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Higher Ground Education Acquires Altitude Learning LMS

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Lake Forest-based Higher Ground Education, which operates a network of Montessori schools in the US and China, says it has acquired software developer Altitude Learning LMS. According to Higher Ground, it has acquired the Altitude Learning LMS technology, along with Altitude's product and engineering teams.

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10 Alternative Funding Sources For Your New Venture

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For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Most provide free resources to startups, including office facilities and consulting, but many provide seed funding as well.

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Snap accelerator names its latest cohort

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and international cities like London, Mexico City, Seoul and Vilnius are building professional social networks for black professionals and blue collar workers, fashion labels, educational tools in augmented reality, kids entertainment, and an interactive entertainment production company. Wabisabi Design, Inc.

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JUNO Snags $3.5M For Collaborative Learning

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in a seed funding. The funding came from Jerry Murdock, co-founder of Insights Partners, and Walter Scott of TeamViewer. According to the company, it is developing software that connects and educates people in virtual environments.

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HopSkipDrive Commits $2M For Ride Credits To Customers

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According to the company, it will provide those $2M in ride credits to existing education partners in CA, CO, WI, and WA as part of its Opportunity for All Community Fund.

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Entity Academy, an edtech startup that trains, mentors and places women in tech roles, secures $100M

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Jennifer Schwab, the founder and CEO of Entity, has built the business since 2016 on virtually no outside funding, but said that this latest financing is a precursor to the company working on its first, more traditional VC-led equity round. Often speakers will donate their fees to scholarship and childcare funds, she added.

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BeLinked: How Professional Networking Can Improve Your Dating Life

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LinkedIn is one of the largest social networks, with 300 million users, and we fell that it has a higher quality user base. Max Fischer: There definitely is the idea that LinkedIn is a professional networking site. Max Fischer: We''re in the process of fundraising right now, to fund our future growth and marketing. Why LinkedIn?