• August 23, 2024

Eric Ly, CEO and co-founder of KarmaCheck, on the VatorNews innovation podcast

KarmaCheck looks to make the background check and credentialing process faster and more accurate

• August 23, 2024

How does ClassDojo make money?

The company sells a premium version of its free product to parents, schools and districts

• August 22, 2024

U.S. Bank buys healthcare financial technology company Salucro Healthcare

Salucro will be integrated into merchant services and payment processing provider Elavon

• August 22, 2024

Meet Murat Abdrakhmanov, one of the largest business angels in Central Asia

Murat left the VC firm to invest independently; now he enjoys it more

• August 22, 2024

Convera and Ascent One launch international tuition payment platform

GlobalPay for Students will streamline payments for international students and education agents

• August 21, 2024

Cengage launches GenAI-powered Student Assistant in beta

Student Assistant is meant to guide students and help them learn rather than giving them answers

• August 20, 2024

AI drug discovery company Talus Bioscience raises $11.2M

The company's platform, MARMOT, can identify molecules to block disease-causing proteins

• August 20, 2024

Hospital supply chain automation company Clarium raises $10.5M, debuts AI-powered tool

Astra OS uses real-time data to improve visibility, collaboration, and resiliency

• August 19, 2024

Walgreens partners with the government on decentralized clinical trials

The company will help BARDA validate, pilot and implement new products, technologies and approaches

• August 16, 2024

How does Chegg make money?

Initially a platform for renting textbooks, it now makes 90% of revenue from software subscriptiions

• August 16, 2024

Bobby Reddy, COO and co-founder of Pi Health, on the VatorNews podcast

Pi Health is an oncology-focused health technology and clinical research company

• August 15, 2024

Duolingo teams up with Sony Music to add popular tracks to its Music course

Tracks include songs from Hozier, Pharrell Williams, Meghan Trainor, P!nk, and Whitney Houston

• August 14, 2024

Panorama Education survey: school safety and climate lead to absenteeism

The percentage of students missing 10% or more school days has spiked since the pandemic

• August 13, 2024

The Bezos Family Foundation pours $185.7M into Aspen Institute youth center

Former Chancellor of DC's Public Schools Kaya Henderson will run The Center for Rising Generations

• August 13, 2024

Using AI to help patients pay their medical bills, PayZen takes $232 million

The round included $32 million in equity and new $200 million credit warehouse