Introducing the SXSW EDU Bootcamp: Designed to Elevate Your Entrepreneurial Skills

Meet fellow entrepreneurs, early-stage startups, and founders through the SXSW EDU Bootcamp. Organized in partnership with several global accelerators, these two full days of programming have been designed specifically to help you improve and scale your education startup.

Gain insight into how to apply learning science, navigate investments and fundraising, and scale into international markets by attending these curated sessions. Plus, don’t miss out on the chance to grow your network of education entrepreneurs. Cap off your bootcamp experience by celebrating the winner announcement of the Launch Startup Competition and mingling with your peers.

Monday, March 4

• 11:30am - Don’t miss the Global EdTech Founder Meet Up! with Transcend Network and Copper Wire Ventures, to connect with edtech founders from all over the world in an informal space geared towards connection and learning from each other’s challenges.
• 1:30pm - Join the Workshop How to Achieve Impact As an EdTech Venture, facilitated by WISE and Educate Ventures, to discuss how edtech companies can achieve high levels of impact, and how said impact can be measured and effectively communicated to beneficiaries.
• 3:30pm - Entrepreneurs can learn how to identify the appropriate source of capital aligned with their stage, progress, and goals in the Workshop Navigating the Ladder of EdTech Capital with StartEd.

Tuesday, March 5

• 11:30am - Stop by the Launch Startup Competition, presented by the Walton Family Foundation, to watch early-stage education startups go head-to-head in front of a panel of judges and live audience.
• 3:30pm - Connect, share experiences and challenges, and gain insights into how to break into different edtech markets around the world in the Workshop How Startups Can Penetrate Education Markets Worldwide with MindCET.
• 5:30pm - End the evening at the Launch Spotlight, presented by the Walton Family Foundation, to celebrate the winners of the Launch Startup Competition and meet the finalists, semifinalists, and network with fellow innovators.

Explore more sessions aligned to our Startups & Investment track, plus check out the tags funding, entrepreneurship, and partnerships. Add this session lineup to your schedule and spend Monday, March 4 and Tuesday, March 5 making moves for your future.

Don’t Miss Out On SXSW EDU 2024

Register and book your hotel today to break new ground in education through compelling sessions, in-depth workshops, mentorship, film screenings, trailblazing competitions, a dynamic expo, networking opportunities, and so much more at SXSW EDU from March 4-7, 2024.

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