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  • 700 global edtech startups had participated in the summit

    National : Codeyoung, a Bangalore-based edtech startup, featured in the top 25 category in the recently held ASU+GSV Summit, 2021 at San Diego, California. It was the only Indian Startup to have qualified the GSV Cup Top 25 category. There were a total of 700 global edtech startups who participated in the prestigious summit.

    ASU+GSV Summit first started in the year 2010. It is a strategic collaboration between Arizona State University (ASU) and Global Silicon Valley (GSV) that helps connect the leading minds focused on transforming society and business around learning and work. The summit works towards a common goal of ensuring equal access to the future for all.

    Commenting on the achievement, Mr. Shailendra Dhakad, Co-Founder, Codeyoung, said, “We at Codeyoung are extremely proud and delighted in qualifying as the only Indian Startup in the GSV Cup Top 25. ASU+GSV Summit is an international platform that brings educators, investors, industry pioneers, and entrepreneurs under one roof to exchange quantitative insights and research with the global community. On a platform like this, there are startups worldwide who compete to make it to the top. Like others, we also underwent the review process, which involved considering the Five P’s- “People, Product, Potential, Predictability, and Purpose”. Also in a recent declaration, there were a total of 15 Indian edtech startups in the Elite 200, and we were one of the competing startups in the semi-finals.”

    “We aim to reach every global platform through the kind of work we are delivering in education and are also planning to expand strategically to multiple nations in the coming years. We are currently operating in 10+ countries with over 20k active students”, he further added.

    Apart from Codeyoung, some of the other edtech startups in the GSV Cup Top 25 were Beyond, ChalkTalk, ChatClass, Codelicious, Education Journey, GoPeer, Pencil, Schoolytics, Tract & Vinco.

    Codeyoung has scaled revenue by 3X in the last 4 months and is aiming for growth in the coming months.

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