Guest Julia Stiglitz, CEO of <a href='https://corise.com/'>CoRise</a> and former GSV partner<ol><li>The Massive Lego/Brainpop acquisition<ul><li><a href='https://www.wsj.com/articles/lego-owner-to-acquire-education-technology-firm-brainpop-11665496319'>Lego Acquires Brainpop - WSJ</a></li></ul></li><li> Questioning the ROI for Higher Ed<ul><li><a href='https://cew.georgetown.edu/cew-reports/roi2022/'>Ranking 4,500 Colleges by ROI (2022)</a></li><li><a href='https://whiteboardadvisors.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7e133da16e3b0d7bc54c3a1ec&amp;id=1a4620e176&amp;e=dbfe42acf9'>How liberal arts colleges are adding work-focused courses students want</a> </li></ul></li><li>Byju&apos;s Layoffs/Edtech in India<ol><li><a href='https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/12/indian-edtech-giant-byjus-cuts-2500-jobs/'>Byju’s cuts 2,500 jobs </a></li><li><a href='https://internationalbanker.com/technology/post-pandemic-world-poses-existential-challenge-to-indias-edtech-sector/'>Post-Pandemic World Poses Existential Challenge to India’s Edtech Sector</a></li></ol></li><li>Online Ed Research<ul><li><a href='https://whiteboardadvisors.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7e133da16e3b0d7bc54c3a1ec&amp;id=8e601ff375&amp;e=dbfe42acf9'>What researchers learned about online higher education during the pandemic</a></li></ul></li></ol>Funding:<ul><li>Adda247 <a href='https://www.google.com/url?q=https://inc42.com/buzz/adda247-raises-35-mn-dollar-led-by-westbridge-capital-adds-google-to-cap-table/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1666193667705888&amp;usg=AOvVaw0kWY5FWLZpT_r4_EiuWt8_'>($35M)</a></li><li>CLASSUM <a href='https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/classum-lands-11m-pre-series-b-funding-accelerating-interactive-learning-301645857.html?utm_campaign=GSVN2K&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=229361463&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_85HKLguK8oXKqx7t6RKldCSFiokoPUD-Uot3zrGxQbNTEW54VJZ48coNs3G7rDn3TpvLU6g6xvXKcOTM4yJs0GZ33Og&amp;utm_content=229361463&amp;utm_source=hs_email'>($11M)</a></li><li>Fizz <a href='https://stanforddaily.com/2022/10/05/stanford-startup-fizz-secures-4-5-million-in-seed-funding-targets-nationwide-expansion/'>($4.5M)</a></li><li>Halp <a href='https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221005005260/en/Halp-the-Digital-Study-Abroad-Coaching-Platform-Raises-4M-Led-by-Lerer-Hippeau-and-Serena-Ventures'>($4M)</a></li><li>Ludenso (<a href='https://techfundingnews.com/edtech-startup-ludenso-secures-1m-to-create-augmented-reality-universe-for-education/?utm_campaign=GSVN2K&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=229361463&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_yPNQKyYuPZZPhH2d-MAIMAX8_GcUXccX7NCjE8uTeQQdl0u2kt40nOgHlusvhr5bujPJHNEYK5IdjzeE4UCIYN4uSEw&amp;utm_content=229361463&amp;utm_source=hs_email'>$1M)</a></li><li>Marathon <a href='https://www.techinasia.com/marathon-seed-funding'>(Undisclosed Seed)</a></li></ul>Mergers and Acquisitions:<ol><li>KIRKBI A/S (Lego) Acquires BrainPOP (<a href='https://comms.asugsvsummit.com/e3t/Ctc/ZU+113/d11mk804/VVJ_lg8RkRBXW64RsY68Gp3ZWW61z83B4R2sVfN2L_pyZ5nCVhV3Zsc37CgV5BN6X-bH2LJ9kgVl7yw_8zkBxpW3Pqz0j24GF6nW4pD_LH7HdTLkW4D-4Q064kTDwW47j-Qc60TgjvW1rXD434GJlthW4QcP6k6JZMRPW2lTCBD1yRltCW80vv3089H5XhW5BwmMZ4tYYPkW1F9jyn4MqtxsW8R1Y_y39H0dZVwKRTN3KYGRDW8Hkgyd2_qzpdW2nFN4X7ZwH0zW1_f1wJ1BY4sZVbN8434JQF7FW87xjH43S-xM8W8qpSts4jCW1dTqFYS1YlZxZW7k08RJ77Dt8KW90Y-477jt96GW3w0fhh6WdzcbN4vQtW9JYfyPVDtfhT7frYSqN4_Jzd4c5YZMW1pQZrb75HJ7RW27Q24s1n1YMZW4nPGH_3yG0lNW8BSpFC1f4dX2W1Ypcy36h4nwHN15pc_FVLsZpW5Bywhm86mRRGW723wrl130XrMW6W_6KW8WX9Tz324S1'>BusinessWire</a>)</li><li>Google Acquires BrightBytes (</li></ol>

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