This article helps provide funding data for part 8 of my annual review of the year in ed-tech

The following “proctoring” and testing startups raised funding in 2016:

• ProctorExam ($550,000) – investors were not disclosed
• ProctorFree ($1,290,000) – investors include Real Ventures and Task Force X Capital
• DigiExam ($3,500,000) – investors include Gustav Söderström, John Bonnier, Sophia Bendz, and Sven Hagströmer
• Gradopedia (undisclosed) – investors were not disclosed
• MasteryConnect ($4,500,000) – investors include Catamount Ventures, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the Dell Foundation, Pelion Ventures, and Trinity Ventures
• Formative ($2,000,0000 – investors include the Jefferson Education Accelerator
• Panopto ($5,000,000) – investors include Sterling Partners and Square 1 Bank

Acquisitions include Performance Matters (acquired by Weld North), GL Education (acquired by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners), WebAssign (acquired by Cengage), Astute Technology (acquired by Echo360)