The global education sector, valued at over $5.5 trillion, is seeing rapid growth in e-learning, which, despite increasing at 23% CAGR, still represents less than 3% of the overall market. The edtech landscape is characterized by fragmentation and a lack of structural integrity, with many disparate products and reports of stagnation in classroom innovation. Rise Global, which previously operated in China and was sold to Bain Capital, is now expanding globally while emphasizing that technology acts as an enabler in education rather than a disruptor.

1. Education: open to
digital disruption?
Barry O’Callaghan June 2015

2. The global education sector is valued at over $5.5tn.
How much can the private sector compete for?
Maybe 10%.
Source: GSV
Advisors report

3. e-Learning expenditure is growing at 23% CAGR vs 7.4%
for all education. However it represents less than 3% of
the overall market.
Source: IBIS Capital report

4. Despite this, all is not rosy in the edtech sector.
“Most
of
what
we
have
today
is
very
much
like
an
Egyp:an
pyramid
with
millions
of
bricks
piled
on
top
of
each
other,
with
no
structural
integrity,
but
just
done
by
brute
force
and
thousands
of
slaves.”
––
Dr
Alan
Kay,
renowned
computer
scien7st
and
one
of
the
earliest
members
of
Xerox
PARC

5. Products are many and disparate and the market is
fragmented.
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Initial Universe of Companies
SIS
Eagle Software
Edupoint
eSchoolData
Focus SIS
Follett (X2)
SASixp
Scantron Corporation
SchoolMax
Skyward
STI
Tyler Technologies
Zangle
Gaming and Apps Teacher Tools
360Ed The Education Arcade
BrainNook Woogi Academy
CarrotSticks Mangahigh
DimensionU
Fingerprint Digital
GameSpark
littleBits
MindSnacks
Motion Math
Quizlet
Sokikom
Stickery
Assessment / Platform Systems LMS
AcademicMerit, LLC NWEA
ALEKS Pacific Metrics
ASSISTments Performance Matters
ATI Galileo PLATO Learning (ARCL)
Avant Assessment Questar Assessment Inc.
CCKF Vantage Learning
Data Recognition Corp.
Datawise
Dreambox Learning
Edmin
ExamView
Illuminate
LMS
Angel Learning Inventive Technology
BrainHoney Iqity
CourseKit / LORE itsLearning
Desire2Learn Moodle
eChalk Moodleroons
eCollege NaMaYa
EDMin Nixty
Edmodo Renzulli Learning
Education Elements RM Learning Platform
Haiku SchoolCity
HotChalk Schoology
Instructure (Canvas K-12) SKY
Social / Communication Tools Online Course Delivery
ClassLink Sophia
Edmodo TeachStreet
eduFire
Edutone
eGenio
ePals
Gaggle
Goalbook
Klablab
Pocket Tales
School Loop
Schoolwires
Comprehensive Platforms
American Virtual Academy
Bookshare / Benetech
ConnectEDU
GlobalScholar
Time to Know
VSCHOOLZ
Sclipo
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Online Course Delivery Classroom Mobile Use
Advanced Academics Kaplan Virtual Education All In Learning
American Academy OdysseyWare Brainchild
Apex Learning Udacity Brainscape
Calvert Udemy eSpark
Compass Learning Highlighter
Coursera MasteryConnect
e2020 Matygo
EdisonLearning Socrative Learning
EPGY Online High School Top Hat Monocle
General Assembly
Insight Schools
K12, Inc.
Language Learning
Abroad101
Eleutian
Mingoville
Myngle
Open English
Rosetta Stone
SayHi Translate
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Academic Earth Magoosh SnappSchool
BenchPrep Memrise StudySync
BlueTeach OpenStudy SureScore
Brightstorm PrepMe Tutor Cloud
Compass e-Tutor PrepU Tutor.com
Cramster Revolution Prep TutorVista
EducateNcare Shmoop Virtual Nerd
Grockit Skillshare WizIQ
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Knewton
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Amazon Student App
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Chegg
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Adaptive Curriculum Curriculm Associates IXL Math TUNEin to Reading
Agile Mind Destination Math/Reading Learning A to Z UMathX
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Apangea Learning Fast ForWord Reading Program Lexia Learning Wowzers
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Brainpop Guaranteach MIND Research Institute
Brightstorm Headsprout/Mimio Moving with Math
Brittannica Digital Learning HeyMath! Psychological Software Solutions
BuzzMath I CAN LEARN Education Systems Reasoning Mind
Carnegie Learning Imagine Learning School of One
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Everfi
Livemocha
Presence Learning
Psychological Software
Rethink Autism
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SAS Curriculm Pathways
Spongelab
Voyager Learning
Initial Universe of US edtech companies,
from recent research by Education Growth
Advisors.
Beanstalk Innovation - products in the
edtech ecosystem.

6. Meanwhile, how much has really changed
in classrooms?

7. Would a surgeon from 1920…

8. …be able to work in an operating theatre
from 2015?

9. What about a teacher?

10. How should we think about the edtech
sector?
USA
International
B2B B2C
Emerging markets
B2G

11. A bit about Rise Global. Having initially established Rise
in China in 2007, this business was successfully sold to
Bain Capital in October 2013.
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12-16 CAGR 28%
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

12. We are now expanding around the world. Rise Global’s
joint venture partners include:
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Japan& CELN&
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Nigeria& Gamma&
China& Rise/&Bain&Capital&
India& S.&Chand&
Brazil& Abril&
Puerto&Rico& Bean&Stalk&InnovaIons&
Panama&& Bean&Stalk&InnovaIons&
Rise Global partners around the world include:

13. Is technology a disruptor in education? No. It’s an
enabler. Nothing will replace the social contract, the desire
to learn and the will to teach.

14. Thank you
boc@riseglobal.ie