Eligibility, Requirements, Application Guidelines and Deadline for 2022.
The WISE Edtech Accelerator is a key part of an edtech program that aims to support innovation and build an edtech community focused on revolutionizing the way we teach and learn.
For over six years, they have supported edtech founders from around the world scale innovative solutions to key challenges within the world of education. Each year, they deliver a bespoke program aimed at supporting startup growth through one-to-one coaching, masterclasses with industry experts, as well as access to a global network of investors and education specialists.
Eligibility.
Initiatives
addressing education challenges through the use and/or design of
technology in all sectors and regions are welcome to apply. Initiatives
in this particular field may tackle education challenges in early
childhood education, K-12, higher education or the future of work.
Applicants must meet the below requirements:
- An education technology venture established for at least one year;
- Existing beneficiaries or customers;
- A product beyond Minimum Viable Product (MVP) stage
- Existing revenues;
- A dedicated team
Support.
Community: As part of the program, the selected ventures will:
- Access
a community of over 50 edtech founders from 18 countries who will share
their learnings during bootcamps organized in three major cities from
around the world including in Doha, Qatar. - Interact with leaders
in the government, for-profit and non-profit sector. Members of the
community will help the selected founders understand new markets and
provide them with appropriate advice. - Participate in networking sessions with donors, investors and leaders of education organizations.
Coaching and Mentorship: Their dedicated team of experts will support the founders in:
- Marketing, sales and fund-raising in edtech.
- Building a narrative and positioning a venture as a thought leader within the education sector.
- Understanding markets that are crucial for their growth.
- Product strategy, technology roadmap and product build-out.
International Visibility:
The WISE Accelerator team works closely with the selected founders to
provide opportunities for visibility at WISE events and on WISE digital
platforms. Channels for visibility that WISE provides may include:
- WISE Summit in Doha which convenes over 4,000 attendees from over 100 countries.
- WISE@ forums. Past editions were held in Paris, New York, Beijing, Tunis, Madrid and Accra.
- WISE social media platforms.
- WISE ed review, podcast and newsletter.
Selection Criteria.
Applications will be assessed according to the following criteria:
- The Team: The WISE team will assess the team’s ability to execute and deliver on their vision
- The Solution: The
WISE team will assess how well the solution developed by the initiative
addresses the problem that the initiative aims to solve - The Innovation: The
WISE team will assess how innovative is the solution developed by the
initiative in light of solutions developed worldwide in the edtech
sector - The educational impact: The WISE team will assess the educational impact that the initiative may have as it scales up
- The Market: The WISE team will take into consideration the potential of the edtech market where the initiative operates
How to Apply.
Applications must satisfy the following requirements:
- All applicants must complete, in English, the official online application form fully.
- All
applicants must submit a short 3 minutes video pitch by submitting a
YouTube link. During the pitch, they must explain their edtech solution,
the problem they are tackling, who their beneficiaries are, their
traction so far and why they are applying for the WISE Accelerator. - All
applicants must provide a link to a product demo via a YouTube link or
log-in information for the WISE team to assess the product developed by
the applicant. - The WISE team will invite shortlisted applicants to take part in an interview.
Deadline
The deadline to submit an application is 14th April, 2022 at 16:00 GMT.
