Take your business to the next level! The SXSW EDU Startup Bootcamp is back for 2026 with all the tools you need to scale your education venture. Open to anyone attending SXSW EDU, this curated collection of sessions is designed to help you along your entrepreneurial journey.
The SXSW EDU Startup Bootcamp sessions, selected from PanelPicker, are led by entrepreneurs and leaders in education who will tackle topics from trends in the education market, to building effective learning technologies, and more.
Don’t miss the chance to see what’s next in education startups at the Launch Startup Competition, and celebrate the winners at the Launch Spotlight, presented by Walton Family Foundation.
Monday, March 9
- 2:00pm - 3:30pm // Designing Belonging: Centering Identity in Math EdTech
- 4:00pm - 5:00pm // The Business of Education: Trends, Tensions, & What’s Next
Tuesday, March 10
- 10:00am - 11:30am // Launch Startup Competition
- 2:00pm - 3:30pm // Community Data Labs: Schools Partner with Local EdTech
- 4:00pm - 4:45pm // Accidental Entrepreneurs: Building Products & Spilling Tea
- 5:30pm - 7:00pm // Launch Spotlight
Wednesday, March 11
- 9:00am - 10:30am // Why Educators Switch Tools: Live Interview Insights
- 11:00 am - 11:45am // Grow or Let Go? Navigating M&A in Education
- 2:00pm - 3:30pm // Co-Designing EdTech with Kids
- 4:00pm - 5:00pm // Proximity in Practice: Social Entrepreneur & Funder Mixer
- 4:30pm - 4:50pm // How Personalized AI at Scale Can Close the Achievement Gap
Thursday, March 12
- 10:00am - 11:30am // Innovation Without Borders: The World’s Top EdTech Startups
- 11:30am - 11:50am // Cracking Higher Ed: Why Startups Miss the Mark
- 2:00pm - 3:30pm // From Insight to Impact: Superintendents Share What Works
Explore more sessions aligned to your goals in our Startups & Investment track, plus check out the tags funding, entrepreneurship, edtech, market trends, and partnerships.
Don’t Miss Out On SXSW EDU 2026
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 9-12, 2026.
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