NYU Steinhardt’s Edtech Accelerator Powered by StartEd Partners with Rethink Education to Invest in Early Stage Startups
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NYU Steinhardt Edtech Accelerator powered by StartEd is teaming up with Rethink Education, an education-focused venture firm based in White Plains, NY, to fund startups that were accepted into the 2017 program, announced today. Core Labs, New York, NY: A learner-first and Google Apps integrated software platform that is the easiest way to start or improve mentoring at any organization. “Additionally, female founders account for 50 percent of the cohort and have an important opportunity to carry the torch for other women and underrepresented minorities to inspire more equity within the broader tech industry.” The startups will receive the benefits of being in an open environment that enables collaboration with NYU Steinhardt’s faculty, researchers, and students and StartEd will unlock access to the industry’s largest and most influential network of more than 150 experienced leaders in the education and technology fields. The program wraps during NY EDTECH WEEK, the annual, global education innovation festival taking place December 18-20 at NYU. Since its founding in 1890, the Steinhardt Schools mission has been to expand human capacity through public service, global collaboration, research, scholarship, and practice.