The growth of EdTech is being recognized as an important development to educational innovation. Educational firms Kaplan and Pearson are helping startups and their own brand by investing in this emerging field.
Education is one of the hottest innovation trends right now, and is getting a lot of attention from larger organizations. Kaplan and Pearson, for instance, both announced incubation programs to support startups. Kaplan’s EdTech Accelerator launched in collaboration with startup accelerator TechStars, and Pearson Catalyst is Pearson’s edtech. Both corporate-funded programs will select promising new companies and provide meeting space, industry leader mentoring and other resources. These companies will develop tech-centric learning products that will be demonstrated at events, and founders will present to potential investors.
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