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Founder’s Parade: Christoph Thür and Mikko Kaipainen – Yousician 

Founder’s Parade: Christoph Thür and Mikko Kaipainen – Yousician 

Venture Name: Yousician  Venture Description:  Yousician is an interactive and music educational based application that allows users to learn a musical instrument. Currently, the app supports the following instruments: guitar, piano, ukulele, bass, and voice. The app also allows the user to learn skills, techniques, and theory. Furthermore, as you play in the app, you […]

Founder’s Parade: Eugène Kuipers & Rens Lensvelt – Fectar, an AR/VR Platform

Founder’s Parade: Eugène Kuipers & Rens Lensvelt – Fectar, an AR/VR Platform

Venture: Fectar Fectar is a VR and AR platform focused on creating seamless experiences across multiple devices and users in various realities. Fectar Studio, their user-friendly tool, caters to all experience levels, offering 3D templates for beginners and powerful tools for advanced users. The platform positions its value on being: intuitive, measurable with analytics, collaborative, […]

Founder’s Parade: Victor Riparbelli – Synthesia

Founder’s Parade: Victor Riparbelli – Synthesia

About Synthesia: Founded in 2017 by a dynamic team from UCL, Stanford, TUM, and Cambridge, Synthesia’s mission is to democratize video content creation. By leveraging AI, Synthesia aims to eliminate the need for traditional cameras, microphones, or studios, making video production accessible to everyone. This innovation is not just about technology; it’s about unleashing human […]

Founder’s Parade – Mark Zides

Founder’s Parade – Mark Zides

About Mark Zides Mark Zides is the founder of CoreAxis Consulting, and the Chief Commercial Officer of ELB Learning. Mark is a man who has always had an eye on the future in terms of learning and business. He is known for his skills in AI, marketing, and he is the author of The #PACE […]

Founders Parade – Bryan Johnson

Founders Parade – Bryan Johnson

Bryan Johnson is the founder of Kernel, a startup that aims to enhance human intelligence by developing technology capable of linking people’s thoughts to computers. Initially the startup was looking at implants but then switch gears to focus on the transition of neuroscience from academia to the private sector that Johnson believes hasn’t happened yet. […]

Founders Parade – Shaunak Roy

Founders Parade – Shaunak Roy

Shaunak Roy founded Yellowdig’s Engage digital platform which aims to build learning communities by bringing together gameful concepts within a social media interface directly through an existing learning management system (LMS). This platform supports active learning, student agency, and increases course participation, engagement, and retention (USDLA, 2024).  You may be wondering what Yellowdig offers that […]

Week #4 – Entrepreneur Bootcamp

Week #4 – Entrepreneur Bootcamp

Thanks everyone for the new Pitch Pool candidates, reviews and recommendations during our Analyst Bootcamp.  I hope you had a chance to look under the cover and see the people behind the ideas.  It’s all about people in the long run. This new week offers the mirror opportunity with an introduction to the ideas and processes behind […]

Pitch Pool: Maro

Pitch Pool: Maro

This pitch runs from 5:30 to 9:40 of the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WG7Ry77kKU SEL (social-emotional learning) is an important focus area for many schools right now. This company claims to do SEL one better (on their website they say, “Advance beyond SEL”). The platform, targeting school districts in the U.S., offers both mental health screening for students as […]