanced feature that allows all Kahoot! users to add Vimeo videos to their Kahoot! sessions.

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Footprint in Australia

Docebo Expands APAC Presence with Acquisition of Skillslive

Toronto (CA), February 2022 - Docebo Inc., a leading artificial intelligence (AI)-powered learning suite provider, has announced its acquisition of Skillslive, an educational consulting agency located in Melbourne, Australia, that takes a collaborative approach to align learning pathways with professional development, competencies, compliance, certification, and accreditation.

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Fundraise

Digital Skills Programmes with Universities and Industry

Litzie Maarek, Co-Founder and Managing Partner from Educapital London (UK), February 2022 - Online education company FourthRev has announced the successful close of its Series A fundraise of $8 million. The lead investor is Educapital, Europe's first education technology impact fund, with follow-on funding from Reach Capital, Emerge Education, and Danner Capital, as well as a number of edtech entrepreneurs and executives.

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AI learning support

Lecturio to Accelerate Growth of Its Medical-Education Platform

Leipzig (GER), January 2022 - Lecturio has announced that it has raised $45 million in growth capital, led by Sterling Partners ("Sterling"). Sterling partnered with Inspara Partners ("Inspara") in this investment, whose principals have long been affiliated with Sterling. Together, they bring to Lecturio a unique and successful track record of investing in and building global education enterprises. 

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VirtualSpeech

First CPD-Accredited Training Provider of VR Online Courses

London (UK) / San Mateo, CA (USA), January 2022 - VirtualSpeech is pleased to announce that it has become the first training provider to offer CPD-accredited virtual reality (VR) online courses. Over the last few weeks, the company has launched nine CPD-accredited courses that focus on soft skills like public speaking, business ethics, managing workplace stress, storytelling, sales pitching, video presentations, active listening, and more.

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Growth Capital

7 Mindsets Announces Investment by Gauge Capital

Roswell, GA (USA), January 2022 - 7 Mindsets, a leading provider of online social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum and professional development to K-12 districts and schools, has partnered with middle-market private equity firm Gauge Capital to provide growth capital and to recapitalize the company for rapid expansion.

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