UK Edtech Investment Market is Booming, With Strong Players and Future Growth Prospects

BURLINGAME, Calif. - Feb. 29, 2016 - PRLog -- Outsell, Inc (http://www.outsellinc.com/)., the world’s only research and advisory firm focused on media, information, and technology, today announced publication of a new report, Outsell’s UK Edtech Ranking 2016: Identifying the Winners and Those at Risk (https://www.outsellinc.com/search/d7entity/50849). The report shows the strength of the UK edtech market both in terms of numbers of startups and numbers of investors, and looks at 44 prominent investment vehicles and 90 startups. The report applies a proprietary scoring criteria to the investments made in this space by the top edtech investors, identifying those Outsell believes will prove successful, and those which we predict will struggle to survive.

This report focuses specifically on the UK edtech market, looking at investments made in startup businesses which are using technology to deliver solutions and services, many of which include content elements, to a variety of education markets, including K-12, higher education, and professional training. The report lays out the key investors in this space and the investments they have made, and looks at investment rationale and timescales, and how the investment market is changing in this space. Investors profiled in the report include Emerge Education, Founders Factor, and Nesta Impact Investment, while edtech startups which scored well in our proprietary ranking include busuu, Diagnostic Questions, Immerse Learning, Kwiziq, and Tute.

Kate Worlock, VP/Lead Analyst covering the Education & Training space, and the report’s author, believes that, “London is the leading European city for supporting both startups and scaleups because of strong investor interest and an encouraging tax environment. It is therefore used by many edtech startups as a launchpad for international expansion. The market also remains relatively realistic both in terms of company valuations and of the time scales required to build a healthy education-focused business, making the UK a great place to start or fund an edtech business”.

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