Are you ready to move to the next level of growth? Our world-renowned virtual programs provide access to an elite network of EdTech mentors and investors, plus intensive masterclasses, and access to capital — including angel, venture capital, private equity, and grant funding. Get ready to transform your business.
StartEd Immersion
Apply now for Q1 2025
StartEd Bootcamp
Apply now for Q1 2025
Participation is offered to intimate groups of founders per program. You’ll have access to a dedicated Sounding Board to help set goals in advisory sessions throughout the program.
Exclusive access to the industry’s deepest and most supportive network. You’ll have conversations with fellow CEOs, prolific investors, seasoned founders, and tenured educators — each with decades of industry experience.
We’ve developed practices specifically relevant to EdTech, to ensure optimal results. Our experts know how to fundraise, enter and grow markets, and build products — because they’ve done so many times over.
Visibility with hundreds of stakeholders to amplify your mission. Present your transformed company at Demo Day, to mentors and alongside fellow CEOs, and amplify your wins via industry channels.
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 come in two flavors but we customize the experience just for you.
For companies with traction, up to $5MM in funding or revenue from anywhere in the world
5 Consecutive Days
Intensive, Mon-Fri
Up to 15 One-on-One Mentor & Investor Meetings
Program fee: $5,000*
Advanced Fundamentals:
Fundraising in EdTech
US Entry & Distribution
Board Building
Positioning Against Incumbents
Managing Director as your sounding board
Refine Positioning & Pitch Deck
Pitch at Virtual Demo Day broadcast live to the broader EdTech community
*Equity-free
*Payment plans available.
*Discounts for alumni and festival participants.
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*
Best Practices:
Fundraise for Early-Stage EdTech
Build Sales & Marketing Process
Deep Dive into EdTech Markets
Engage Advisors and Investors
Peer cohort of EdTech CEOs as your sounding board
Build Pitch Deck, Investor Lead List & Value Proposition
Pitch at Virtual Demo Day broadcast live to the EdTech founder community
*Equity-free
*Payment plans available.
*Discounts for alumni and festival participants.
Our founders and investors hail from the leading companies and organizations in the EdTech community.
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.
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.
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. Learn proven fundraising practices that leverage industry-specific knowledge to save months of effort.
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’!
