Startup Pitches #6 – Bedrock Learning, Studious, e-StudentTracker, Phonics Hero
4th Nov 2019, 6pm
Be here or be square…
Startup Pitches #6 brings you an EdTech extravaganza, with 4 local EdTech businesses!
– Bedrock Learning – The Online Vocabulary Curriculum For Schools
– Studious – Digital Learning Resources by Academics
– e-StudentTracker – Academic and pastoral tracking for students
– Phonics Hero – making every teacher a superhero in phonics instruction
WARNING TALKS STARTING EARLIER -> 6:15PM
The goal of our Startup Pitch Event Series is to:
> Showcase whats happening in Norwich and Norfolk
> Practice your pitch in front of a friendly audience
> Get valuable feedback
> Build connections, share ideas, collaborate, learn
> Find investment or a new job!
If you want to pitch at a future event, please email john@syncnorwich.com with subject title “Application – Startup Pitches – [your company or product name]”
** Agenda **
6.00pm – Arrivals & Networking with Pizza & Beer
6.15pm – Intro
6.30pm – PITCH 1 -> Bedrock Learning
6.40pm – PITCH 2 -> Studious
6.50pm – PITCH 3 -> e-StudentTracker
7.00pm – PITCH 4 -> Phonics Hero
7.10pm – Q&A
7.30pm – Vote for Best Pitch
7.45pm – Networking & Drinks
8.15pm – Close
** PITCH 1 -> Bedrock Learning **
The Online Vocabulary Curriculum For Schools
Bedrock Vocabulary has a simple mission: to narrow the word gap that exists between different groups of students and improve outcomes across the curriculum for all students.
> https://www.bedrocklearning.org
> https://twitter.com/Bedr0ckLearning
Pitching will be Aaron Leary, who is a Founder of Bedrock Learning and is also an ex-Teacher.
> https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-leary-9959b6ab/
** PITCH 2 -> Studious **
Studious is created for the digital age. Studious is a social enterprise run by a community of academics that creates high quality digital learning resources for the higher education sector and beyond
Pitching will be Ludmilla Pereira, who is the Brand Manager at Studious
> https://twitter.com/millatriz
> https://www.linkedin.com/in/ludmillapereira
** PITCH 3 -> e-StudentTracker **
Enhancing colleges and schools with academic and pastoral tracking for students. e-ST is a web-based education sector targeted application that works with existing MIS systems to present staff, students and parents with a user-friendly single point of access to both academic and pastoral related information and services for schools, sixth form colleges, FE and HE institutions.
> https://www.e-studenttracker.co.uk
> https://twitter.com/estudenttracker
Pitching will be Matthew Brine, who is Managing Director of Empresa and Founder of e-StudentTracker.
> https://twitter.com/tizpies
> https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-brine-4489b61
** PITCH 4 -> Phonics Hero **
Established in 2011. Every month, over 800 schools sign up to play Phonics Hero’s free reading and spelling games. But to really make an impact on literacy, we must give teachers tools to deliver their best phonics lesson; introducing Phonics Hero’s new product: Superhero School.
> https://twitter.com/PhonicsHero
> https://www.phonicshero.com
Pitching will be Katherine Wood, Founder and CEO.
> https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-wood-3042627/
** Our lovely Sponsors **
> Purple Tuesday https://twitter.com/PurpleTuesday
> Leathes Prior https://twitter.com/leathesprior
> FXHOME https://twitter.com/FXhome
> Thyngs https://twitter.com/thyngs
