Demand for online learning and flexible employee training remains strong.

Byju’s, one of India’s most prominent startups and once a giant in edtech, is reportedly considering a rights issue that would value the company at 99% below its peak valuation.

We spoke to five VCs active in edtech to see which startups are ones to watch for innovation and growth.

Edtech-focused Reach Capital raised $215M fourth fund.

Online apprenticeship platform Multiverse has joined Europe’s unicorn club with a $220 million Series D.

Owl Ventures, a venture capital firm specializing in education technology has raised over $1 billion across multiple funds.

Previously a sector that struggled to gain wide acceptance among venture capitalists, edtech has seen a series of notable IPOs during the pandemic.

Udemy has sold 14.5 million shares at $29 apiece in its IPO. The edtech specialist is set to start trading on Friday with a fully diluted market cap of over $4.5 billion.

Byju’s finds itself in a favorable position following pandemic-fueled school closures, and may be indirectly benefiting from China’s ban on for-profit tutoring.

Chinese officials have cracked down on tutoring companies, in a move that threatens to wipe out billions of dollars in VC investment that have poured into edtech deals in recent years.

The closure of schools and universities during the pandemic has been a boon to online education companies like Coursera.

For years, many venture capitalists were skeptical about betting on edtech startups, but that has begun to change.

Yuanfudao has captured a $15.5 billion valuation after closing a $2.2 billion round, becoming the world’s most valuable private edtech company.

COVID-19 is catalyzing opportunities across multiple segments, such as healthcare and digitization of legacy services. This latest analyst note offers an overview and market map of these areas.

Guild Education is the latest female-led unicorn on the block following a $157 million fundraise. We spoke to CEO Rachel Carlson about her mission to help working professionals find a path to higher education.

In the span of three years, founder Sebastian Thrun helped turn Udacity into an edtech unicorn. But the company’s journey in the world of VC hasn’t always been smooth sailing.

On the back of widespread adoption of app-based services and innovations in consumer-facing tech, education has slowly come under the B2C umbrella—but it’s still lagging relative to other industries.

Recent VC investment and fundraising in the edtech industry have the sector heating up. We’ve highlighted the key trends driving activity in the space.