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🌟 Calling all tech enthusiasts in our network! 🌟 An exciting opportunity awaits you! EasyA, one of the UK’s fastest-growing EdTech startups, is hosting a pitch competition and hackathon in collaboration with Ripple. With an impressive £20,000 in prize money up for grabs, this event promises to be exhilarating! 🗓️ When: April 13-14 📍 Where: Protein Studios, Shoreditch, London Past participants have caught the attention of industry giants like Y Combinator and Andreessen Horowitz, and have successfully secured millions in funding. This could be your moment to shine! No coding experience? No problem! This event welcomes complete beginners from all backgrounds. Whether you excel in ideation, marketing, or presenting, everyone is encouraged to participate. It's the perfect opportunity to network with industry experts and pitch your innovative ideas. Secure your spot by signing up before April 12th: link in the comments below Curious about what the pitchathon entails? Check out the wrap-up video in the comments from their last event in London. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity! #womenintech #techevent #hackathon #coding #networking #pitching

𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 (starting from absolute scratch!) Woohhoo! Thanks, Tanujit Da again for this resource :D Follow Srijit Mukherjee and Bijamoti for more.

Subject lines I adore the most. --- "Congratulations and Welcome" "You've been SELECTED" And I got both of these last week. 🎉 RatePunk enrolled in the StartSmart SEE Accelerator 2023 Fall program. What this means (besides the celebration in my head): 🔔 Marketing team will attend 17 workshops between September and December. 🔔 During this time, we'll constantly learn, starting with "Who's your customer?" and finishing with the 2nd judging round to compete in the finals. 🔔 We will be questioning and answering the known and unknown truths of an idea of RatePunk. But most of all - we're going to be present among other startups and professional speakers who'll, I'm sure, give forthright feedback and guidelines to succeed in becoming a 🦄. Key takeaway: keep learning, keep hustling, keep swimming. 😉

It's not always about winning; it's about showing up, giving your best, and learning along the way. Participation matters. Hackathons teach us that innovation thrives in the face of challenges. Thrilled to have participated in Hacked by Jamia Hamdard, where we pushed our limits and built something extraordinary. 🌐💪 #Hackathon #TechInnovation #CodingChallenge #InnovationNation #TechForGood #HackathonSuccess #Teamwork #CodingLife #InnovationCulture #ProblemSolving #DigitalTransformation #STEM #HackathonExperience #TechCommunity #CodeWithPurpose #StartupLife #CreativeCoding #TechEnthusiast #FutureOfTech #InnovativeSolutions

What EdTech start-up competitions / prizes have you heard of? Looking to put together a comprehensive list to pair with our list of venture studios. Below are the ones coming up next month!

🔥 Catch a sneak peek of Steve Grace latest conversation for Give It A Nudge with Matteo Bianchi from Le Wagon. Matteo's leap from banking to leading the tech education revolution is nothing short of inspiring! 💡 Learn how Le Wagon's coding boot camps are sparking over 200 startups worldwide. Plus, get the scoop on why coding is a must-have skill in our tech-driven era. 🎧 Full episode drops Sunday! Subscribe to Give It A Nudge for this and more amazing startup insights. Stay tuned!

10 Companies That Went from Hackathons to Unicorns! 🦄 Let's dive into it🧵👇 GroupMe: Originally created at a hackathon in 2010, this group messaging app quickly gained traction and was later acquired by Skype for more than $50 million. Duolingo: While not directly a hackathon product, one of its co-founders, Severin Hacker, did work on a similar idea during his time in college. Duolingo is now a well-known platform for language learning. Carousell Group: Originating from a hackathon idea, this mobile marketplace for selling and buying items grew extensively in the Asia-Pacific region and achieved unicorn status. Timehop: The idea for Timehop, which shows users their old posts from various social networks, was initially conceived during a hackathon. easyTaxi: An app to hail #cabs, started as an idea in a Startup Weekend event (which is somewhat similar to a hackathon). It later became one of the leading taxi apps in Latin America. Zapier: While not originating from a hackathon, its idea was refined during various startup events in colleges. Zapier allows users to connect various apps and automate workflows. Here are a few more companies that became #unicorn from hackathon: #WiFast #Rainbow #Cruise #Mist ----- TL;DR → #GroupMe → #DuoLingo → #Carousell → #Timehop → #EasyTaxi → #Zapier → #Rainbow → #Cruise → #Mist → #WiFast Feeling inspired by their success stories? Begin your hackathon journey today with BizThon by Applying here 👉 https://bizthon.com/ and have a chance to win $50,000 in prizes. #Hackathon #business #ICP

Curious to learn more about the mastermind behind the Digit 2023 program? 👀 Check out this interview with our Program Manager Ida Maria Orula, where she talked about joining the team, the most exciting topics at Digit, lessons learned while curating the program, recharging, and also how she's managed to learn eight languages 🤔👇