SuperCharger Ventures 🚀 December Newsletter
15th December 2021 - 2nd Edition
🥇 2021 Wrapped
SuperCharger’s goal is the only aspect that has remained the same this year. We aim to be one of the best EdTech Accelerators and Funds globally.
Our December edition highlights the promising footsteps towards this goal. We are proud of what we have achieved. Read on to hear more.
We don’t want you to miss out on our Accelerator and Incubator programs. Deadline 18th December - click below to apply!
All we want for Christmas is to work with all the Amazing EdTech Founders. We hope you enjoy the read!
📣 Our Cohort’s in Numbers
📈 More than 1,000 applications received for our programs in 2021
🌎 Over 85 different countries represented these applications
3️⃣ We ran 3 Accelerator cohorts for 25 startups
👶 13 startups were involved in our inaugural global Incubator program
💰 Funding Achievements from our Startups
Cohort 1, 2, and 3 startups closed some amazing funding rounds, facilitated by our excellent investor panel and their personal networks. Congratulations to the following:
NewCampus (C1.0) 🇸🇬 - USD 2.5m Seed Round (Jul 2021)
Closed Seed round led by Juno Ventures. Other investors include Zanichelli Venture, M Venture Partners, 27V, and follow-on from SOSV and 500 Startups
Vygo (C2.0) 🇦🇺 - AUD 850k Investment (Aug 2021)
Received investment from strategic investor and existing customer Australian Catholic University. Closing of a larger round to be announced soon
Noodle Factory (C2.0) 🇸🇬 - USD 500k Seed Round (Sep 2021)
Closed Seed round (first ever fundraise!) through investment from a consortium of Angel investors
Upgrade Academy (C2.0) 🇷🇴 - EUR 427.5k CrowdFunding Seed Round (Sep 2021)
Surpassed their crowdfunding campaign (400k target) with investment from Angels and Angel Funds from CEE and the US
Mussila (C3.0) 🇮🇸 - EUR 676k CrowdFunding Seed Round (May 2021)
Surpassed their crowdfunding campaign (600k target), oversubscribing the round by 13%
We will announce fundraising achievements for our Accelerator Cohort 3 and Incubator Cohort 1 in Q1 next year. Good luck to those hoping to close rounds!
👏 Awards and Achievements of our Startups
1️⃣ GESAwards
GraphoGame - winner of the Nordic and Baltic region
Akadasia - top 3 winners for Southeast Asia region
2️⃣ HolonIQ Best of EdTech lists
GraphoGame - Nordic and Baltic EdTech top 50
Akadasia and Noodle Factory Southeast Asia EdTech top 50
Sense Education - Israel EdTech top 50
3️⃣ Other Awards
Vygo - StartupLanes.com top 50 EdTech companies of 2021 in Australia
Workademy - top 5 for startup of the year at the Digital Education Awards
Sense Education - winner of the Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Awards 2021 in the Learning Assessment category
4️⃣ Notable Achievements
iGolf.One - almost 50 golf coaches onboarded and had an article published in the highly coveted PGA magazine
Harkness.ai - closing in on a partnership with the Pune University (India) to use their software to conduct research on team interaction
Tutorfair - reached the milestone of 10,000 students tutored by the foundation by late November
🔥 Congratulations to all of these startups for some fantastic achievements. We look forward to what 2022 has in store!
🏠 Our SuperCharged Community
🔗 More than 5,400 followers on LinkedIn, and growing - follow us here for updates on programs and EdTech startup achievements
🤯 Over 5,800 founders in our curated list of global EdTech startups, housed in our database
🎤 5,700+ people registered to attend our LinkedIn demo days over the past 3 Accelerator cohorts. Rewatch the C1.0, C2.0, and C3.0 events
💪 Over 280 EdTech Stakeholders in our new slack community. If you are looking for feedback on your product or just to network apply below. All welcome!
🌳 Developing our EdTech Ecosystem
🛠️ Almost 100 startup workshops were completed, from marketing to fundraising. Some headline speakers include:
Dr. Melody Lang - Founding Partner @ MPA Education
David Guérin - Principal @ Brighteye Ventures
Kevin Zhang - Principal @ GSV Ventures
👭 122 EdTech Female Founders on our new website, showcasing excellent EdTech female founders worldwide, nominated by our ecosystem. Nominate here
✏️ We created 4 industry reports on key EdTech areas:
Partnered with AWS to write a UK EdTech report
Partnered with AWS to write an EMEA EdTech report
XR report with Axon Park on how it is shaping the Healthcare industry
Report with Turkish Bank on opportunities in Turkey and the CEEMA region
📖 35 authors are in the process of publishing an EdTech book. The manuscript is 350 pages long!
🤫 In the new year, we will start running online EdTech courses published on Coursera. It’s currently a secret! More information coming soon
👀 Over the year, we built a diverse panel of over 30 EdTech experts and mentors including schools, governments, VC, and other established startups
📝 Our mentors work with our Accelerator and Incubator portfolio companies during programs to help drive their success. If you want to be on the panel, apply below
🤝 A Year of University Partnership
We have had a strong year of partnership with Universities across Europe, partnering with some of the top Business Schools. Some notable mentions:
ESMT Berlin 🇩🇪
We also worked with some students of Dauphine University to interview some EdTech professionals - head over to our Youtube to see them.
If you are an education professional interested in learning more about EdTech solutions for your institution, click below for more information!
🎉 Come See Us In The New Year
Firstly, It was great to see so many people at the WISE Summit in Doha. It was the first in-person event that SuperCharger has attended! Don’t miss out on:
Bett UK - London 🇬🇧 (In-person) - 19-21 Jan 2022
A chance to be immersed with Europe's education technology community
Attend keynotes, network with educators, and experience product demos
The SuperCharger Ventures team will be there, come say 👋
We want to go through a SuperCharged journey with you and achieve even more! Don’t miss your chance to apply to our programs. Apply below - Deadline 18th December.
See you next month!
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