Andela, the company that connects Africa’s top software developers with technology companies from the U.S. and around the world, has raised $100 million in a new round of funding. The new financing from Generation Investment Management (the investment fund co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore) puts the valuation of the company at somewhere between […]
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Byju’s targets global expansion for its digital education service after raising $540M
India-based educational startup Byju’s was widely reported to have raised a massive $400 million round and now the company is making things official. The ten-year-old company revealed today it has pulled in a total of $540 million from investors to go after international opportunities. The round is led by Naspers, the investment firm famous for […]
View More Byju’s targets global expansion for its digital education service after raising $540MInterview with Priscilla Chan: Her super-donor origin story
Priscilla Chan is so much more than Mark Zuckerberg’s wife. A teacher, doctor, and now one of the world’s top philanthropists, she’s a dexterous empath determined to help. We’ve all heard Facebook’s dorm-room origin story, but Chan’s epiphany of impact came on a playground. In this touching interview this week at TechCrunch Disrupt SF, Chan […]
View More Interview with Priscilla Chan: Her super-donor origin storyPriscilla Chan to discuss Chan Zuckerberg Initiative at Disrupt SF
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is one of the biggest philanthropic organizations in the world, and the most technology-forward foundations in history. By integrating technology, CZI believes it can affect social change at a much more rapid pace than by simply infusing initiatives with cash. With that said, we’re absolutely thrilled to have Priscilla Chan join us […]
View More Priscilla Chan to discuss Chan Zuckerberg Initiative at Disrupt SFVarsity Tutors lands $50 million in Series C funding
Varsity Tutors, the learning platform founded in 2011, today announced the close of a $50 million Series C funding round led by Learn Capital. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and existing investor TCV also participated in the round. Varsity Tutors…
View More Varsity Tutors lands $50 million in Series C funding‘The time is right’—a startup wants to get 100 progressive women elected to Congress
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After election results this November, we’re starting to see what happens when people outraged by their politicians’ sexism and transphobia run for office.
A new platform, built by a Google Politics alum and founding members of the Obama White House U.S. Digital Service, wants to make sure we don’t lose that momentumProject 100 is a tool to help progressive women get elected—and to help voters find the right progressive women to support and vote for.
“We developed an organization purpose-built to support the new wave of exciting women running around the country so women can actually win,” co-founder Danielle Gram said. Read more…
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