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EduSpaze announces fourth cohort of startups to ride the stronger edtech momentum
EduSpaze, Singapore’s first education technology (edtech) accelerator has announced its fourth cohort of startups. Nine early-stage edtech companies from Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, US and Canada have been selected for the fourth cohort from over 180 applicants across 43 countries. The newest batch follows the legacy of participants in the previous cohorts that have successfully raised…
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upGrad expands in Asia Pacific, sets up regional hub in Singapore to drive growth across the region
upGrad, one of the fastest growing EdTech companies in the world offering higher education degrees and courses online, has announced its expansion plans for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region as consumer demand and adoption of high-quality online learning continues to grow in the region. As part of its expansion strategy, the company is setting up…
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Noodle Factory locks in seed funding round to accelerate growth of their AI teaching assistant platform
Noodle Factory, an AI-powered edtech platform, has announced that the company has closed a US$500,000 seed funding round. The round is supported by edtech accelerators, EduSpaze and SuperCharger Ventures and a consortium of seasoned angel investors. With the seed funding, Noodle Factory plans to extend its platform to K-12 (Secondary) institutions and expand its presence…
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Indonesian edtech startup, Binar Academy, raises undisclosed seed funding from VC firm Teja Ventures
Edtech and digital talent placement startup Binar Academy has kicked off 2021 by successfully closing its seed round of investment. The funding round was led by Singapore-based venture capital firm, Teja Ventures, and includes participation from the Indonesia Women Empowerment Fund (IWEF – an impact fund jointly managed by Moonshot Ventures and YCAB Ventures), Eduspaze,…
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Edtech startup KooBits is helping tuition centres embrace digitalization for growth and scalability overseas
SINGAPORE, 7 October 2020: Award-winning Singapore-based edtech startup KooBits is helping local tuition and coaching centres go online and extend business overseas with their state-of-the-art eLearning product KooBits Class, and helping school teachers deploy assignments and track their students’ work easily through user-friendly content-building tools with KooBits School. To help future-proof education for a post-pandemic…
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Singaporean edtech startup ACKTEC receives investment to scale an immersive learning marketplace across Asia
SINGAPORE, 4 August 2020; Edtech startup ACKTEC Technologies, announced that they have received investment from a prominent family office to scale ACKTEC’s new online learning product — ACKTEC KQwest, a learning marketplace that connects industrial partners that are developing accredited, immersive-learning courses with learners across Asia. The investment will accelerate ACKTEC Technologies’ growth, in line…
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Interview with the founders of Practicle
Practicle is a Singaporean Education Technology company that helps Primary School Students learn Singapore Math through a personalised and fun approach. We checked in with the founders to find out more on how Practicle came about; how it can help children learn excel in their mathematics; and their view of the education technology landscape. What…
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Leading EdTech startup KooBits launches ‘Home-Based Learning’ and ‘Live Tutoring’ to bolster online learning in Singapore
Singapore, 7th April 2020: Award-winning Singapore-based EdTech startup KooBits, today announced the launch of two new products: ‘Home-Based Learning’, an online mathematics learning platform, and ‘Live Tutoring’, an AI-enabled online live tutoring service — both with accompanying apps for parents to track learning progress. This is the first official launch of KooBits e-learning products to…
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Edtech startup Practicle is revolutionising education through data analytics and A.I.
Using data analytics and A.I., Practicle, a Singapore-based education technology startup, aims to augment teachers’ skills by automating personalized formative assessment for Mathematics to help students practice effectively and improve faster. Practicle differs from other online platforms by using an additional factor, time, to model a student’s memory and competency. Practicle was incubated by Spaze…
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Tutopiya officially launches live online tutoring service in Singapore
Tutopiya, a Singapore-based education technology startup, launched their full service to the market to provide high-quality tutors to students six months after the soft launch. Tutopiya differs from other online tutoring platforms that merely connect students and tutors. The emphasis at Tutopiya is to offer highly qualified tutors who have been rigorously vetted & comprehensively…