BetterLesson Appoints Seasoned Educational Technology Leader Matthew Kennard as CEO
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Kennard joins BetterLesson as the company enters stage of exponential growth and looks to scale and optimize business operations
“Matt s long history of successful collaboration with school districts combined with deep user empathy for teachers and administrators make him a uniquely perfect fit for leading BetterLesson,” said Tory Patterson, BetterLesson board member and Managing Director at Owl Ventures. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (PRWEB) February 24, 2021
BetterLesson, a leading provider of high quality virtual and in-person K-12 professional learning, announces Matthew Kennard as its new CEO. In this role, Kennard will guide BetterLesson’s accelerating growth and focus on scaling the business’ operations to meet demand. With Kennard adding operational expertise, BetterLesson co-founders Erin Osborn and Alex Grodd w
Nigerian educational and learning technology platform, uLesson announced today that it has closed a $7.5m Series A round.
US-based Owl Ventures led the financing round. The VC fund is the largest fund focused on the world’s edtech market, with over $1.2 billion in assets under management.
Existing investors, TLcom Capital the lead investor in uLesson’s $3.1m seed round and Founder Collective also participated, with LocalGlobe joining as a first-time investor.
That said, the managing director of Owl Ventures, Tory Patterson, joins the uLesson board. There, he sits alongside TLcom partners, Omobola Johnson and Ido Sum who joined two years ago.