edugild corporate presentation
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India’s First Edu-Tech Startup Accelerator
Why the attention to Edu-Tech?Stakeholders in the education space bemoan the state and standard of learning and development systems. Whether it is in India or elsewhere, the challenges can be summarized into three main categories.
Employability The current educational, learning and development system was developed to meet the needs of industrialism born around the 19th century. Requirements have changed, but the system continues unchanged.
Accessibility Education, learning, and development content and resources are inaccessible and unaffordable to the masses.
Quality Curricula and pedagogy are behind the curve. Trainers are ill-equipped in terms of developing and using modern media to impart knowledge to evolving participants.
Interest in Edu-Tech space
Ÿ Technology has the potential to change the face of learning. However, significant success has not been achieved in this domain yet.
Ÿ There is more to education and learning than just content.
§ Edu-Tech initiatives are not an attempt to replace traditional teaching.
Ÿ Number of entrepreneurs venturing into the education space has increased but:
§ Innovation and startup success has not seen a comparable growth.
§ Most are technology people, who don’t understand the education space very well.
The desire to be: EDUGILD
EDUGILD is India’s first accelerator with exclusive focus on
Edu-Tech. Based in offers a Pune, EDUGILD 16-week
intensive and mentorship product realization program
to any start-up in the world. Participants with creative
technology-based ideas to improve and enhance the
learning experience in any field are welcome to apply.
Vision
EDUGILD EMPOWERS LEARNING by providing a
conducive environment to technology-based startups that
develop innovative and creative products and services. We
look at learning holistically - including content and
supporting services such as applications, scholarships,
among others.
The vision of EDUGILD is a state where high quality affordable learning opportunities are within easy reach o f A N Y O N E , A N Y W H E R E , A N Y T I M E .
At a Glance
Ÿ Brainchild of Trustee and Executive Dr. Sunil Karad, Director, MIT Group of Institutions, Pune.
Ÿ India's first Edu-Tech accelerator
Ÿ mentors and investors.World class panel of
Ÿ $25K seed funding for a minority stake.
Ÿ 16-week mentorship intensive in-residence and product realization.
Ÿ 2 batches per year.
Unique Proposition
Ÿ Our Founding Institutional Partner - Pune’s MIT Group of Institutions, over 60 institutes which comprises fromK-12 to post-grad across multiple disciplines and a much larger relationship with the international education fraternity.
Ÿ Experience in education management, strong knowledge of regulatory framework, opportunities and challenges.
Ÿ is virtually guaranteed.Beta Testing
Ÿ Association with highly reputable and venture capitalists angel investors.
Action at EDUGILD
VC Partners
Institutional Partners
Start-upsMentors
Ÿ You are passionate about solving a problem in the ‘education and learning’ space that affects millions of people.
Ÿ Ideally you have completed fundamental research, concept development initial feasibility and for your technology-based solution.
Ÿ You may have already developed and marketed a solution, but and to scale need guidance capital and/or expand your product lines.
Ÿ You are willing to collaborate with fellow entrepreneurs and help bring about a change in our teaching and learning habits.
Startups
Mentors
The Gurus are brands by themselves. They guide founders philosophically and open their networks for various activities.
The Business Specialists are experienced entrepreneurs or have strong business acumen. They guide in business areas such as models, finance, risk, and others.
The Subject Matter Experts are high profile educationists from premier institutes, or accomplished in their specialized areas.
Venture Partners
Ÿ Highly reputable individuals and organizations from various part of the world.
Ÿ Exclusively or keenly involved in and Edu-Tech learning.
Ÿ Open their and to help network relationships startup founders.
Ÿ Look forward to and in encouraging investing the future of learning.
Institutional Partners
Ÿ Allow access to their constituent institutes in the form of and faculty advisors resources.
Ÿ Provide one of the most essential elements to startups - for new live beta testing opportunities products services.and
Ÿ Access to and national international networks.
Ÿ Enjoy potential opportunities for students to intern and/or seek employment with EDUGILD startups.
Why Pune?
Ÿ Pune education capital of India.is considered the
Ÿ 21% Pune; of India’s startups are from it has the most product oriented culture.*
Ÿ Pune 11.5% received of India’s angel investments between and 2005 2012.*
Ÿ Pune hosts and is 350+ corporate innovations centers the for various domestic andR&D hub global corporations.*
Ÿ Pune 11% of applications NASSCOM accounted for to10k Startups.*
Ÿ Pune offers high quality of life at affordable cost of living.
* Source: Kunal Upadhayay, Chief Executive, Center for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship at IIM Ahmedabad, in ThinkPune – in November 2014
