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Spotify Joins the Competition in the EdTech Industry

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Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Monday show, in which we look back at the weekend what’s ahead in the week before us. Over in the EU, a number of U.S.-based tech companies are under inquiry thanks to the new Digital Markets Act. At some point, you have to wonder if tech giants are going to find a better working relationship with the bloc. Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts.

Investing in Edtech: The Time Is Now

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We haven’t heard much from the edtech sector ever since the pandemic forced students out of the classrooms and in front of their computers. But, as Anna Heim writes in the intro of our most recent survey of edtech investors, “we found that with AI in the picture, edtech startups have been as quietly busy as a subterranean network of moles in fall.”Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Just tacking AI onto a product isn’t enough, and investors are hoping that the technology will lead to more innovation in the space. Check out Anna’s story on the future of edtech in emerging markets as well as the opportunities that AI can bring. “There are ways companies can better understand their customers’ pain points to develop the right products that solve the right problems at the right time.”Get the TechCrunch+ Roundup newsletter in your inbox!