Learning Solutions
Curriculet
Entrepreneur: Jason Singer
For-profit | Founded: 2007 | Visit the Site
Funds supported Curriculet’s digital reading platform enabling teachers to deliver customized, Common Core-aligned learning and to digitally create and share their curriculum and lesson materials.
Decision Science Labs
Entrepreneur: Victor Reinoso
For-profit | Founded: 2013 | Visit the Site
Funds supported Decision Science Labs work to support education leaders in making smarter resource allocation decisions.
Edquity
Entrepreneur: David Helene
For-profit | Visit the Site
Edquity was part of the Future of Work Ed Tech Challenge. Funds supported Edquity’s college financial matching, planning, FAFSA completion, financial aid award evaluation, and success platform for high school and college students, supporting students through each and every financial decision on the long road to college graduation.
EdSurge
Entrepreneur: Betsy Corcoran
For-profit | Founded: 2011 | Visit the Site
Funds supported EdSurge’s work to help all stakeholders understand why, when and how technology can–and cannot–support better teaching and learning.
Education Elements
Entrepreneur: Anthony Kim
For-profit | Founded: 2011 | Visit the Site
Funds supported Education Elements’ work to help schools design and implement the right blended learning solutions for their school.
Educreations
Entrepreneur: Wade Roberts, Chris Streeter
For-profit | Founded: 2011 | Visit the Site
Funds supported Educreations’ app to transform the iPad into a recordable, interactive whiteboard that captures voice and handwriting to produce short video lessons.
EduMotion
Entrepreneur: Margot McGraw Toppen, Trevor Toppen
For-profit | Founded: 2008 | Visit the Site
Edumotion was part of the Expanded Definition of Student Success Ed Tech Challenge. Funds supported Edumotion’s movement-based social and emotional learning program.
Ellevation
Entrepreneur: Jordan Meranus, Teddy Rice
For-profit | Visit the Site
Funds supported ELLevation’s mission-driven software exclusively focused on the needs of English language learners and the professionals that serve them.
Engrade
Entrepreneur: Bri Holt, Zach Posner
For-profit | Founded: 2003 | Visit the Site
Funds supported Engrade’s web-based tools for educators allowing them to manage their classes online while providing parents and students with 24/7 real-time online access.
Enuma
Entrepreneur: Sooinn Lee
For-profit | Founded: 2012 | Visit the Site
Enuma was part of the Special Education Ed Tech Challenge. Funds supported Enuma’s solutions that empower all children, including children with special needs and children without access to schools, to become independent learners.
eSpark Learning
Entrepreneur: David Vinca
For-profit | Founded: 2011 | Visit the Site
eSpark Learning was part of the English Language Learning Ed Tech Challenge and the Middle & High School Math Ed Tech Challenge. Funds supported eSpark Learning’s differentiated products for PreK-8, designed to captivate unique interests, challenge learners at all levels, and inspire creative application.
ExceptionALLY
Entrepreneur: Rayford Davis
For-profit | Visit the Site
ExceptionALLY was part of the Special Education Ed Tech Challenge. Funds supported ExceptionALLY’s solution to provide parents with an individualized strategy for engaging in their child’s IEP.
Family Engagement Lab
Entrepreneur: Vidya Sundaram, Elisabeth O'Bryon
Nonprofit | Visit the Site
Family Engagement Lab was part of the Early Learning Ed Tech Challenge. Funds supported Family Engagement Lab’s digital products to help schools ignite the power of family engagement.
Flocabulary
Entrepreneur: Alex Rappaport
For-profit | Founded: 2004 | Visit the Site
Flocabulary was part of the English Language Learning Ed Tech Challenge and the Science Learning Ed Tech Challenge. Funds supported Flocabulary’s web-based learning program for all grades and subjects that uses educational hip-hop music to engage students and increase achievement.
FreshGrade
Entrepreneur: Lane Merrifield, Mark Payne, Steve Wandler
For-profit | Visit the Site
Funds supported FreshGrade’s work to capture learning as it happens and automatically transform student work into digital portfolios to share with students and parents.
GiveThx
Entrepreneur: Michael Fauteux, Amara Humphry, Javier Pérez
Nonprofit | Founded: 2018 | Visit the Site
GiveThx was part of the Expanded Definition of Student Success Ed Tech Challenge. Funds supported GiveThx’s online tool and curriculum designed to help students use gratitude to build self-esteem, improve classroom culture, and ultimately become compassionate citizens.
Goalbook
Entrepreneur: Daniel Jhin Yoo, Justin Su
For-profit | Founded: 2011 | Visit the Site
Goalbook was part of the Special Education Ed Tech Challenge. Funds supported Goalbook’s solutions providing instructional materials and professional development designed to empower teachers to transform instruction for all students.
Hapara
Entrepreneur: Jan Zawadzki
For-profit | Founded: 2007 | Visit the Site
Funds supported Hapara’s work to transform Google Apps for Ed into a powerful learning and analytics environment built specifically for the needs of K-12 educators by developing solutions that accelerate, simplify, and reduce the cost of deploying and managing Google Apps in school environments.
InnovateEDU
Entrepreneur: Erin Mote
Nonprofit | Visit the Site
InnovateEDU was part of the Special Education Ed Tech Challenge. Funds supported InnovateEDU’s work to bring together leaders in education and technology to design and develop breakthrough models and tools to help ensure that all students graduate from high school ready to succeed in college and careers of their choosing.
