EssayJack
Many of us have the experience of writer’s block. Moreover, while we may have been taught how to write the perfect 5 paragraph keyhole essay in high school, we are at a loss for how to approach 1000+ word essays in university. Essay Jack aims to demystify this process by walking students through how to […]
Metafact
Metafact realizes that the challenge we face in our modern lives is not the act of finding information (we are bombarded by information) but sifting through numerous sources to find credible facts and answers to our questions. The guys behind this platform aim to bring experts in various fields (sciences to health professionals) together to […]
The WaterColorBot
A robot that creates watercolor paintings and in the process inspires children to learn about and pursue STEM activities? Check out the video below and decide for yourself whether or not it’s worth investing in (the Kickstarter community seemed to like it, as it was fully funded a few years ago): Please note: the previously […]
Mobile phones and apps to learn more about soils, crops, and seeds to improve farmers’ productivity in Africa.
This is one of the Bill Gates foundation’s initiatives for development in Africa. The project addresses other accessibility such as digital banking to improve farming. Here is Melinda Gates’ narrative on this project: Mobile phones, The Farmer’s New Tool. I found the actual pitch of this venture, a TEDx Talks delivered by Jim Ethington on […]
Book+App AR/VR/MR Learning Can Be Magic!
This is from Kickstarter where I searched for educational tools. I found this one very interesting, something that could be used in a primary classroom, as well as at home. This tool was developed in China as a virtual reality tool to help children learn words, have different experiences and enhance their learning.
Whympr, Social learning on Mountain safety!
Whympr is an online App for mountain activities and safety. It is a social platform where people can learn and engage on diverse mountain activities. The Funding pitch contains all the elements a good investment pitch needs. The problem is clear and their solution too. As well as what they need from investors and what […]
Zumi – Self-Driving Car Kit for Learning AI
Whether you use Amazon Alexa, own a Tesla, play mobile games, or use Google Maps, artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. Like coding, learning how AI works will soon become an integral skill in tomorrow’s workforce. Zümi is here to help make something that’s normally complicated into something approachable. Zümi is the first educational self-driving car […]
Dough Universe – Teaching Circuits
This was a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2017. The company’s website describes their product like this: “Teach your kids about electricity and the power of light, sound and motion whilst crafting some awesome dough creatures with this complete Dough Universe pack. Featuring the award-winning Bright Creatures kit plus our other popular Dough products, Techno Sounds, […]
TIMIO – Interactive Music and Audio Player
TIMIO is an educational audio toy and music player that offers quality sound, interactivity, and content to help develop your child’s vocabulary, intellect, and imagination. TIMIO uses magnetic discs to unlock a library of curated content, from nursery rhymes and lullabies to fairy tales and vocabulary, all in 6 different languages: ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, […]
Superbook – Turn Your Smartphone into a Laptop
Have you ever wished you could check those email attachments from a laptop instead of your Smartphone? Or perhaps you wished you could edit that document with a full keyboard rather than a small touchscreen. With Superbook, you can. Superbook is a universal laptop dock that uses the speed and power of your Smartphone and […]
Layup LMS
Layup is an LMS that has been created by a small eLearning company from Sri Lanka. They LMS was developed with social learning in mind, with the aim of making eLearning in the workplace more engaging. Watch their pitch below from the 2017 SeedStar Summit, then click on the link to their website below to […]
PocketLab Air
The PocketLab company has been around since 2015, with a number of successful products under their belt. PocketLab has found consistent success with the Kickstarter community, and returned with their 3rd product the PocketLab air. Their target market this time around? Citizen scientists, and people of the world concerned with climate change. This is their […]
Visionary Kits: Renewable Energy Kit
Visionary Kits is a STEM Educational Kit founded by both Yasir Malik and Saad Hameed and aims to, “help kids learn how to build and hack useful and practical products while learning about topics such as renewable energy through gamification and community-based learning.” The hopes for this venture is to design kits on the topics […]
Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch | S3 Ep8: In The Sports Zone
Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch is a TV show produced by Entrepreneur magazine, and it gives each contestant a 60-second elevator ride from lobby to the boardroom to sell their business idea. Watching the quick pitch live, a panel of expert investors makes their judgement. If the investors are impressed, the entrepreneur is invited into the board room […]
Tech Will Save Us: Dough Universe
Tech Will Save Us is a venture founded by Daniel Hirschmann and Bethany Koby that develops “toys to help kids learn about the world through technology and play” and encourages kids as creators, not just consumers and users of technology. The Dough Universe project introduces children to STEAM principles and helps them learn scientific concepts […]
Tech DIY – Learn electronics through sewing
From the minds of creative technology teachers passionate about introducing children and adults to the joy of making and exploring with electronics and creative technologies comes Tech DIY. They believe that all children are natural makers and tinkerers, but many technology and engineering projects are not as appealing to girls as they are to boys. Tech […]
Root – Coding Robot
Root – the robot that can crawl on the walls This robot from Harvard University turns any flat surface into an interactive coding experience. The product leverages commonly found items in classrooms (whiteboards, tablets) and its designers understand the importance of scaffolding in teaching (anything, but in this case, coding), which is reflected in the […]
MudWatt – Powerful Mud!
