EdTech Founders

In this episode: ⁠Frank Albert Coates⁠ is talking with ⁠ Gustav Grimberg who is the co-founder of Ezri , a company dedicated to developing AI tutors that transform online learning. With a background in human-computer interaction, Gustav has long been passionate about creating technologies that are natural and intuitive for human beings to interact with, especially in education. In October 2023, he...

In this episode: Frank Albert Coates is talking with Arnaud Blachon who is the co-founder and CEO of Rise Up , a specialist provider of learning software solutions that help organisations stay up-to-skill. With an engineering background he began his career as an application developer and in 2014, he co-founded Rise Up with his brother Guillaume, aiming to revolutionize corporate learning through b...

In this episode: Frank is talking with Mindaugas Petrutis , the CEO of Coho , which is enabling companies to curate peer groups at scale. This came as a spin-off from On Deck , the global startup community for founders. For Mindaugas, his journey in community building began nearly a decade ago, creating spaces for meaningful interactions and learning while working at InVision and On Deck . Through...

In this episode: Frank is talking with ⁠ Noam Gerstein , the CEO of the bina school - a fully online primary transnational school for kids aged 4-12. Noam started university at 16 in Tel-Aviv, worked for physichians for human rights. Founded, bootstrapped and exited a business at 26. Then did more than 7+ years of global K-6 research that culminated in the bina school. We talk about: The need to s...

In this episode: Frank is talking to Lula de León , a designer, teacher, entrepreneur and mother. She is the CEO and co-founder of Leemons , a startup born in May 2021 with the goal of transforming the digitalization of learning in educational centers with its innovative SaaS LMS platform. We talk about: How the lack of innovation in the LMS/LXP segment pushed her to create the company, that you n...

In this episode: Frank is talking to Nick Hernandez who is the CEO and Founder of 360Learning, an advisor and investor in the SaaS technology industry. He has been running 360Learning now for 10 years and grown it into one of the leading LMS platforms for corporate education. He has also secured over 200M EUR in funding from funds such as SoftBank and Silverlake. The focus of the company is on col...

In this episode: Frank is talking to Michal Hudeček who is the CEO of Levebee and a serial entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience in online business. Levebee makes learning easier, more effective and fun for kids in areas such as math, reading and languages. His background combines deep technical knowledge with business skills proven by multiple exits. He is based in Prague, the Czech Republic....

In this episode: Frank is talking to Michaela Horvathova who is the co-founder and Chief Education Officer at Beyond Education . The company empowers students 10-21 years old with the 21st century competencies , or so called " soft skills ” through research-based programs and 1st scientifically validated assessment. She is an international education policy expert having worked for internation...

In this episode: We are talking to Andy Ayim who is an entrepreneur, investor and an expert angel being the founder of the Angel Investing School . He is coaching founders to help them achieve product market fit and is a leading voice for integrating diversity and inclusion into portfolios of investors. He has invested in over 17 startups and also received the Order of the British Empire for his w...

In this episode: We interview Christophe Mallet , who is the CEO & co-founder of Bodyswaps , a VR platform that brings realistic simulations and AI-enabled feedback to soft skills training for educational institutions and corporate clients. Christophe has long experience in the immersive technologies and digital marketing fields and is based in London, UK. We talk about:  The hype and opportun...

In this episode: We interview ⁠Hanna Celina , who is the co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Kinnu . The startup is developing an app for curious people to learn effectively with the goal of changing the way billions of people learn. She holds a PhD in Computer Science specialized in Human-Computer interaction design, has a background from Futurelearn & Google and is based in London, UK. W...

In this episode: We interview Thomas I. Tveteraas Helgø who is the founder of Society Lab , a Norwegian digital learning agency that helps increase an organisation's ability to lead transformation. We talk about:  Why it is more than ever crucial to focus on learning to support transformation in companies, what the actual competitor of corporate learning is, how to build a culture that lasts a...

