We appointed the Head of Sales, a revenue leadership hire, built to turn product traction into repeatable commercial growth.
ixDF — The Interaction Design Foundation (IxDF) is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to democratizing design education. Founded in 2002, IxDF offers a comprehensive range of online courses, textbooks, and resources in areas such as user experience (UX) design, interaction design, and human-computer interaction. Their mission is to make high-quality design education accessible to anyone, anywhere, by providing free and affordable learning materials. The platform features professional and academic textbooks, online courses, video lectures, and local chapters in over 150 countries. Notably, the organization has collaborated with industry experts and professors to develop its curriculum, including contributions from Harvard professor Clayton Christensen and New York Times bestselling author Robert Spence. IxDF's commitment to open access education has garnered support from various sponsors, including the German software company SAP.
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Ma Activity · Asia
upGrad →upGrad is closing acquisitions of Unacademy and Internshala. The Unacademy deal is valued at approximately Rs 1,955 crore (all-stock transaction) and expected to close within three weeks. This consolidates higher education, skilling, test preparation, medical education and creator-led learning platforms.
Partnership · Americas
D2L →D2L Brightspace expands partnership with Eduframe (by Drieam) to integrate SIS and learner registration capabilities, enabling institutions to scale continuing education programs
Ma Activity · EMEA
Kaplan →Kaplan is divesting Dublin Business School to China Chunlai for $125.5m, following earlier sale of its languages division to Inspirit Capital (rebranding to Positively Languages). This reflects ongoing portfolio optimization and exit strategy.
Layoffs · Americas
Coursera →Coursera announcing job cuts following completion of Udemy merger, with some reductions extending beyond 2026 due to regional legal requirements
Cybersecurity Incident · Americas
Instructure →Instructure (Canvas LMS provider) suffered the largest educational data breach on record in May 2026, impacting 275 million students, teachers, and staff across approximately 9,000 education institutions.
Product Launch · Americas
ClassDojo →ClassDojo launched a new website platform for K-12 schools and districts that automatically updates school and district websites by connecting directly to ClassDojo data, built on CatapultCMS infrastructure.