Educapital Monthly Insights - June

?? What's in the news

???Insights

?? What does the Gen Z expect from the workplace?

They have started working during or right after the pandemic - which gave them a unique opportunity to challenge the status quo and bring their consumption habits and values to the workplace.? Let's explore their vision and expectations at work - from preferred management style to work cycles - as they will make up for 30% of the workforce by 2025!

?? Read our deep dive to learn more

What's happening in the market?

?? Edtech & Future of Work June?Highlights

• Edtech & Future of Work companies secured c.$358m?in June?2024.
• The sector is active with 59?deals done in the month.
• HR?companies are on spotlight, with notably TechWolf?raising $43m.
• North America?is very active with 24?deals?for a total?of c.$180m raised.

?? Read more in our Edtech Highlights on Medium

#EducapitalWomen Series

In 2020, Amanda created complori, an online coding school for 7-16-year-old children. The COVID-19 crisis raised her awareness of the mismatch between the skills taught at school and required at work, a gap complori solves with engaging courses that have already helped more than 60,000 children.

?? In this interview, Amanda reflects on her journey into entrepreneurship, sharing the key experiences and support networks that paved the way for her success.

?? Read Amanda Maiwald’s full portrait

??? Educapital in the News

?? The Emergence of Online Degrees

Marie-Christine shares her insights on the recent spread?of online training,?increasing fivefold since 2020. She warns us of the importance of checking the type of certification delivered.

?? Read the article by Le Figaro Etudiant

? Portfolio?News

?? A record-breaking fundraising!

Congrats to Female Invest for fundraising 1 million in just 4 minutes! Since 2019, the Danish company has given women tools for investing and built a unique community?of more than 70,000 subscribers?from more than 130 countries.

???PowerZ unveils New WorldZ

The French educative game studio opens soon the access to their new game! Discover new spells, riddles, and a safe multiplayer mode.

?? A new?immersive MBA

Launching the world's first online MBA?accessible through?spatial technology on?Apple Vision Pro for Impact Leardership.

?? Nolej joins top 100 AI startups

KleinBlue Partners is?featuring?our portfolio company among their top 100 Gen AI startups to watch.

?? The?State of Online Learning Report by 360 Learning

Our portfolio company released a rare survey?assessing the quality of the online learning?provided by L&D teams.?Based on more than 2600 employees' opinions, +80% say it helps them do?their job better.

???Food for (summer) thought

The whole Educapital team wishes you a?nice and relaxing summer. For those who are still hooked on EdTech & Investment, here is our?summer reading list:

• Girls Just Wanna Have Impact Funds,?by Female Invest cofounders.
• The Coming Wave, by Deepmind cofounder Mustafa Suleyman, on the necessary regulation of AI
• The Age of AI and our Human Future, by Kissinger, Schmidt, and Huttenlocher, on?the impact of AI?across sectors
• Power and Progress, by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson about the consequences of technological breakthroughs on societies
• The Venture Mindset, by Stanford Professor Ilya Strebulaev and McKinsey Advisor Alex Dang to learn from the best investors

As for our French readers, we recommend?the best-seller?Quand la machine apprend?by Yann Le Cun. For a?reading on the beach,?Ada?by Antoine Bello?will be the perfect love story to discover.?

Enjoy!?