
GLOBAL EDTECH STARTUP AWARDS
Accelerate your growth with international recognition
About GESAwards
Global EdTech Startups Awards (GESAwards) is the largest Edtech competition and community in the world.
This initiative is a joint venture between partners from the 6 continents and has accomplished to build a community of +6000 EdTech Startups from +130 countries.
GESAwards provides the opportunity to Startups from any corner of the world to showcase their products to a global audience, connect and build significant partnerships, facilitate business opportunities as well as compete towards being crowned the best Edtech startup of the year. In addition to promoting the best Edtech Startups, GESAwards helps build local EdTech ecosystems as well as facilitates the flow of EdTech investments to alternative markets.

March 2022
Applications Open to general & special tracks
September 30, 2022
Deadline for application submission
Oct-Nov 2022
Semifinals
events
January 2023
Global Finals
Event
2022 Semifinals events
France • Finland • Japan • Brazil • USA - Massachusetts • USA - California • Germany • Austria • South Africa • Mexico and Regional LATAM • Colombia • Israel • India • UK • Italy • Spain • East Europe and Central Asia • Ghana • China • Kenya • Nigeria • Singapore & Regional South East Asia • South Korea


GESAwards 2022 prizes





Best EdTech Solution
solution that addresses a clear pain point relevant to the global market, provides an innovative approach, show potential for growth based on a sustainable business model, offers a relevant user experience, demonstrates product viability
Innovation
solution that provides a significant pedagogical added value based on latest innovative technologies and/or trends
Emerging Markets
solution that provides an optimum product-market fit to emerging markets, as well as overcome significant challenges emerging from these markets
Social Impact
solution that offers a scalable solution to relevant contemporary social and global challenges
5 solutions that meet the specific challenges described by each of the Special Tracks: Re-booting Cultural Treasures, Trustworthy AI, NextGen HigherED, AI for self-regulated learning and Improving learners competencies

COMPETITION CRITERIA
The product or service will be judged according to the following criteria
1. Address a clear pain point, relevant to the market
2. Provide an innovative pedagogical approach
3. Offer a relevant user experience
4. Show potential for growth based on a sustainable business model
5. Demonstrate product viability

I WANT TO BE UPDATED
Global EdTech Startups Awards (GESAwards) is the world’s largest edtech startup competition.
I WANT TO APPLY
Apply to GESAwards, get global exposure and compete towards the most promising EdTech Startup in the world.
SPECIAL TRACKS
Apply to one of GESAwards' Special Tracks and win unique industry opportunities.
*Applying to a special track is, by default, granted participation in the main GESAwards contest.
THE JUDGES
General Partner, Co-Founder LearnLaunch
CEO of the CET
EVP, EduLab Inc.
Executive VP & Chief Education Officer at National Geographic Society
Director General BESA
Director of Global Product Partnerships at Digital Promise
Country Director at UK-Nigeria Tech Hub
Director at SEK Lab Edtech Accelerator
Director Global Education - (AWS)
Founder of Edsurge
EMEA EdTech Lead at AWS
Ambassador at British Embassy Israel
CEO MindCET
Managing Director at Renaissance learning