2012 Education Start Ups

It’s always interesting to watch the start-up space to see what innovations are attracting funding and possibly markets.

Here’s a couple of useful lists.

The Top Education Startups of 2012

http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/12/the-top-education-startups-2012/

2012′s hottest new ed startups

• BetterLesson
• ClassroomWindow
• Clever
• Codecademy
• Coursera
• CreativeLive
• EdX
• Fidelis
• GoalBook
• Lore
• Minerva Project
• Noodle Education
• Skillshare
• Treehouse
• Udacity
• UniversityNow

Noteworthy

• Desire2Learn
• Echo360
• MentorMob
• Root-1
• ShowMe
• Top Hat Monocle
• TutorSpree
• Voxy

Major Players

• 2U
• Edmodo
• Khan Academy
• Knewton
• Udemy

More info on each: http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/12/the-top-education-startups-2012/

Inside Higher Ed: 6 Things To Look For When Investing in EdTech Startups 

Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology-and-learning/6-things-look-when-investing-edtech-startups#ixzz2F3n8vrZ6

1. Favor an Hourglass Approach

2.  Big Data Is Not a Business Model

3.  Beware of EdTech Startups Built on  “Mobile” or “Social” Buzzwords

4.  Fund  Infrastructure

5. Back Teams Looking to Become Middle  Income Slowly

6. Fund  Partnerships:

Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology-and-learning/6-things-look-when-investing-edtech-startups#ixzz2F3nKQjdU

As always, watching what’s happening on the fringes can give you insights into opportuities and threats to your current model(s).

Stephen