This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 3/4/22
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Topics this week include:

• **The Impact on Education of the War in Ukraine **

• 7.5 million children & youth with education disrupted)

• Students rally to support Ukraine)

• EdTech Startups in Ukraine)

• Top 10 Ukrainian EdTech Startups to Look Out for Amid War)

• MIT Ends Program in Russia)

• Ukraine invasion underscores value of higher ed)

• Funding Rounds

• Disco, Toronto-Based CBC platform, gets $15mm series A from GSV and others)

• **EdTech startup Tutored by Teachers raises over $10m **)

• Edtech Luca Raises a $3 Million Pre-seed Round and Starts Operations in Mexico)

• Singapore edtech Genius Group files for $40M US IPO)

• EdTech startup Vygo raises £1.5m to accelerate global borderless education support)

• Founders of Zerodha, Cred, others invest $1.7m in edtech platform Kalvi)

• Google Dedicates $100mm Career Fund toward New Forms of Education and Certification

• Google Creates $100 Million Fund for Skills Training Program)

• Interview with Leila Makarechi)** - Chief Business Officer @ **Merit America), the non-profit that is one of the first recipients of Google's investment

• Interview with Guest:

• Justin Weinberg)** - Co-founder & CEO @ **Aktiv Learning)

• Aktiv Learning has recently renamed itself (from 101edu), released a new mobile first math curriculum and continues to build world class platforms dedicated to active learning.

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