Neeru Khosla: co-founder of the non-profit CK-12 Foundation
Founder-leader name, title & photograph: Neeru Khosla, co-founder and chair of the non-profit CK-12 Foundation Venture name: CK-12 Foundation Single paragraph description of the venture, its primary products or services, and its original value proposition:Â The CK-12 Foundation is a non-profit which aims to increase access to low low-cost, open and customizable K-12 education resources in […]
Frank Furnari – Founder and CEO of VRtuoso (The PowerPoint for VR)
Founder and CEO: Frank Furnari Venture name: VRtuoso Description of VRtuoso: VRtuoso is the first scalable extended reality (XR) learning solution for Enterprise. VRtuoso’s live streaming virtual reality (VR) platform has the ability to allow businesses to deliver their training programs from real locations in real-time with real people in 360 degrees. This can be […]
Martin McKay, founder and CEO of Texthelp
Texthelp was founded by McKay in 1996, to help people with communication difficulties. With its headquarters in Northern Ireland, Texthelp also has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, and Australia. Texthelp has 40 million users using its suite of software which currently includes Read&Write, Equatio, WriQ, Fluency Tutor, ReachDeck, and Speechstream. This […]
Shawn Young – CEO and Co-Founder of Classcraft
Founder: Shawn Young Venture Name: Class Craft Website: https://www.classcraft.com/ Description of the venture: Classcraft is a learning management system that uses gaming principles of a role playing game (RPG) to re-imagine students’ learning experiences and empowers them to reach their full potential. Classcraft uses elements of gamification such as avatars, levels, and rewards to motivate […]
Madison Guy – Founder and COO of GrantMe
Description: GrantMe is a Canadian technology company that has a goal of guiding students through their educational journey in Canada. Through their platform and services students receive assistance applying for financial aid such as scholarships, bursaries and grants. Students can also use the platform for assistance with application support getting into their top choice schools […]