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HOMER is the essential early learning program for kids. Through a learning program personalized to their age, interests, and level, HOMER helps kids build skills for school and life in the 21st century. HOMER delivers academic skills such as literacy and math in addition to personal skills like problem-solving and social-emotional awareness. The HOMER program is based on our proprietary learning framework—the HOMER Method—a four-step, research-based approach that goes beyond rote memorization to teach essential skills and how to apply them in new contexts, promoting confidence, problem-solving and a lifelong love of learning. HOMER has been honored by Mom’s Choice Award, Parents’ Choice Award, and Common Sense Media, featured in The New York Times, Forbes, and USA Today, and named by Fast Company one of “The 10 most innovative education companies of 2021.”

BEGiN is an education technology company focused on creating engaging learning products for young children. It aims to enhance early childhood education by offering a library of interactive stories designed to foster a love for reading while developing essential skills. The company has established partnerships with notable children's brands such as Sesame Workshop, LEGO Ventures, Gymboree Play and Music, and Fisher-Price, further enriching its educational offerings. Co-founded by Neal Shenoy, Noelle Millholt, and Stephanie Dua, BEGiN has received recognition as one of Crain’s 100 Best Places to Work in New York City. Its flagship product, Speakaboos, provides a reading application that features bedtime stories, nursery rhymes, and songs, contributing to its mission of delivering high-quality education to children everywhere.

We partner with bestselling children's authors to send monthly letters from a magical, globetrotting cat, called Banjo Robinson. USP - Banjo Robinson supercharges reading and writing engagement in children aged 4-9. (9/10 children will write back to him.) - First to market with a children’s subscription sent from a make-believe character - the magic of Father Christmas / the Tooth Fairy, all year long, privately owned. - We're the cheapest children’s subscription in the US or UK, positioned for mass market, but we pack a punch in terms of value: screen-free, multidisciplinary learning, that feels like a game. - First to market with a children’s book and plush toy which breaks the 4th wall - where the hero sends letters to you in real life. A unique solution for reluctant writers - there is currently nothing on the market (or in classrooms) that gamifies picking up a pen, and writing. - Disruptive within children’s publishing - a new way to introduce your child to reading, with an emphasis on imaginative play and SEL. - The vision is big: Foreign language co-editions in Europe, S. America, English Language Learning (ELL) in Asia. - Banjo Robinson has sent 120K letters to children in 41 countries around the world, and is repped by UTA in Los Angeles across Books, Television and Licensing.

Brave Care operates beautiful primary and urgent care clinics just for kids in Oregon & Texas. The BraveCare.com website and mobile app provide pediatric advice to parents nationwide to support them in helping their kids reach their full potential.

Step Mobile, Inc. is a financial services company that offers a mobile banking application designed specifically for teens and families. Founded in 2018 and located in Palo Alto, California, Step aims to empower young individuals by providing them with tools and resources to manage their finances effectively. The platform focuses on enhancing financial literacy and independence among its users, helping them understand their money management habits while rewarding them for their financial progress. With a team boasting over 50 years of combined experience in financial technology, Step's mission is to create a banking experience that fosters smarter financial decisions and promotes overall financial well-being for the younger generation.

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Step Mobile, Inc. is a financial services company that offers a mobile banking application designed specifically for teens and families. Founded in 2018 and located in Palo Alto, California, Step aims to empower young individuals by providing them with tools and resources to manage their finances effectively. The platform focuses on enhancing financial literacy and independence among its users, helping them understand their money management habits while rewarding them for their financial progress. With a team boasting over 50 years of combined experience in financial technology, Step's mission is to create a banking experience that fosters smarter financial decisions and promotes overall financial well-being for the younger generation.

Kano provides a system of kits and coding platform that enables users to develop apps, games, and music. It teaches kids and adults about computers and coding by way of a variety of do-it-yourself hardware building kits. Also, its computing platform enables someone to build real devices, learn how they work, code them step by step, and share their creations with the world. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in London, England.

Precious uses AI to create the perfect album of your children growing up. Parents take 1000's of photos & videos of their kids every year. The Precious iPhone app uses computer vision to scan a parent's messy camera roll, find the meaningful moments of their kids, and create adorable artwork for the parent to enjoy every day. The company has over 55,000 paying subscribers, over $180,000 in monthly recurring revenue, and is profitable.

Kano provides a system of kits and coding platform that enables users to develop apps, games, and music. It teaches kids and adults about computers and coding by way of a variety of do-it-yourself hardware building kits. Also, its computing platform enables someone to build real devices, learn how they work, code them step by step, and share their creations with the world. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in London, England.

Outschool connects motivated learners, parents, and teachers together to create great learning experiences. Their mission is to build the biggest and best global school by offering unique online classes from hundreds of independent teachers. Outschool teachers may be certified teachers, artists, scientists, or other adults with expertise or interest in teaching. It was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Luminopia develops a new class of treatments for significant neuro-visual disorders. The company is committed to creating digital therapeutics that are both rigorously evaluated for FDA approval and genuinely engaging for patients. As an Innovation Partner of Boston Children’s Hospital, the company is developing its lead product, Luminopia One, to treat amblyopia, the cause of vision loss among children.

Started in 2013 by Pramod Sharma and Jerome Scholler, Osmo is a gaming company built around its proprietary Reflective Artificial Intelligence. It aims to create a new play movement to unleash the boundaries of the screen with the launch of its inaugural product, Osmo. Osmo expands the playing field and engages creative thinking and social interaction, allowing any object - pen and paper, you name it - to interact with the digital device. Osmo is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Yup, a San Francisco-based education technology company, is on a mission to provide all students with access to the people and technology that will help them thrive. Founded in 2014, The Yup app provides students with math tutoring when they need it, quickly and conveniently accessed over a mobile phone or tablet. Students are matched with vetted tutors according to their math level and learning needs, ensuring that each 1:1 tutoring session is personalized and effective in providing academic support. Yup tutors are trained in our proprietary teaching methodology that combines Stanford University-developed practices and leading educational research.