Education Business Plan Competition 2020 Semifinalists
The AI Forum 
The AI Forum offers an online learning program centered on equity and inclusive design to prepare students to thrive in the age of artificial intelligence.
www.aiforum.org
Founder(s): Ora Tanner, Alex Kotran, Ehrik Aldana
CanopyLAB* 
A research-based social e-learning platform for developing competencies through individualized and adaptive learning experiences.
https://canopylab.com/
Founder(s): Sahra-Josephine Hjorth, Christian Skræm Juul Jensen
Class Composer 
Class Composer is an online tool to help elementary schools make better student placement decisions.
https://classcomposer.com/
Founder(s): Mike Cronley, Ed Khoukaz
CloudLabs*
CloudLabs offers more cost-effective, scalable, fun and engaging STEM education. Impacting the learning of today's youth and future workforce.
https://cloudlabs.us/en/
Founder(s): Jiovany Orozco Parra
CoGrammar 
We scale human review of code, grading, and technical mentorship for leading tech education providers by utilizing the top 0.06% of tech talent in Africa.
https://www.cogrammar.com/
Founder(s): Riaz Moola
Coteacher 
Coteacher is a platform that matches and pairs teachers for work-sharing, peer-coaching, and mentoring; we help exemplary teachers share their expertise so that best practices become common practice.
https://www.coteacher.com/
Founder(s): Daniel Fountenberry, Sarib Mahmood
Dystech*
The world's first screening for dyslexia and dysgraphia using artificial intelligence.
https://www.dystech.com.au/
Founder(s): Hugo Richard, Jim Radford, Mathieu Serrurier, Gilles Richard
EdStarter 
EdStarter is the world’s first platform that pairs technology industry opportunities with currently incarcerated individuals, providing a solution for those who are incarcerated to acquire education, employment, and a brighter future.
https://www.edstarterk.com/
Founder(s): Joshua Nathan, Babatunde Oladosu, Samuel Gersten, Kirithigaa Kalaivanan
Escribo Innovation for Learning
Escribo Play is an evidence-based gamified platform that assesses and fosters early literacy, math, and science skills of preschool and kindergarten students.
https://escribo.com/en/
Founder(s): Americo Nobre Goncalves Ferreira Amorim
Everydae 
Giving everyone in the world their own personalized, digital tutor.
https://everydae.com/
Founder(s): Christine Outram, Marc Feder, Laura Hubbard
Fulphil 
Fulphil provides social entrepreneurship training and education curriculum to develop global citizenship amongst high school students.
www.fulphil.org
Founder(s): Tiffany Yau, Riley Gonta
GiveThx 
GiveThx is a digital program that strengthens student wellbeing and social-emotional skills using gratitude science.
https://www.givethx.org/
Founder(s): Michael Fauteux, Amara Humphry, Javier Pérez
Hire Cause 
Hire Cause supports high schools and middle schools with career readiness programs that also have a social impact.
https://www.hirecause.com/
Founder(s): David Dvorkin
Jijenge Academy 
We build the infrastructure for the poorest people in the world to break the cycle of poverty with distributed data labeling work.
https://www.jijengeacademy.com/
Founder(s): Vassiliki Daskalakis
JustLearn 
JustLearn has developed PlanetBox, a living ecosystem with tools and curriculum to empower teachers and students to address global sustainability, water access, and food production.
https://www.justlearn.io/
Founder(s): Djimo Serodio
KlickEngage 
We are an edtech company that focuses on building social emotional learning tools to ensure every child feels psychologically safe and supported in every environment.
https://www.klickengage.com/
Founder(s): Samantha Pratt
Literal 
Literal makes real books just as addictive as social media through an engaging group-chat format. Imagine a group text-messaging thread between the narrator and the characters? Literal is effective, reliable, easy and affordable.
https://www.literalapp.com/
Founder(s): Lawton Smith, Michael Romrell
Naturebytes* 
Community that creates and uses technology to reconnect people with wildlife in new, exciting ways.
http://naturebytes.org/
Founder(s): Stephen Mowat, Al Davies, Jon Fidler
Orbit-ed 
An AR and 3D visualization and gamification tool which not only makes learning fun and engaging for students but also uses AI to capture data points while students interact with a specific lesson plans.
https://www.orbit-ed.com/
Founder(s): Navera Waheed, Wajiha Habib
Prisms of Reality 
Through our next generation immersive learning and data analytics platform, replete with 3D sense-making tools, Prisms transfers ownership of the STEM learning process to the student and activates educators as masterful strategists who can plan with reliable data and high quality tools.
https://www.prismsvr.com/
Founder(s): Anurupa Ganguly
Project Invent 
Project Invent is a national nonprofit empowering students to invent technologies for community impact.
https://projectinvent.org/
Founder(s): Connie Liu
SayKid 
SayKid has developed the world's 1st screen-less, play-based learning platform. By combining voice technology and tangible play, we help kids learn in a safe, natural, and engaging way - by empowering kids to play the role of teacher.
https://saykid.com/
Founder(s): DeLonn Crosby, Maria Crosby
SiLAS 
The SiLAS platform uses explicit Social Emotional Learning lessons directly connected to the CASEL’s Competences through gamification, animation, and role play in virtual environments.
https://www.silassolutions.com/
Founder(s): Christopher Dudick
Third Room 
Virtual platform that connects industry professionals to rural STEM schools.
www.thirdroom.co
Founder(s): Yefei Jin, Downey Meyer
Tilt 
Tilt helps students understand and prepare for the true cost of college by projecting costs after merit and need-based aid and by analyzing financial aid award letters.
https://www.tiltaccess.com/
Founder(s): Sinthuja Nagalingam
TiskTask 
TiskTask develops problem-solving skills by helping students solve real problems in their community.
https://www.tisktask.org/
Founder(s): Katie Chastain, Scott Chastain
Weird Enough Productions 
Weird Enough Productions uses comics and superheroes for social emotional learning, digital citizenship, and antiracism in schools.
http://www.weirdenough.com/
Founder(s): Tony Weaver, Jr.
WriteWise* 
AI platform for writing and revising scientific articles.
https://web.writewise.io/
Founder(s): Eduardo Fuentes, Ashley VanCott
*Qualified through international competition