cover of episode Week in Edtech 9/25/2024: OpenAI’s Raises $6.5B, Google’s $120M AI Education Fund, Salesforce’s $23M for AI Skills, Duolingo’s AI Surge, Udemy Layoffs, AI-Powered Celebrity Learning, Prof Jim’s $1.5M Funding, and More! Feat. Jason Palmer of TOGETHER!

Week in Edtech 9/25/2024: OpenAI’s Raises $6.5B, Google’s $120M AI Education Fund, Salesforce’s $23M for AI Skills, Duolingo’s AI Surge, Udemy Layoffs, AI-Powered Celebrity Learning, Prof Jim’s $1.5M Funding, and More! Feat. Jason Palmer of TOGETHER!

2024/10/4
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Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they explore the latest in education technology, AI developments, and key edtech funding moves.

Episode Highlights:[00:05:12] 👩‍🏫 OpenAI raises $6.5B and launches OpenAI Academy**[00:09:05] 📚 Google’s $120M AI Education Fund and NotebookLM tools[00:15:03]** 🦜 Duolingo’s AI strategy and record stock prices**[00:22:05]** 📉 Udemy lays off hundreds and shifts to lower-cost regions**[00:25:40]** 💰 Prof Jim raises $1.5M to expand AI-generated video content**[00:29:13]** 🤖 AI-generated celebrity videos teaching math and science**[00:37:16]** 💼 David Banks resigns as NYC Schools Chancellor**[00:45:11]** 💸 TEAMology raises $1.2M for mental health; Hello Wonder raises $2.1M for safe browsingPlus special guest:****[00:52:00] 🎙️ Jason Palmer), Former Democratic Presidential Candidate & Co-Founder of TOGETHER!), on education reform, AI, and the future of learning.

This season of Edtech Insiders is once again brought to you by Tuck Advisors, the M&A firm for EdTech companies. Run by serial entrepreneurs with over 25 years of experience founding, investing in, and selling companies, Tuck believes you deserve M&A advisors who work as hard as you do.