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Creative Galileo is an Edtech startup dedicated to enhancing early childhood education through a gamified mobile application. The app provides a user-friendly interface for both children and parents, allowing for immediate engagement with games and videos. It features a parent zone that enables customization of learning topics, ensuring a personalized educational experience for each child. By integrating engaging content with beloved cartoon characters, Creative Galileo aims to make learning enjoyable. The company plans to utilize funding to scale operations, develop new products, enhance existing offerings, forge partnerships with leading animation studios, and recruit skilled talent.

MySkill is an online educational platform designed to assist users in advancing their careers. The company offers a range of services, including certified e-learning programs that can be accessed anytime and anywhere, interactive boot camps, and private mentoring with industry experts. Additionally, MySkill features job discovery tools that help users identify and pursue relevant employment opportunities. By providing these digital solutions, MySkill aims to equip job seekers with the skills and knowledge necessary for career development.

Geniebook Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based company that offers an online learning platform designed to enhance students' educational experiences. Founded in 2016, the platform delivers personalized lessons through live online classes and curated worksheets tailored to each student's needs. Utilizing artificial intelligence, Geniebook identifies areas where students struggle, providing targeted questions to help them improve. Additionally, the platform generates detailed progress reports, allowing parents to monitor their child's development and assign appropriate practice materials. By focusing on individual learning challenges, Geniebook aims to foster better academic performance and build students' confidence in mastering various subjects.

T-Lab is an AI-driven international Chinese language learning platform. It offers a live course is a comprehensive study program that covers the four key teaching areas of Phonetics, Word Recognition, Contextual Understanding, and Humanities.

Mindtera is an education-focused company based in Jakarta, Indonesia, established in 2021. It leverages technology to promote personal growth through a comprehensive understanding of multiple intelligences, including Emotional, Social, Physical, and Occupational Intelligence. Mindtera provides personalized online life coaching and a range of resources designed to enhance individuals' quality of life. The platform also serves as an employee assistance tool, aiming to improve productivity and well-being within organizations. By offering assessments, coaching, and daily productivity resources, Mindtera helps businesses cultivate a more effective and sustainable workforce.

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Croom Co., Ltd. develops an online learning platform for college students. The company’s platform, croom college, allows students to select careers. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Ruangguru is the largest technology company in Indonesia focused on education-based services, serving over 6 million users and employing more than 150,000 teachers across 100 subject areas. Founded in 2014 by Belva Devara and Iman Usman, Ruangguru aims to enhance the quality of education in collaboration with local governments, having partnered with 32 out of 34 provincial governments and over 326 municipalities and districts in the country. The platform offers a range of services, including subscription learning videos, a private tutoring marketplace, on-demand tutoring, and online exam tryouts. It also provides an online marketplace that connects students with private tutors, covering various subjects and skills, from standardized test preparation to music and computer courses. Through its Learning Management System, Ruangguru facilitates easy access to educational materials, enabling students to track their progress and prepare effectively for exams.

Ruangguru is the largest technology company in Indonesia focused on education-based services, serving over 6 million users and employing more than 150,000 teachers across 100 subject areas. Founded in 2014 by Belva Devara and Iman Usman, Ruangguru aims to enhance the quality of education in collaboration with local governments, having partnered with 32 out of 34 provincial governments and over 326 municipalities and districts in the country. The platform offers a range of services, including subscription learning videos, a private tutoring marketplace, on-demand tutoring, and online exam tryouts. It also provides an online marketplace that connects students with private tutors, covering various subjects and skills, from standardized test preparation to music and computer courses. Through its Learning Management System, Ruangguru facilitates easy access to educational materials, enabling students to track their progress and prepare effectively for exams.

Lang-8, Inc. operates a language exchange social networking portal designed to enhance language learning through interaction with native speakers. Founded in 2007 and based in Tokyo, Japan, the platform allows users to write journal entries in the language they are learning. Native speakers then provide corrections and feedback, facilitating a collaborative learning environment. This mutual exchange not only aids learners in improving their writing skills but also enables them to assist others in their language journey. Lang-8 supports a wide range of over 70 languages and has attracted a global user base from 180 countries, fostering a friendly community focused on sharing knowledge and cultural understanding.