Probably the only way to get me to invest in having my kids play with mud… This successful pitch on Kickstarter caught my attention: It’s “green”, it’s affordable and even though it has extra amazing educational abilities when paired with the MudWatt app, kids from lower level income families and schools can also benefit from […]
Jewelbots: Friendship Bracelets Teaching Girls to Code
I came across this pitch on Kickstarter, and was fascinated by the point that it is coding geared towards girls in particular. Until now, I have not really thought about the subject of coding as being intentionally marketed for one sex more so than the other, but after hearing the pain point of targeting girls […]
Cubetto Universe
I came across Cubetto from the Pitch Pool posted by Stephen Tod on April 1, 2018. I liked the idea of a coding device for young children that doesn’t require an iPad or any other screen. Instead it is a programmable battery-operated wooden toy robot cube on wheels that has a wooden interface board and […]
Virtuali-Tee: AR T-Shirt, Bring Learning to Life
The technology enables users to transform a simple T-shirt into an awesome learning experience. It’s about interactivity in a fully animated 3D experience. Check all the details here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/curiscope/virtualitee?ref=category&ref=discovery
Hackaball – A computer you can throw
I discovered this programable ball while browsing Kickstarter. The ball is durable enough that children can throw and catch it giving them the opportunity to truly physically interact with the device.
Foci- a portable device that boosts awareness of focussing
I came across this inidiegogo that was funded in 5 hours. It is a wearable device that helps you monitor when you are focusing. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/foci-wearable-that-boosts-your-focus#/
Ionic Liquids: solvents of the future?
I came across this video during my in depth online quest for a pitch that was somewhat within the allotted time an elevator pitch should take. It is just under 90 seconds (still a bit lengthy), however I found her to be keen and honest. I am by no means an expert on ionic liquids, […]
EARTH : The Pitch.
My search for a current and compelling pitch in the realm of education + technology, which also satisfied criteria for an elevator pitch landed me here — on EARTH (via IndieGogo and previously on Kickstarter). It is an AI and AR-augmented physical model of our planet. EARTH is intended to be used a immersive and […]
Cubetto
I would like to share one that I have found on Kickstarter called Cubetto. It is a new coding device geared towards young children (ages 3+) that doesn’t require an iPad or other device other than what’s in the box.
Steam Education
This is the elevator pitch I created for my Venture Pitch. It is a fictional Educational venture lead by Steam the worlds leading video game distribution company. Enjoy! Brian
MWABU: EdTech Company Focused on Africa
The Mwabu venture is certainly a compelling, mission-driven venture. They are targetting elementary school education in African and are working to fix an educational system they believe to be “fundamentally broken.” They recognize that by 2030, Africa will be short 2.1m teachers and is currently lagging in literacy and numeracy when compared to countries with similar rates […]
InfiniTeach
InfiniTeach Elevator Pitch Infiniteach is revolutionizing the educational landscape for individuals with autism. We are developing innovative autism resources to help parents, teachers, and therapists teach new skills to their children and students. Our first product, a comprehensive and customizable curriculum app, will be available in early 2014. Visit www.infiniteach.com for more info!
Books that Grow
After searching through Kickstarter, I found an interesting venture that seemed to be an elevator pitch that promotes the venture called “Books that Grow”
Unlimited Tomorrow
In my quest to locate a current elevator pitch worthy of analyis, I found countless videos of entrepreneurs’ products, without the actual pitch. It seems as though the art of making a pitch is evolving into a hybrid format, that combines elements of an elevator pitch and elements of a venture pitch. Sites like […]
Elevator Pitch – Coffee Cups and Your Brand
Under 2 minutes, he sold the idea and made billion of $$$ – Very impressive! He clearly, Defined the idea that would promote your business sales Provided a solution that is effective Identified the market (everyone) Compared his idea and solution with the competition out there Presented the financial gains Stated where he stands and […]
Fused Education Elevator Pitch
This is an elevator pitch for Fused Education an online education platform. It is very much a traditional elevator pitch lasting exactly 30 seconds. In the day of 2-3-minute Kickstarter pitches I thought it might be nice to critique a traditional format. No fancy images or music, just the presenter and their words.
StudySoup
While a little longer than 30 secs-1 min, I believe that without being on a stage, this would easily be an elevator pitch.
Turing Tumble
Let you and your kids build real mechanical computers! We all need to detox from our screens and computers. It is a common fact that the amount of time children spend glued to a screen has risen dramatcally in the last 20 years and to make matters worse children are also now multi-screening – using more than one […]
Mover Kit
This Kickstarter campaign promises to get kids moving, building and coding through a programmable wearable. The parents who give the video pitch say they were looking for something that would not only inspire their kids to move, but also to learn computational skills and to code. Could this be something that is integrated into a […]