2021 saw a boom in edtech investment across a spectra of investors. Indeed, edtech investment in 2020 and 2021 equaled the amount raised during the entire 2014-2019 period. Exciting companies are spawning across geographies and verticals, and even generalist investors are building conviction that the sector is capable of producing the same kind of outsized returns generated in fintech, healthtech and other sectors. Generalist investors are taking interest in the sector due to both financial and positive impact returns, providing more competition to specialist funds. The 2021 funding report highlights key global growth and activity metrics in edtech with a focus on Europe.