SAN DIEGO, Aug. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ASU+GSV Summit, the
world's premier education innovations conference, has announced
Symba, a company that helps organizations design and scale leading
talent development programs, as the winner of the 2021 GSV Cup.
Symba, founded by Ahva Sadeghi, is
an all female-led organization that began as an action project to
create equitable access to the workforce through internships,
bootcamps, apprenticeship programs, and more.
Ello, first-of-its-kind AI reading coach that works with real
books, placed 2nd in the competition and Hellosaurus, provider of
interactive video stories guided by top creators that build
confident, curious, and creative kids, placed 3rd in the
competition. The $1MM GSV Cup prize package was split among the
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners at the Summit's closing ceremony
Wednesday evening.
The GSV Cup is a global startup competition for pre-seed and
seed education technology companies. The competition received over
700 initial applicants. The field was narrowed to the "Elite 200"
following evaluation by more than 150 leading venture capitalists
and investors. The "Top 10" pitched their product before the live
ASU+GSV audience & judging panel on Tuesday, August 10, with the Top 3 taking the
stage for a final round of pitches Wednesday, August 11. Companies were evaluated
with the "Five P's" framework; People, Product, Potential,
Predictability, and Purpose.
The Top 10 finalists of the GSV Cup included: ChalkTalk,
ChatClass, Codelicious, Edgi Learning, Ello, Hello PLATO,
Hellosaurus, Muzology, Pencil, and Symba.
"We expect the GSV Cup winners to become the next generation of
'weapons of mass instruction,' global EdTech companies changing the
world through scaled innovation in education and workforce skills.
The breadth and depth of this diverse group of founders is a
harbinger of great things to come for the sector," says
Deborah Quazzo, Managing Partner at
GSV Ventures and Co-founder of ASU+GSV Summit.
Each of the three winners received a portion of the $1MM GSV Cup
prize package, awarded in front of a live audience at the Summit's
Closing Ceremony on the evening of Wednesday, August 12, 2021. The closing ceremony
included remarks by GSV Ventures and Google Cloud representatives,
as well as closing speaker and best-selling author, producer,
actress, and director, Mindy
Kaling.
For a complete list of the 2021 Elite 200 and additional
information about the GSV Cup, visit:
https://www.asugsvsummit.com/gsv-cup-elite-200.
ASU+GSV Summit
The ASU+GSV Summit is an annual event
hosted by Arizona State University and
GSV connecting leading minds focused on transforming society and
business around learning and work. The 2021 Summit welcomed leading
educators, innovators, investors, strategists, foundation leaders,
media, and policy makers across the "Pre-K to Gray" global
education and skills sectors. Previous keynote speakers include
President George W. Bush,
Bill Gates, Former Secretary of
State Condoleezza Rice, Common,
Justice Sandra Day O' Connor,
Richard Branson, John Legend,
President Vincente Fox, Gloria
Steinem, and Howard Schultz, among
others.
Contact: jessica@gsv.com
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