Benoit Wirz, investment partner at Brighteye Ventures shares his top advice to help tech entrepreneurs get their EdTech startup off the ground.
Education technology (EdTech) has seen a boom in the last five years, as schools bring devices and broadband into classrooms and investment increases. The EdTech sector is one of the fastest growing in the UK, expected to reach £2.4bn by 2021, and in 2017 the UK ranked number one in EdTech venture capital in Europe. It’s no surprise, then, that this is a sector that provides an enormous opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs.
But where should those on the cusp of starting their own EdTech company start, and how can they make sure they succeed in the face of increasingly fierce competition?...