5 edtech startups that help people of all ages study and acquire skills

New technologies are transforming education and learning;here are the trends and successful startups in the edtech sector.

• Innovative and engaging educational solutions offered by startups in Italy and abroad can help students of all ages achieve their learning goals more effectively.
• Thanks to the edtech sector, education has become more accessible and personalized, allowing students to learn at their own pace and meet their personal needs.
• New businesses are leveraging tools like artificial intelligence, virtual reality and data-driven learning to increase study effectiveness.

Edtech is a rapidly growing sector that uses innovations to improve user knowledge, offering new possibilities to students and people eager to train professionally.The edtech market is growing and the spread of smart working is favoring the approach to online lessons:only in 2021, the edtech sector achieved a turnover of 9 billion euros.If the situation remains unchanged, in 2025 the education market will reach 10.5 billion euros worldwide.The startups that offer services online learning they are now numerous and some have stood out for the success of their methods.Here are 5 to try if you want to test yourself with a new subject, also to enrich your own CV.

5 edtech startups

• FunniFin
• Future
• Wyblo
• Eduten
• Create & Learn

FunniFin

Among the subjects that are not covered in depth in the compulsory school system is the economy.If the basic rules of mathematics are taught in every school, what concerns finance and savings often requires a more accurate analysis.There is something to fill this gap FunniFin, part of the sustainable startup ecosystem of LifeGate Way.Founded by Leonardo Capotosto And Lapo Nidiaci and accelerated by Ikigai (Monte dei Paschi Foundation project), offers the opportunity to learn economic concepts in a simple and fun way through quizzes and games, a process known as gamification.

The smartphone app is divided into two sections: Eduquiz and Fantasy investing.The first allows you to choose a topic of interest and explore it through quizzes.For each correct answer you receive so-called "Fins", digital assets to be converted into discounts at partner companies.The educational section is divided into subjects (investing, saving & spending, training & career), which are in turn divided into modules (sustainable investment, choosing the bank, looking for work) within which there are the unit which deal with the economic topics to be explored in greater depth.Once the unit has been selected, you learn the concept through a carousel of slides.Once you pass the final quiz, you can move on to the next unit.

Future

Future is a platform for school orientation, guided and personalized so that students can explore their next options high schools.Created by Elisa Piscitelli And Mariapaola Testa, Futurely was born from Italian students graduated from Harvard, MIT, Bocconi and Politecnico di Milano.Thanks to the program, each user can discover the passions and skills that make them unique and on which they can base their own course of study and work career.You check out career alternatives by talking to young workers and accessing advice and suggestions for starting life university in the best way possible.The tutors, called mentor, are available to explain the path most relevant to your abilities.

Additionally, Futurely offers guidance and digital career coaching with techniques developed by professional psychologists and through courses for transversal skills and orientation.The startup also collaborates with institutes and training schools to ensure that students are able to enrich their curriculum.According to a survey by the same company, over 9 thousand students have been helped to grow by 20 percent in awareness, curiosity and courage.Precisely because of its social value, Futurely has also entered the LifeGate Way ecosystem.

Wyblo

The startup Wyblo, also part of LifeGate Way, aims to perfect the corporate training in Italy.How?It automates administrative procedures and analyzes training paths in real time, helping on the one hand to save time and resources in managing the courses themselves and, on the other, to improve the learning experience.Through this all-in-one learning management system, education and training program managers can supervise the entire process of the module launched by the company.In particular, user feedback data provides useful insights into the performance of the courses offered.

The Wyblo platform includes several features designed especially for training, from participant registration and payments to the automation of final feedback collection. Digitize processes making internal and administrative operations automatic is an activity that companies must face soon, so as not to miss the opportunities offered by the digital transition process.Monitoring at the same time the learning experience, in order to improve the quality of the courses and the experience of those who follow them.

Eduten

Eduten is an edtech startup that has the potential to become an industry giant, impacting the learning experiences of 100 million children.Word of theUnicef. The Finnish company, in fact, won the Unicef ​​EdTech Award in 2022 thanks to its game-based method for learning mathematics which today reaches one million teachers and students in more than 50 countries, with positive consequences (scientifically proven) in terms of learning.With a content library of 200 thousand mathematical problems, the artificial intelligence engine of Eduten helps teachers adapt content to each student's pace and is adaptable to many cultures, languages ​​and curricula.

Eduten's weekly program includes hundreds of tasks that allow students to develop their mathematical skills.The content library contains thousands of gamification activities and creates positive, active learning experiences for students everywhere.According to the motivation for the award received from Unicef, “Eduten stands out for its pedagogical approach based on research to improve learning outcomes, combined with high adaptability to curricula and accessibility across different types of devices.This makes it an incredible tool for reaching children not only in different contexts, but also with different learning needs.”

Create & Learn

In the digital age, the scientific and technological disciplines (called Stem from the English Science, technology, engineering and mathematics) have a central role.Or rather, they should.Unfortunately, many educational institutions are still not equipped, due to the pace at which technology changes and the lack of qualified teachers.“Our mission is to help children develop creativity and critical thinking, while learning important computer skills for success” explain the founders of the US startup Create & Learn.

The company's approach is direct but, like that of the other edtech startups indicated, it wants to entertain students who are approaching the subjects.With small online groups of up to five participants, the student receives the individual attention and feedback they need.Featured are hands-on, interesting projects, real-life examples, and intuitive lessons that make computer science exciting.Much space is also given to real world applications that industry professionals use.In this way, young members acquire cutting-edge skills and can be ready for the constantly evolving world of work.