{"id":42306,"date":"2014-04-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techma.bakertilly.es\/fuerte-actividad-en-el-sector-e-learning\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T11:24:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T10:24:46","slug":"fuerte-actividad-en-el-sector-e-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techma.bakertilly.es\/en\/fuerte-actividad-en-el-sector-e-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong activity in the E-learning sector."},"content":{"rendered":"
Due to the rise of new technologies, learning is now much easier and more fun. Investors<\/strong> have realised that e-learning presents an opportunity for their portfolios and have been very active in this sector, especially in the last 3 years.<\/span><\/address>\n

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Funding rounds<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The e-learning sector has attracted the attention of the investors<\/strong> in 2013, being the protagonist of several rounds. Most of these rounds<\/strong> have been first rounds and seed rounds, but we can also find some examples of large financing rounds.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the seed capital companies that has received funding is\u00a0<\/strong>Qranio<\/span><\/span>. Qranio, a Brazilian company that offers online games for users to learn by playing. Founded in January 2013, it received in the same month $75k from Wayra, $350k from Wayra, $350k from Wayra and $350k from Wayra. business Angel<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Gui Affonso\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>and $150k of\u00a0Samir I\u00e1sbeck de Oliveira.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sympoz<\/span><\/a><\/span>the interactive online learning platform using the Time Index technique, last December 2013 received a $35M round led by\u00a0Adams Street Partners.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"This American company, founded in 2010, had already received 2 financing rounds<\/strong> more, the first of them by $6M, in 2011 led by\u00a0Harrison Metal\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>and\u00a0Foundry Group\u00a0<\/span><\/span>, y<\/span>\u00a0the second of $15M, which involved Harrison Metal, Foundry Group and\u00a0Tiger Global Management<\/span><\/a><\/span>\"comments Diego Guiterrez, alternative finance expert of the group.\u00a0Abra- Invest.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nMergers and Acquisitions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In 2013, a number of acquisitions were made in the sector, such as the purchase<\/strong> de\u00a0LearnSomething\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0\u00a0Xerox,<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0 that of\u00a0TrainSignal<\/span><\/span><\/span>,\u00a0PeepCode\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>and\u00a0\u00a0lTekpub<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0by\u00a0PluralSight .<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

American Xenox, the world's largest supplier of toner copiers and their accessories, made several acquisitions in 2013, entering new technology-related markets. The latest of these purchases was LearnSomething, an e-learning platform offering multimedia solutions for health care. This company had received in 2006 a financing round<\/strong> of $2M, led by Noro-Moseley Partners.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pluralsight que ofrece cursos de formaci\u00f3n on-line y cuenta de con m\u00e1s de 200.000 usuarios en m\u00e1s de 100 pa\u00edses, realiz\u00f3 3 mergers and acquisitions<\/a> en el a\u00f1o 2013. La primera de ellas realizada en Julio fue PeepCode, empresa que ofrece videos tutoriales para expertos dise\u00f1adores y desarrolladores web. Un mes despu\u00e9s, bought<\/strong> by $23.6M TrainSignal, a company dedicated to the production and marketing of video tutorials on topics such as Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA and VMware. In November it bought lTekpub, a company also dedicated to training in the world of technology.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLa estrategia de crecimiento v\u00eda mergers and acquisitions<\/a> seguida por Pluralsight le ha permitido un r\u00e1pido crecimiento ampliando el portfolio de sectores a los que se dirige y su expansi\u00f3n internacional\u201d comenta Diego Guiterrez.<\/span><\/p>\n

Activity in Spain<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Edukame.com\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>platform to contribute to the educational process of children aged 0 to 6 years, received a financing round<\/strong> 100,000 in December 2012, to complete the team with marketing, content management and logistics profiles, as well as to execute user acquisition strategies through SEM, affiliate marketing and email marketing.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this financing round<\/strong> Both private and public investors participated, thanks to a loan granted by Enisa. Among the Business Angels was Antonio Bernal, CEO of Memento, who not only contributed capital, but also provided the startup with know-how derived from his experience in other projects in the children's sector, as well as potential contacts to take advantage of synergies between his other companies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recently\u00a0EAmida,<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0the most complete Spanish company for e-learning training in the market, aimed at any type of training organisation or company that provides training to its employees or clients, has signed an agreement with the American company V3Biz to internationalise its market offer in the development of software applications specialised in online training.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other posts that may interest you<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Top 10 Biggest Funding Rounds in the Education ICT Sector<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Venture capital drives language learning apps<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Spanish venture capital invests in educational ICTs<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If you want to know more or if you think we can help you, do not hesitate to contact us.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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