Educapital January Highlights

?? What's in the news

?? Opinion

??? The rise of skills-based organizations

??? Alexandre Glaser writes about the emergence of products enabling?skills-based organizations. The article explores the implications, strategies, and technological innovations that are reshaping how companies assess, recruit, and develop talent in an effort to bridge the growing skills gap.

?? Read more in our article on Medium

What's happening in the market?

?? Edtech & Future of Work January?Highlights

• Edtech & Future of Work companies secured c.$315m?in January 2024.
• The number of deals has increased from 66 to 85?compared to January 2023, although ticket sizes have decreased.
• This month, North America attracted c.64% of the total amount raised.
• In Europe,?there were 20 fundraisings for a total amount raised of?$53m.

?? Read more in our Edtech Highlights on Medium

? Portfolio?News

??? Edifice exit! Edifice, a company in our portfolio since 2018, has just announced that Bpifrance and Generis Capital Partners have joined forces with IMPACT Partners to acquire a stake in the company.

???Big News from EvidenceB! EvidenceB, with its adaptive learning for maths tool,?has been awarded best company of the year?at the Bett 2024,?the largest European Edtech exhibition, in London.?

???NOLEJ has won the French GESA Award!? Big applause for NOLEJ, an AI-toolbox for teachers, for their outstanding achievement at the GESAwards, where they emerged as winners among over 7000 startups from 134 countries.

??Upcoming Events

?? Marie Geneste & Géraldine Fillet?will attend 4YFN - the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry -?in Barcelona from?February 26?to 29.