💸 EdTech Funding Rebounds in April: Post Secondary Deals and AI Drive Growth
April 2025 marked EdTech’s biggest funding month this year, with $241M raised—nearly double last April. Early-stage deals dominated, as investors bet on post-secondary access and AI-powered instruction. Join us in 🇺🇸 New York!
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Global EdTech VC funding nearly doubled year-over-year in April 2025, reaching $241M—the strongest month yet this year. Standout rounds went to Instrumentl, SchoolAI, and Manabie, which together raised over $100M. Nearly half of all deals topped $5M, and early-stage funding was strong, signaling a renewed appetite for innovation in the industry.
Post-secondary platforms drew the most capital, led by companies like Pencil Finance and CollegeDekho, followed by a strong showing in K-12, especially AI tutoring and with instructional platforms such as SchoolAI. Workforce EdTechs saw uneven investment, and early childhood education recorded no deals. The spike in early-stage funding, particularly in post-secondary financing and AI-driven instruction, suggests cautious optimism for solutions in 2025.
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🤖 The UAE has introduced an AI curriculum in public schools, starting in kindergarten.
🚀 The Nigerian government announced an initiative to train 5M individuals in globally relevant skills to support a knowledge-driven economy.
💡 Udemy launched an Innovation Studio to experiment with new modalities, personalization, and skill-building.
💰 Education Funding
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🎓 ubiMaster, a German online education provider, has raised $7.9M to accelerate its growth and international expansion.
💡Skillvue, an Italian skill assessment solution, raised $6.3M to accelerate the development of Skills Assessment Agents.
🏫 Alice.Tech, a Y Combinator alumnus, raised $4.8M for its AI-powered platform that offers personalized learning materials to students.
🖥️ UpMat, a Brazilian EdTech that supports K-12 math education, raised $1.5M to integrate artificial intelligence into its platform and expand its reach in Brazil.
📢 Accenture, a professional services company, has acquired Ascendient Learning, a provider of instructor-led training and industry certifications.
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