Julia Rivard – Co-Founder of Squiggle Park
Venture: “At Squiggle Park, we take video games seriously. Our bite-sized games are effective in building mastery of foundational reading skills through practice and play.” As of 2018, Squiggle Park has raised $1.02M as and was being used in over 6,000 schools all over the world. Squiggle Park uses video games built on scientifically backed […]
Nitesh Goel, Founder and CEO of Padlet
Original Post by “Karen” on June 3, 2019 Nitesh Goel is the founder and CEO of Padlet. Padlet is an online bulletin board and it can be used to invite participants to create and to collaborate by sharing their ideas, as well as including images, videos, links, and documents in the posts. Padlet is a […]
Shawn Young – Classcraft
Originally by shuebrook on January 29, 2020 Founder: Shawn Young, Founder and CEO Venture: Classcraft Studios Inc (Sherbrooke, PQ) Classcraft is an Engagement Management System for schools, making it easy for schools to inject gamification into many aspects of learning. Classcraft is based on research in Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). PBIS is an evidence-based three-tiered framework to […]
Severin Hacker-Duolingo
Duolingo FREE Learning app; Total funding $138.3 mm AND $86+ mm revenue Originally Posted By anouk tenten on January 31, 2020 Duolingo – how a FREE Learning app; can achieve Total funding $138.3 mm AND have a revenue of $86+ mm. Enterprise name: Duolingo Since: 2009 Owner and CTO: Severin Hacker Duolingo is an American platform that includes a […]
Brit Morin – Founder of Brit + Co
Brit Morin is the founder and CEO of Brit + Co, a media company that empowers females. Their mission is to “ignite the creative spark in women”. This e-commerce platform provides content, virtual classes, products and connects users to build a community of creative individuals. The company was founded in 2011. They raised $1.25 million […]
Debbie Sterling – Founder & CEO of GoldieBlox
GoldieBlox: Using narrative to engage girls in STEM Founded in 2012, GoldieBlox is an award-winning multimedia company that aims to empower girls with skills in engineering. GoldieBlox’s unique approach combines construction toys with a set of interactive books, apps and videos. It also features the world’s first female engineering character, Goldie, a curious young girl […]
Cindy Mi, Founder & CEO of VIPKID
Originally posted by Vincent Dong on May 27, 2019 Please allow me to introduce Cindy Mi, the founder and CEO of VIPKID. VIPKID is one of the largest online English tutoring companies in China, which is valued at more than $3.5 billion. It matches over 60,000 teachers in the US and Canada with over 500,000 Chinese students […]