NewSchools Venture Fund to address shortage of ed-tech capital

A partnership between Rethink Education and NewSchools marks an "unprecedented step" in the alignment of public and private education investors.

Educational technology company Pluto Media raises $500K in seed funding

Pluto Media will expand its Pluto Learns Piano app into a educational tool for learning, creating, and sharing.

Funding daily: eco-friendly plastic for electronics, mobile search, and flash memory

At VentureBeat, we come across a lot of funding news every day. In order to bring you the most information possible, we’re rounding up the quick-and-dirty details about the funding deals of the day and serving them up here in …