7 EdTech Startups To Watch
Highlighting startups that are solving problems and making an impact
With Covid-19 impacting our daily lives and keeping kids out of the classroom, Ed-Tech startups are stepping up to address these problems. Here are seven startups for you to keep an eye on in the EdTech space.
Doyobi
Doyobi, a Singapore based startup, enables educators to teach science and coding in a fun and interactive way.
Doyobi’s courses, created by teachers for teachers, are used in programs supported by Google, the government of Singapore, and educators from all over the world.
Top investors include Sanjay Shivkumar, Firas Alsuwaigh, 500 Startups, Hustle Fund, and Teja Ventures. Crunchbase
Henry
Y Combinator startup’ Henry trains software developers for free and helps them find a job in exchange for a share of their future income.
Henry’s headquarters are in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Crunchbase
Pedagog.ac
London based Pedagog is the world’s first educators-created-and-operated blockchain-based Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) with its own native credit system.
The platform emphasizes academic honesty & integrity through its proof of study protocol and provides an optimized user experience through self-executing smart contracts to enable learners to earn verified certifications.
The European International University is a top investor in Pedagog. Crunchbase
Astrid
Astrid Education is an education technology company that combines state of the art AI technology developed for learning with a leading academic and pedagogical approach.
The company was founded in 2020 and their “magical schoolbook” is a complete learning platform for reading that brings students, teachers and parents together to make reading fun.
Astrid is located in Stockholm, Sweden. Crunchbase
Pantheon
Y Combinator startup, Pantheon is an online competitive community of the brightest students in the world. High school and middle school students compete head-to-head live to see who can answer questions the fastest.
Pantheon was named one of the 20 best startups from Y Combinator’s W20 Demo Day by TechCruch.
The company is based in San Francisco. Crunchbase
Usophy
Usophy is an online subscription service that gives students unlimited access to a catalog of learning ebooks. The company aims to reduce students’ expenses and give students access to all the teaching materials necessary for their university degree.
The company is based in Turin, Italy. They recently announced funding form LIFTT Venture Capital. Crunchbase
YearOne
YearOne helps code school students land jobs and supports them through their early careers in technology companies. The company aims to solve the problem of increasing access for companies to this capable pipeline of career switchers.
Each graduate gets six months of consistent job support at companies to ensure their success as entry-level engineers.
Companies get access to a vetted pipeline of highly skilled diverse talent and entry-level candidate on-boarding resources to increase bandwidth on their engineering teams.
Portland-based, YearOne counts Techstars Kansas City Accelerator as a lead investor. Crunchbase
