accelerate your vision for education
World-renowned programs empower you to scale your business with masterclasses and mentorship from top EdTech leaders and investors. Get ready to access every kind of capital available to transform your business and unlock new growth.
programs include
Customize your transformation
Participation is offered to an intimate group of founders per program. You’ll have access to a dedicated Sounding Board to set goals and strategy in advisory sessions throughout the program.
build an edtech network
Exclusive access to the industry’s most experienced and supportive network, available live and/or as custom avatars and agents whenever you need. You’ll have conversations with fellow CEOs, prolific investors, seasoned founders, and tenured educators — each with decades of industry experience.
masterclasses with experts
We’ve developed practices specifically relevant to EdTech companies, enabled by AI workflows, to ensure optimal results while saving you time. Our experts show how to fundraise, enter and grow markets, and build products — because they’ve done so many times over in every market condition imaginable.
demo day + visibility
Visibility with hundreds of stakeholders to amplify your mission. Present your transformed company at Demo Day (virtually or in-person), to mentors and alongside fellow CEOs, and publicize your wins via press channels.
programs designed for you:
After you apply, we’ll do the heavy lifting of figuring out which of our programs is a fit based on your goals and company stage. Our programs comes in two flavors but we customize the experience just for you.
started immersion
For companies with traction, up to $5MM in Funding Or Revenue from anywhere in the world.
5 Consecutive Days
Intensive, Mon-Fri
Up to 20 One-on-One Mentor & Investor Meetings
Program fee: $4,500*
*Equity-free + Payment plans available
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Advanced Fundamentals:
Fundraising in EdTech
US Market Entry
Distribution Channels
Board Building
Positioning Guidance
Other Perks:StartEd Managing Director as your sounding board
Refine Positioning & Pitch Deck
Pitch at Virtual Demo Day broadcast live to the broader EdTech community
started bootcamp
For entrepreneurs who want to achieve or enhance early product and customers
5 Consecutive Weeks
Flexible, ~4 hours/week
Feedback from EdTech Peers
Program fee: $1,500*
*Equity-free + Payment plans available
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Best Practices:
Fundraise for Early-Stage EdTech
Build Sales & Marketing Process
Deep Dive into EdTech Markets
Engage Advisors and Investors
Other Perks
Peer cohort of EdTech CEOs as your sounding board
Build Pitch Deck & Value Proposition
Pitch at Virtual Demo Day broadcast live to the EdTech founder community
Build your network from ours.
Our founders and investors hail from the leading companies and organizations in the EdTech community.
what alumni say
Our world-class EdTech network has in-depth expertise in early childhood, K-12, HigherEd, workforce & adult learning. You’ll work alongside peer CEOs in EdTech and mentors who align with where you are on your entrepreneur’s journey, where ever you are in the world.
meet our network of edtech innovators
While most accelerators purely focus on the basics, our experts personalize their approach based on the problems you want to solve for your organization and the stage of your company. We provide expert guidance on the fundamentals for growing companies at any stage to help you conquer the complex EdTech ecosystem.
LEARN the Fundamentals: fundraising, sales, & strategy
Fundraising is a full-time role and a team effort, whether you’re a solopreneur or a growth stage company. In EdTech, we recognize that founders should have access to multiple types of dilutive and non-dilutive capital. Our proven fundraising principles leverage these industry-specific nuances to show you how you can save months of effort in just 40 hours. Just ask our alums.
fundraise: fuel your vision’s growth
We believe EdTech founders and their companies have unique needs and have a bigger mission that goes beyond most technology startups. Join a community of thousands of innovators who care about both financial and social outcomes on the journey to ensure equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all. Join the ‘Army of EdTech’!
WE SHARE YOUR VISION!
Education creates a better world for everyone.
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