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Investing in EdTech Ep.8


Less than 2% of venture-backed startups are women-led. This weeks interviews focus on two women in the EdTech sector who are striving to change that and transform the future of learning and working. Jessica Millstone is the Co-founder and Managing Director of Copper Wire Ventures, a venture fund intentionally built to fund and support women in business. Ali Iberrakan, the CEO and Founder of Chapperone, joins the conversation to discuss her company’s experiential learning platform which enables quality pedagogical practices to happen in the real world.

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edCircuit is a mission-based organization entirely focused on the K-20 EdTech Industry and emPowering the voices that can provide guidance and expertise in facilitating the appropriate usage of digital technology in education. Our goal is to elevate the voices of today’s innovative thought leaders and edtech experts. Subscribe to receive notifications in your inbox

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