The $100m HMH Innovation Fund will focus on education technology ahead of a competition launch next year and $300m investment in innovation centres.

US-based education services company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) has launched* a $100m corporate venturing fund for new products to accelerate technology development.

The HMH Innovation Fund will also look to support new consumer applications, including gaming platforms and other interactive solutions to engage students outside the classroom.

Barry O’Callaghan, chief executive of HMH, said: "The HMH Innovation Fund is providing the capital to identify and incubate the next generation of innovation in education."

Next year, HMH will extend…