(Seattle, WA, PRWEB, March 2, 2009) According to a new report released by Ambient Insight, venture
capital is flowing into learning technology companies at the highest
rate since the last recession. There was a dramatic spike in private
investments made to learning technology companies in 2007 and 2008.
"Private investment in 2008 totaled over $1 billion, higher than any
other year in the last ten years except 2000," reports Sam S. Adkins,
Ambient Insight's Chief Research Officer. "This report identifies the
types of companies, products, and services that are attracting that
investment. Over 160 learning technology companies were funded in 2008,
compared to 50 in 1999."
A free Executive Overview is available at:
http://www.ambientinsight.com/Reports/LearningTechnology.aspx
The report is called, ''Private Investment Trends in the US Learning
Technology Industry: 1999-2008 Longitudinal Analysis'' and includes a
detailed analysis of the funding amounts across eight types of learning
products. It also analyzes the capital flowing to the training
outsourcing companies. The analysis compares the funding activity in
the last recession to the patterns in the current recession. There are
some similarities, but investment trends are different this time
(Read the entire release.)
Tags: economy, economic crisis, training, learning
Categories: The Economy