On Friday 24th April, a month after our first StartEdu competition, we held the second online event, StartEdu 1B. Ten emerging education companies pitched to our panel and were assessed based on factors including Impact on the masses, Team, Innovation, Business Model, and Presentation.
The winner gets Rs. 5 lakh prize money, and they and the runner-up each get introduced to angel investors who are interested in early stage education companies.
And here are the winners for StartEdu 1B…
First Place Winner!
Future Maverick wins with their service “Get Set Sorted”- an integrated career guidance platform offering end-to-end guidance to high school students through online and offline channels.
Runner-Up!
Teer Design, with “Classalyze”, an online platform that tracks and analyzes school’s assessment scores in order to improve performance.
Our other finalists include:
23.4 Degrees -Digital lesson plans and integrated student worksheets that ensure high impact teaching leading to outstanding learning outcomes.
AllianZ Resources- wiZBox is a subscription e-commerce platform for consumers to make an informed purchase of e-learning content in the clutter of the overcrowded e-learning space.
Awaaz.De Infosystems Pvt. Ltd.-Develops technology focused on taking the benefits of ICT to the marginalised sections of the society, breaking the language and literacy barriers.
EduEx Technologies– Online marketplace platform which aims to develop a symbiotic environment between education seekers and education products and service providers across the globe.
Kaddy Analytics- Data analytics tools and services to K-12 schools to improve learning outcomes.
MuLessons Pvt. Ltd. – Eliminate educational disparity by motivating high achieving students to teach.
Learnyst – Learnyst helps educators build their branded online school & sell courses. We are building shopify for education.
TatvaGyan– Provides high quality holistic early childhood and remedial education support in the underserved areas through a skills-based approach
A huge shout out to all participants and partners for a successful StartEdu competition. The overwhelming response for each of our StartEdu rounds makes it clear that the education space in India is brimming with innovation and entrepreneurial energy. We’re looking forward to our third StartEdu competition for which applications will open onJuly 1st, 2015.