Dec 7, 2021The unbundling of professional learning and entrepreneurship educationBy Rhys Spence, as first seen in TechCrunch, here. Launched in 2003, LinkedIn quickly became the first global professional social media network by offering a lite way to make and track professional connections. At roughly the same time, Y Combinator (YC) and other accelerators emerged as a largely analogue means[1]…Edtech6 min readEdtech6 min read
Sep 28, 2021What we can learn from Edtech startups’ expansion efforts in EuropeBy Rhys Spence, as first seen in TechCrunch, here. — It’s a story common to all sectors today: Investors only want to see “uppy-righty” charts in a pitch. …Education7 min readEducation7 min read
Aug 10, 2021The 2021 edtech avalanche has just begunAs seen in TechCrunch in July By Rhys Spence Last week was a good one for edtech in Europe. GoStudent became Europe’s first edtech unicorn (IPO’d companies aside), raising its third round in 12 months and the biggest ever in the sector in Europe. Brighteye Ventures’ analysis showed that VC…Edtech5 min readEdtech5 min read
Jun 5, 2021The true power of learning communities (LearnComs)By David Guérin First of all, a massive thank you to the following people for their time and valuable feedback and insights. 🙌 Erika, On Deck Riya, Framework Jean-Daniel, YouSchool Per, Scrimba Grégoire, Cousto.io Louis, Jungle Program Rhys, Brighteye My peers at On Deck I believe that education is fundamentally…Edtech8 min readEdtech8 min read
May 13, 2021Are we heading for a boom in home-schooling?By Rhys Spence Think of home-schooling during the pandemic… What comes to mind? To me- someone without children- it’s a vision of stressed, time-poor parents, reluctant children and strewn learning resources. …Education7 min readEducation7 min read
Published inBrighteye Ventures·May 7, 2021What it will take for the cream of EdTech to rise to the top.By Rhys Spence First seen on Global Edtech. Venture capital (and investors in general, whether angels, private equity or others) plays a key role in accelerating the development of some of the most promising edtech and learning tech companies. Crudely, venture capital at Seed and Series A stages (where we…6 min read6 min read
Mar 29, 2021Competitive capital — VC must be more than moneyby Hege Tollerud, Head of Community I am a few months into my (quite) new job at Brighteye Ventures. We invest in edtech, or as we say “companies that help people learn and grow.” We are London-based, with a portfolio of 23 companies in 8 countries in Europe, USA and…5 min read5 min read
Published inBrighteye Ventures·Mar 9, 2021“I’ll have the 3-year course, please.” Can we expect ‘menu’ pricing to become the norm for universities?By Rhys Spence I started at university the year that tuition fees in the UK were moved from £3,000 to £9,000 per year. My parents had been saving to help me cover the costs of university, but the tripling of fees scuppered the plan. Had I started in 2011, the…Higher Education5 min readHigher Education5 min read
Dec 19, 2019The State of EdTech Marketing Report 2019Welcome to the second edition of the state of EdTech marketing report We are proud to share the second edition of the state of EdTech marketing. At Brighteye, we believe that best-in-class marketing is essential for the success of EdTech/HRTech start-ups. Again, a massive thank you to all the CEOs & CMOs who took the time to provide their valuable feedback. 🙏 📑 DOWNLOAD REPORT (PDF) 📑 👇 READ ONLINE 👇Marketing8 min readMarketing8 min read
Dec 10, 2019EdTech Marketing Guide #6: Marketing experimentation — David Arnoux @ Growth TribeEdTech marketing guides Practical tips from leading EdTech CMOs Purpose of these guides Marketing is such a critical function for an EdTech start-up and we know that getting reliable marketing insight is not an easy task. …Startup8 min readStartup8 min read
