ASU+GSV Preview—A Week of EdTech Innovation
Ideas and insights into what to expect out of San Diego
I’m headed out to what has become one of my favorite EdTech schmoozefests with a few thousand fellow CEO geeks, money peeps, and fledgling entrepreneurs from around the world. I think what makes ASU+GSV so great is the promise of possibility—startups with fantastic and sometimes fantastical ideas of how to re-invent education, or save it, or at least improve it. Take a look a the 2022 edition of the GSV EdTech 150 — a list of the world's leading, most transformational growth companies in digital learning that will be in attendance.
Over 3,000 venture capital and private equity-backed private companies were evaluated to create the acclaimed list of companies revolutionizing the world of education technology. GSV estimates that together these 150 companies reach roughly 3 billion people -- almost half of the global population -- and generate approximately $20 billion in revenue.
Luben Pampoulov, Partner at GSV Ventures, explains: "The way GSV sees it, Ed is on The Edge, and increasingly more companies have the ideas, know-how, and talent to transform the world and provide all people equal access to the future. We know these companies are well-equipped to help us achieve that goal, and we look forward to watching them do so."
GSV launched the list of education technology leaders in 2020 with the EdTech 50. Due to rapid growth in the sector, necessitated by a global pandemic and continued remarkable technological evolutions, the list increased to 150 in 2021. In 2022, the sector shows no signs of slowing down with the 150 companies selected for this year's list collectively experiencing revenue growth in the high double digits.
To prepare for the event, I reached out to some executives to get a vibe check on what to expect. Look for a dispatch later this week! Will you be there too? Reach out! Scroll below for some plane listening.
Teletherapy's Next Great Challenge
A conversation with PresenceLearning CEO Kate Eberle Walker.
Before the pandemic, we had always been focused on the technology as a means of delivery…but it's not just a means of distribution. It's a way to change the work, to improve the work, to ultimately—I hope—improve the outcome for children.
Remote Tutors Come of Age
A conversation with Ryan Patenaude, SVP and Co-Founder of FEV Tutor
I think what we saw during the pandemic was the ability for even companies like us to offer tens of thousands of tutoring sessions happening at home in districts like Baltimore city schools and places where I don't think anybody even thought that was a capability or even any type of reality, which is really amazing.
Turning Invention Into Innovation
A conversation with Michael Paolucci, founder of Slooh
I'm excited to go to this conference because we really feel that the best way for this to work for us is to align with other players who already deliver digital curriculum into these school ecosystems. The bureaucracy of getting into a school is tremendous. The incumbents have a great advantage. They've been selling products for a hundred years to these schools. Our game is now to figure players that will want to incorporate what we're doing.