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Page 1: EdTech Europe 2015 [Track 3]: [EDGE], ([Don Burton], [Managing Partner])

APPLY BY JUNE 25

Page 2: EdTech Europe 2015 [Track 3]: [EDGE], ([Don Burton], [Managing Partner])

Mission

Establish New York City as the global hub for education technology

Create, launch, and accelerate early stage education technology companies

Page 3: EdTech Europe 2015 [Track 3]: [EDGE], ([Don Burton], [Managing Partner])

13 WEEKS

10 TEAMS

170K FUNDING PER TEAM

$150 MENTORS

EDGE EdTech Accelerator

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Don Burton

Serial Edtech Entrepreneur 10X Exit to Kaplan

Jonathan D. Harber

CEO, Pearson K12 Technology CEO, Schoolnet (acquired by Pearson)

CEO, NewKidCo (acquired by SoftQuad) CEO, Diva (acquired by Avid)

Ash Kaluarachchi

2X Edtech Accelerator Founder Ops Advisor to 6X International

Accelerators

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150+ Education MentorsCEOs/Founders of the most successful edtech startups

Active edtech venture capitalists and angel investors

Leaders of the largest educational publishers

Former members from the Department of Education

Technology enablers

Functional specialists from the largest tech giants and education policy experts

www.edgeedtech.com/mentors/

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Graduates of Program Managed by the EDGE Team

Companies have raised over $35 Million

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EDGE knows edtech

Thousands of connections in mentor, angel, and VC network

40+ years Experience building edtech businesses

Limitless biz dev opportunities

Instant street cred helps you rise above the clutter

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EDGE knows building companies

Organizational Capability Vision, Team Dynamics, Internal Systems

Product Capability Scalable Tech, Lean Development

Fundraising Pitching, Board Management

Customer Capability Customer Validation, User Acquisition

Page 9: EdTech Europe 2015 [Track 3]: [EDGE], ([Don Burton], [Managing Partner])

EDGE + New York = Access

100K+ educators k-12, post-secondary, private, community

strategic partners govt, publishers, brands, corporations,

design, tech

B2C / B2B / B2I distribution channels

2 Million+ active students

Page 10: EdTech Europe 2015 [Track 3]: [EDGE], ([Don Burton], [Managing Partner])

Timeline

June 25 APPLICATIONS CLOSE

July 30 FINALISTS NOTIFIED

Sep 14 PROGRAM BEGINS

Dec 10 EDGE EDUCATION DAY

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WHO CAN APPLY?

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WHERE WILL YOU BE?

20,000 sq ft of the coolest startup space in New York City

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www.edgeedtech.com/contact/

APPLY BY JUNE 25

Contact Us

bit.ly/ApplyEDGE2015