Quintal is an academic portal which integrates the functionalities of Learning Management System (Academic) and Student Information System (Administrative) to serve Indonesian schools, catering National and SPK (previously known as national plus and international) schools. We serve as a data-sharing and communication platform between a school and its teachers, students and parents. Each and every role has unique features and means to share data and communicate among one another. While we start off as an LMS+SIS platform, we aim to be the backbone of Indonesian education system. Empowering schools with affordable yet effective tools and services to constantly better our education system. Our fundamental vision is to: Fully digitized national education.

Flamingo Inc. is a language learning platform based in Kusatsu City, Japan, that provides users with the opportunity to take lessons with native speakers. Through its application, users can engage in language learning via video calls or standard phone calls, with lessons priced at 2,000 yen per hour. Flamingo also facilitates teacher registration and offers employment information, thereby creating a comprehensive environment for both learners and instructors. The company aims to foster a multicultural society by leveraging technology to enhance language education.

SpeakBUDDY is a web / mobile app development company that believes in "creating something that shouldn't be there now, not something you've seen before". Ourselves solved the difficult English learning problems and released “A serious English conversation! "Lapping English" and "Last English Learning! Two works of “Majitan” have won the first place in the AppStore rankings.

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Polyglots, Inc. is a Tokyo-based company established in 2014 that specializes in designing and developing mobile applications for English language learning. Its flagship product is an English news reader application that enables users to enhance their language skills while reading news updates. The platform leverages artificial intelligence to analyze individual learning histories and automatically generate personalized daily learning curriculums. In addition to the English learning application, Polyglots also offers a Japanese learning app called "MONDO" and a finance and accounting-focused learning application named "Bigo." The company's innovative approach combines reading news articles and Western music lyrics to create an engaging and effective learning experience for users.

School With Inc. is a Tokyo-based company that specializes in providing an online review platform for language study programs. Founded in 2013, the company focuses on planning, developing, and operating a word-of-mouth information site aimed at prospective students interested in studying abroad. By leveraging technology, School With offers comprehensive information and reviews on various language studies worldwide, empowering users to make informed decisions about their educational journeys. The platform serves as a valuable resource for individuals looking to navigate the complexities of studying language in foreign countries.

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Willfu is an education-focused platform that provides a range of courses centered on business operations and entrepreneurship. It leverages technology to deliver training and educational services aimed at supporting business development. In addition to its courses, Willfu offers market research services to assist clients in launching and sustaining their businesses. The platform is designed to equip individuals and organizations with the necessary skills and knowledge to thrive in the competitive business landscape.

Ruangguru is the largest technology company in Indonesia focused on education-based services, serving over 6 million users and employing more than 150,000 teachers across 100 subject areas. Founded in 2014 by Belva Devara and Iman Usman, Ruangguru aims to enhance the quality of education in collaboration with local governments, having partnered with 32 out of 34 provincial governments and over 326 municipalities and districts in the country. The platform offers a range of services, including subscription learning videos, a private tutoring marketplace, on-demand tutoring, and online exam tryouts. It also provides an online marketplace that connects students with private tutors, covering various subjects and skills, from standardized test preparation to music and computer courses. Through its Learning Management System, Ruangguru facilitates easy access to educational materials, enabling students to track their progress and prepare effectively for exams.

OKpanda Inc. operates a mobile-based English learning application that combines social interaction and gaming elements to facilitate language acquisition. The platform offers live video lessons, instant messaging, and a comprehensive digital curriculum, allowing users to engage in interactive conversations with qualified English teachers. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Tokyo and Berlin, OKpanda targets the multi-billion dollar English learning market in Asia, particularly focusing on Japan. This market is characterized by poor learning outcomes and a heavy reliance on traditional language schools. By providing personalized learning paths and affordable online instruction, OKpanda aims to enhance the learning experience and prevent students from giving up, addressing a common obstacle faced by learners in the field.

Life is Tech is a developer of education platform intended for elementary and junior high school students.The company's platform organizes coding and IT camps, collaborating with local governments and running several schemes such as Tech for Local, Be Startup, Code Girls and Tech for Teachers, enabling students to improve their coding skills and creativity