> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://newsletters.qs.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 📈 $2.6B in EdTech for 2025. AI in the workflow, skills in the spotlight. 2026: agentic, embedded, and iterative. - URL: https://newsletters.qs.com/2-6b-in-edtech-for-2025-ai-in-the-workflow-skills-in-the-spotlight-2026-agentic-embedded-and-iterative/ - Published: 2026-02-06T06:45:46.000Z - Updated: 2026-02-06T06:45:46.000Z - Description: Workforce captures nearly half of the $2.6B in EdTech venture funding in 2025. Don't miss Global Skills Week in Washington DC this March. - Author: QS - Tags: AI & Digital Innovation **Hello** 👋 [$2.6B in EdTech venture investment](https://www.holoniq.com/notes/edtech-hits-2-6b-in-investment-as-the-market-stabilizes-bigger-bets-in-ai-and-workforce-training?ref=newsletters.qs.com) signals a market that is cautious of hype cycles and an industry ready for results. Capital is concentrating where schools, universities, and employers are already changing practice: AI integrated into core systems, workflow-embedded learning, and platforms directly tied to employability. Durable, AI and career-connected skills matter, and funding the infrastructure required to articulate them at scale in post-secondary and workforce contexts is expected throughout 2026\. **What this means for workforce & post-secondary innovators** - 🤖 **AI moving inside institutional workflows**. Funding is concentrating around systems architecture, knowledge, assessment, and operations solutions with agentic AI embedded directly in daily work. - 🎓 **Higher education systems investment remains steady**. Navigation, finance, engagement, and student success solutions are drawing capital as institutions manage enrollment and cost pressure. - 🧩 **Employability and skills intelligence at the center.** Platforms that map skills, align learning to work, and support internal mobility continue to attract disciplined investment. - 🏥 **Workforce and up-skilling remain the largest opportunity space**. Particularly healthcare, cybersecurity, and job-aligned training where shortages and credentials create immediate demand. 👉 [Read the open-access investment analysis. ](https://www.holoniq.com/notes/edtech-hits-2-6b-in-investment-as-the-market-stabilizes-bigger-bets-in-ai-and-workforce-training?ref=newsletters.qs.com) Want the full Analyst Briefing, monthly AI Market Briefings, Annual Education Outlook, and all the data behind the stats? 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Contact *bethany.hogan@qs.com** --- ### ⭐ **AI & Digital Innovation Spotlight** This week, EdTechs and global partners are rolling out AI training, classroom tools, and national programs to build teacher fluency, support student learning, and integrate AI into education systems worldwide. **֎ Anthropic and global network Teach For All** [**launched**](https://www.edtechinnovationhub.com/news/anthropic-launches-global-ai-training-initiative-for-teachers-in-partnership-with-teach-for-all?ref=newsletters.qs.com) **a worldwide AI training initiative,** giving more than 100,000 teachers and alumni access to the AI Literacy and Creator Collective to develop AI fluency and adapt Claude for classroom use across 63 countries. **💡 Google and Khan Academy have** [**partnered**](https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/google-and-khan-academy-partner-to-launch-ai-writing-coach?ref=newsletters.qs.com) **to integrate Gemini AI models into new educational tools,** starting with a Writing Coach for US grades 5–12 that guides students through essay writing without generating full text, and planning a Reading Coach later in 2026. **✨** **OpenAI** [**announced**](https://www.edtechinnovationhub.com/news/openai-announces-education-for-countries-scaling-ai-for-national-education-systems-at-davos?ref=newsletters.qs.com) **the Education for Countries initiative to work with governments, universities, and partners** to integrate AI tools like ChatGPT Edu into national education systems globally. --- ## **🤝 Policy & Partnerships** Governments and EdTechs are advancing AI and workforce skills through national roadmaps, vocational initiatives, and accessible upskilling programs to meet evolving education and industry needs. **♾️ The U.S. House** [**passed**](https://www.acainternational.org/news/house-passes-ai-wise-act-to-provide-critical-ai-roadmap-for-small-agencies/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) **the AI‑WISE Act to develop an AI roadmap** for small agencies and enterprises that includes educational resources, online learning modules and guidance on evaluating and adopting AI tools. **🎓 India’s Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship** [**signed an MoU**](https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/india-world-economic-forum-to-launch-skills-accelerator-to-bridge-workforce-gaps/article70539941.ece?ref=newsletters.qs.com) **with the World Economic Forum** to launch a Skills Accelerator intended to bridge critical workforce skills gaps by aligning vocational and technical training with evolving industry demand. **🤖 Udemy and Entri announced a** [**partnership**](https://techrseries.com/amp/career-development/udemy-and-entri-partner-to-bring-career-ready-skills-to-india-through-native-language-upskilling/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) **to expand career‑ready upskilling across India** by combining Udemy’s course platform with Entri’s regional language job training programs, enabling access to technical and soft skills training. --- ## 💪 **Power Moves & Funding** 🚀 **Emversity** raised [$30M](https://inc42.com/buzz/edtech-startup-emversity-raises-30-mn-to-scale-its-upskilling-programmes/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) to deepen its presence in healthcare and hospitality skilling programs, while expanding into infrastructure-led engineering, procurement & construction (EPC), and manufacturing. **🧠 Preply,** a Spanish language learning solution,raised [$150M](https://www.edtechinnovationhub.com/news/preply-raises-150-million-as-investors-back-human-led-ai-learning-at-scale?ref=newsletters.qs.com) to expand its language learning platform, develop AI tools, and scale global operations connecting tutors and learners. **💡 Sparkli**, a Zurich‑based learning platform, raised [$5M](https://techfundingnews.com/google-alums-sparkli-5m-ai-edtech-kids/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) to develop an AI‑powered multimodal interactive learning platform, real‑time learning experiences for ages 5–12\. **🚗 BRUM**, an Italian platform for driving training, closed [$5.8M](https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/01/milan-based-brum-closes-e5-million-round-to-steer-italys-driving-schools-into-the-21st-century/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) to expand its digital platform for driver instruction, integrate AI-equipped vehicles, grow its network and open driving schools.