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FutureLearn takes $65M from Seek Group for 50% stake in UK online degree platform

FutureLearn takes $65M from Seek Group for 50% stake in UK online degree platform

TechCrunch Startup News · TechCrunch

April 29, 20196m 52s

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Edtech and recruitment continue to converge. London-based online degree platform, FutureLearn, is taking £50 million (~$64.6M) from Australian-based online job matching group, Seek, in exchange for a 50 per cent stake in the business — just days after the same group led a massive Series E in U.S. online learning giant Coursera. U.K.

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