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TEAM

Alex Spiro Latsis

Founding Partner

Entrepreneur with a background in tech, publishing, media and licensing with deep networks across education, entertainment, publishing and mobile software.

English, Français, Ελληνικά

Isabella Vahdati

Associate

Previously worked in a strategy role at an ESG management software start-up in London. Prior to that was in the digital arm of a management consultancy.

English

Ben Wirz

Founding Partner

Edtech & media focused VC since 2010, prior to that led business development and strategy for startups for 10 years. .

English, Français, Español

Hege Tollerud

Head of Community

15+ years experience in communication, community building, events and media in Norway, the UK and China. Formerly CEO of Oslo Edtech Cluster.

Skandinavisk, English

David Guérin

Principal

Operational and consultancy background. Previously ran the marketing efforts at a leading healthcare start-up in Mexico, and worked as a management consultant in LATAM. Involved in 40+ investments.

Français, Español, English

Rhys Spence

Head of Research

Previously Director of Comms and Engagement at the Education Policy Institute (UK). He was EPI's EdTech lead, forming policy and research papers with partners (i.e. Apple, OECD).

English

Hannes Aichmayr

Associate

Built and managed an Edtech incubator for the Austrian Government. Before that, he was in strategy consulting and joined Teach for All (teaching math in a middle school in Vienna).

Deutsch, English

James D Wilson

Designer in Residence

15+ years in a broad range of visual communication roles with experience in graphic design, UX and animation for broadcast, education and interactive media.

English

SPecial advisory network

Erika Batista

Head of International at On Deck leading their expansion efforts and was previously a Director at the European accelerator The Family.



Nancy W. Gleason

Director of the Hilary Ballon Center for Teaching and Learning and an Associate Professor of Practice in Political Science at NYU Abu Dhabi.

Felipe Sommer

Co-founder and former COO of Nearpod, a leading US EdTech company that was acquired by Renaissance for $650m in 2021.

Toby Salt

Former CEO of AQA (exam board) and Ormiston Academies Trust (37 UK schools). Previously worked as Director of the UK government’s Department for Education’s Innovation Unit.

Felix Ohswald

Co-founder and CEO of GoStudent, the leading online tutoring platform in Europe that provides tailored/high quality video-based tuition. He was featured in the Forbes “30 under 30” list.

Johan Brand

Co-founder and former CEO of Kahoot!, a Norwegian EdTech startup that went public in 2021. He has over a decade's experience merging creativity, innovation & technology.

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