Homeschooling startup Primer raises $3.7 million seed round led by Founders Fund

Remote Education — Parents are becoming schoolteachers and are looking for ways to engage and enrich student education at home.

Due to coronavirus, absenteeism has skyrocketed in the last month with some districts seeing 33% of students sporadically logging in. Compounding this is up to 20–25% of households that lack internet access. While 80% of households have a laptop, with parents working from home, there are less to go around. Widespread learning loss may be saved by c... See more

Likewise, half the American Dynamism portfolio is not manufacturing or defense, but edtech and SaaS, including a DEI startup and park discovery platform.

The rapid transition to remote schooling has supercharged trends in online learning — it’s possible that 3-5 years of behavior change has been condensed into a few short weeks. More independent/self-guided learning has required not only a re-thinking of curriculum but a shift in how students view their role in the learning experience. Creative resp... See more