Doha, Qatar: The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), a global initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF), has announced that four ‘Educational Technology’ initiatives have been selected to join its 2023-2024 WISE Edtech Accelerator programme.
The tech ventures that have recently joined the 2023-2024 WISE Edtech Accelerator programme are based in Kenya, Bahrain, Egypt, and Nigeria – and have been chosen for their potential to impact the education sector positively, WISE announced on Thursday.
This programme is poised to empower and accelerate the growth of these initiatives, propelling them to the forefront of educational innovation on a global scale.
The four ed-tech ventures will participate in a year-long boot camp to take their experience to the next level. WISE will offer them more than 100 introductions to potential partners, and they will get 108 hours of coaching.
2023-2024 WISE Edtech Accelerator programme ventures are Egypt-based Akhdar, a platform that takes content from various books and presents them through simplified, engaging 15-minute videos; the Kenya-based M-Shule, the first personalised knowledge-building platform in Africa to connect learners to tailored learning, evaluation, activation, and data tools over SMS and messaging; Bahrain-based playbook is a global career network for women executives to amplify their influence, learn through peer-to-peer experiences and elevate them into leadership roles; and Nigeria based StanLab Ltd is an education technology company with a mission to democratise access to quality, world-class STEM education for students.
The WISE Edtech Accelerator is a vital part of WISE’s ed-tech programme that aims to support innovation and build an ed-tech community focused on revolutionising how we teach and learn.
For over six years, the WISE Edtech Accelerator programme has supported tech founders from around the world to scale innovative solutions to critical challenges within the world of education. Each year, it delivers a bespoke programme aimed at supporting startup growth through one-to-one coaching, masterclasses with industry experts, and access to a global network of investors and education specialists. The WISE Edtech Accelerator has supported 42 ventures from 22 countries.
