Fliplearn named among GSV Cup Elite 200: Will compete for US $1 Million in Prizes in Worldโs Largest Pitch Competition for EdTech Startups
New Delhi, July 7, 2021 โ Ed-tech start-up Fliplearn has been selected as a semifinalist among 200 leading pre-seed and seed education technology startups competing to win the GSV Cup, with a prize purse valued at $1 million. Semifinalists are recognized as top innovators in the EdTech sector, disrupting the way people teach and learn worldwide.
The GSV Cup Elite 200 semifinalists will compete for the $1 million prize. They will be invited to participate at the ASU+GSV Summit taking place August 9-11, 2021, both virtually and in San Diego, with a live audience voting for the finalists. The ASU+GSV Summit is the annual education technology conference hosted by GSV Ventures and Arizona State University.
Fliplearn has been invited to pitch to an esteemed panel of judges from global venture capital firms and strategic education companies at the ASU+GSV Summit taking place August 9-11, 2021 in San Diego, California, and virtually. The prize consists of $550,000 in non-dilutive capital and $450,000 in Google Cloud credits.
On the occasion of being selected as semi-finalists, Managing Director of Fliplearn, Divya Lal said, โโ We're honoured to be included in the GSV Cup Elite 200. We are the only Indian EdTech company in this list that focuses on schools. Fliplearn now gets the opportunity to pitch their ideas to an esteemed panel of judges from global venture capital firms. We are overwhelmed with gratitude and pride and waiting for the finals.โ
โCongratulations to Fliplearn for being named to the GSV Cup Elite 200,โ said Deborah Quazzo, managing partner of GSV Ventures. โAs the world moves from Before Coronavirus (B.C.) to After Disease (A.D.), we are seeing a surge of innovation in edtech -- the dawn of the age of digital learning -- driven by entrepreneurs on a mission to improve lives through education.
These โweapons of mass instructionโ have the power to transform teaching and learning. Fliplearn was named a semifinalist in an extremely competitive contest of EdTech startups around the world and will now compete for $1 million in non-dilutive capital and prizes.โ
Fliplearn was selected based on rigorous criteria by a panel of 152 esteemed judges from global venture capital firms and strategic education companies. The GSV Cup is powered by Google Cloud, HubSpot for Startups, HolonIQ, and GSV Ventures. Applicants were evaluated by the worldโs leading investors, including Accel, Alexa Fund, Brand Capital International, Epic Ventures, Founders Circle Capital, Owl Ventures and Reach Capital, among others.
The second annual GSV cup is the worldโs largest pitch competition for โPre-K to Grayโ early stage EdTech startups, with more than 700 startup applicants in 2021. These innovative EdTech companies help ensure that all people have equal access to the future through technologies in early childhood, K-12, higher education, adult consumer learning, and adult enterprise learning.
This yearโs Elite 200 represent diverse backgrounds and locations:
ASU+GSV Summit
The ASU+GSV Summit is an annual event hosted by Arizona State University and GSV Ventures connecting leading minds focused on transforming society and business around learning and
work. The 2020 Summit welcomed over 15,000 attendees from more than 135 countries, including leading educators, innovators, investors, strategists, foundation leaders, media, and policy makers across the โPre-K to Grayโ global education and skills sectors. Previous keynote speakers include President George W. Bush, Bill Gates, Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Common, Sandra Day Oโ Connor, Richard Branson, John Legend, President Vincente Fox, Gloria Steinem, and Howard Schultz, among others.
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