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Keith Schacht and Doug Peltz on What Traction Feels Like - at YC Edtech Night

by Karen Lien11/27/2017

At YC Edtech Night, early-stage edtech founders from around the world gatheredto meet and learn from each other. The sessions included fireside chats withedtech alums from YC and Imagine K12.Keith Schacht and Doug Peltz are the founders of Mystery Science (YC S17), a company that produces K-5 sciencecurriculum designed to instill a love of learning about the natural world.

Sarah Chou on Finding Product-Market Fit in the Education Industry - at YC Edtech Night

by Karen Lien11/21/2017

At YC Edtech Night, early-stage edtech founders from around the world gatheredto meet and learn from each other. The sessions included fireside chats withedtech alums from YC and Imagine K12.Sarah Chou is the founder of Informed K12 (Imagine K12, S12), a company that automates business workflows for K-12 schooldistricts.

Request for Education Startups

by Karen Lien9/19/2017

At YC, we’re deeply interested in education because of its power to transformlives and societies and to maximize human potential. On a micro level, webelieve technology can help reverse the trend in K-12 of spending more and moremoney to achieve the same learning outcomes. We believe tech can also createalternatives in higher education that will prepare adults for the careers theywant without the burden of excessive student debt.

YC Edtech Night on October 17

by Karen Lien9/11/2017

If you are thinking of starting an edtech startup or are in the early stages ofbuilding one, YC Edtech Night is for you!This free event will feature edtech CEOs from Y Combinator and Imagine K12 whowill share their founder stories and practical startup advice. At the end of theevening, two startups from the audience will be selected for on-stage officehours with YC partners Tim Brady and Geoff Ralston.

Announcing Our Guidelines for Edtech Products

by Karen Lien10/21/2016

Karen Lien is an Edtech Principal at Y Combinator.At YC / Imagine K12, we work with an educator advisory board that guides ourwork with edtech companies. Over the past year, the advisory board has helped uscompile a collection of guidelines for edtech products.