A selection of the most promising startups that received EdTech investment in the past month. It is not yet known which of these teams will be able to build marketing for SaaS products in a way that will conquer the world, but it is interesting to watch them.
Mindgrasp
A mobile and desktop app that uses artificial intelligence technology to help you work less and learn smarter
Founded in 2021, USA. If you come across a ten thousand word article, an hour-long video lecture, or even an entire book that you know has the answers to your question, with Mindgrasp you can simply ask the AI to extract those answers from those long pieces of content and save hours.
Push Sports
Revives active outdoor sports as fitness for children and youth
Founded in 2017, India. Creates a comprehensive sports platform for fitness and training, providing access to digitally connected professional play arenas, day and night sports facilities. It has more than 400 subscribers and 1,500 paying customers. Subscription business has seen strong growth and a churn rate of less than 3%. Is the exclusive strategic partner of Da One Sports, owned by Indian cricket player Shikhar Dhawan, and operates all Da One Sports academies and school programs, making its presence felt across the country.
Classlogic
Affordable mobile app for classroom management
Founded in 2021, India. An integrated platform for teachers to teach online as well as manage physical and hybrid classrooms. Combines functionality for classroom management solutions, for learning management, ERP, payment management, for marketing tools. Has features such as attendance and leave records, scheduling, homework, grades, fee management. Has over 100 educational institutions as partners in India.
Smartprof
Combines school-age students with higher education teachers for 1:1 classes and group tutoring sessions
Founded in 2021, Morocco. Destined to become a one-stop education platform for private tutoring in North and West Africa. Gives a technology product and marketplace that sees prices and provides a great tutoring experience. Trying to adapt as much as possible to the very tight banking system in Morocco.
NewCampus
Singapore-based educational technology company providing access to high-impact business education
Founded in 2018, Singapore. A state-of-the-art business school for Asia that encourages the career and networking they need to build flexible careers in a fast-paced world at 1% of the cost of an MBA. Conducts live group programs in management, communications, marketing, products and more. Designed by executives who have worked with innovative companies like Grab, Xiaomi and Netflix. 90% of the students are not related to finance or consulting, and 80% are women.
Assemble You.
Powerful skills training solution with audio, providing instant access to podcasts
Founded in 2021, UK. A podcast-style audio learning platform that helps employees learn on the go. Serves two key groups of learners – screen-weary mental workers learning on the go and non-working frontline workers who don’t have constant access to a desktop screen. Provides customized content for customers, an affiliate resale channel and plans to enter the B2C market. Each track created teaches practical techniques that users can apply immediately. Content works in any LMS or LXP, via SCORM 1.2/2004, xAPI, MP3, .wav or by private subscription on popular podcast platforms.
Bullspree
An experiential learning platform that allows users to understand the complexities of the stock market in an engaging and useful way
Founded in 2020, India. An experimental learning platform that allows users to understand the complexities of the stock market in an engaging and useful way. Plans to educate 100 million Indian youth on the intricacies of the stock market.
Edmingle
SaaS platform for SMBs for training and coaching
Founded in 2016, India. SaaS platform for SMBs engaged in training and coaching to build their branded online training academy, scale their operations, and comprehensively manage their business. Used by 700 SMEs and some educational technology companies in a variety of categories that have significantly reduced their technology investments and time to market.
Jeel
An educational and entertainment platform for children and parents
Founded in 2020, Egypt. Provides preschoolers with educational content created with the help of educators and psychologists. Fully developed and supervised by educational professionals from the entire MENA region. Features exclusive educational and entertaining content and easy-to-use features for parents. A mobile app for parents and children ages 3 to 9 with specially selected content in Arabic that varies from series, songs, stories, podcasts and games.
Netzun
An educational platform where the most recognized and experienced professionals share their knowledge
Founded in 2016, Peru. Offers students affordable pricing: they can have full access to a catalog of 500+ courses and 40+ specializations starting at $3 per month. This fee also includes joint certification with partner universities. Currently has more than 600,000 registered users from more than 20 countries, and have trained more than 200 companies in Peru, Colombia and Bolivia. Some of the clients are Alicorp, AJE, Marriott, CIVA, BCP, Molitalia, Backus and Jockey Plaza.