In this episode: We interview  Matteo Penzo who is a serial entrepreneur and a former executive at frog, a global design and strategy firm. Today Matteo leads the team at zick learn , which is a startup making enterprise learning fast, efficient and fun through text based micro-learning delivered to any chat client on the market. Matteo is based in Milan, Italy. We talk about:  How to le...

In this episode: We interview  Jesper Bergmann , co-founder and CEO at startup Teacherspace , who makes it easy for teachers (in K12) to get quality feedback on their classroom by providing them with mentors and unique qualitative and quantitative insights. Jesper is based in Copenhagen, Denmark. We talk about:  The challenges of being a teacher and lack of support, how technology is not...

In season 2 we interview business angels investing in European EdTech startups to understand their investment thesis , what advice they would give startups seeking funding and how founders should approach these types of investors. In this episode: We interview Anette Bø Andreassen who is an angel investor and partner at Sagene Tech Ventures , a pre-seed venture fund based in Norway, investing in e...

In season 2 we interview business angels investing in European EdTech startups to understand their investment thesis , what advice they would give startups seeking funding and how founders should approach these types of investors. In this episode: We interview Erensah Ayanlar , who is the Chief Customer Experience Officer at Mesmerise , a company delivering immersive experiences in VR. She has a p...

In season 2 we interview business angels investing in European EdTech startups to understand their investment thesis , what advice they would give startups seeking funding and how founders should approach these types of investors. In this episode: We interview Dr. Melody Lang from MPA Education , an advisory and investment company dedicated to the future of learning and work. She is based in Londo...

We are now back after a long summer holiday and ready to kick off the fall of 2022 with a new season of the EdTech founders podcast. This season we will focus on an area where early-stage founders have many questions; namely getting funding from business angels. We will interview business angels investing in European EdTech startups to understand their investment thesis, what advice they would giv...

This is the 11th and final episode of the first season of EdTech Founders from EdTech Garage . Keep listening until the very end for a bonus remix from our DJ friend Ehsansation . Can you spot who is remixed?  In this episdoe we interview Marie Verchère , who is the co-founder and CEO of Upskyld a personalized learning app that uses audio to plug into downtimes for professionals. They ar...

In the 10th episode of EdTech Founders from EdTech Garage we interview Robin Guerit , the co-founder and Chief Experience Officer of Flowchase , based in Belgium. The company is helping English learners speak confidently through blended-learning tools for pronunciation instruction. They are working with both higher education institutions and corporations. We talk about:  What's missing in lan...

In the 9th episode of EdTech Founders from EdTech Garage we interview Aleksandra Maravic , founder of Beyond the Box , a subscription based skills platform for enterprises based in Italy. Her vision is to eliminate the skills mismatch by 2030. We talk about:  Attracting customers & talent, the power of accelerators & mentors, feeling lonely as a founder, supporting different generatio...

In the 8th episode of EdTech Founders from EdTech Garage we interview Jack Daly , founder of 8BitCADE & STEM studio , based in the UK. 8bitcade makes fun, DYI, game consoles to teach STEM topics. They offer their services in the K12 segment in a B2C model. We talk about:  The future of STEM education, being a designer, agility & time to market, using other founders to get insights, ho...

In this 7th episode of EdTech Founders from EdTech Garage we interview Eduardo Nunes , CEO of Kendir Studios , a company based in Porto, Portugal. Kendir Studios is a development studio for educational role playing and adventure games . They offer their services in the K12 segment in a B2C model. We talk about:  Impact of gamification on learning, the value of stories in games & learning,...

In this 6th episode of EdTech Founders from EdTech Garage we interview Miska Noponen , CEO of Annie Advisor , a company that proactively finds students in need of support and helps them when it's most impactful, increasing student satisfaction and decreasing dropout rates. They offer this service for K12 and Higher Education schools & institutions and are based out of Helsinki, Finland . We ta...

In this 5th episode of EdTech Founders from EdTech Garage we interview Alex Tep , founder of Bunsen , a company building a B2B marketplace for school supplies for K12 and Higher Education , based out of London, UK . We talk about:  Challenges of teachers in K12 in the UK, selling into education institutions, finding business angels, building marketplaces, recruiting developers and more. Outta...