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Revyze is building the TikTok of educational videos

TechCrunch

Meet Revyze , a French startup that is developing a mobile app for iOS and Android at the intersection of education and social. But it is focused specifically on educational content for teenagers. “We They aren’t designed specifically for education. In just a few weeks, Revyze managed to attract 35,000 downloads.

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Life of Purpose: Teacher Kiarra Ambrose Thrives by Humanizing Education

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Given the times in which we currently live, I can’t think of anything worthier than recognizing the amazingly dedicated educators to whom we entrust our children to help them learn and grow. Detroit native Kiarra Ambrose has valued education all her life. My purpose is educating; that’s my core,” Ambrose says.

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FabuLingua wins the TechCrunch City Spotlight: Austin pitch-off!

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He likened FabuLingua to Prodigy Education’s ultra-popular education product that teaches math through a similar gamification service. As the child explores the FabuLingua world, more stories unlock, enabling more teaching opportunities. The company was founded by Leslie and Mark Bergert.

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The Robinhood competitor landscape intensifies as Invstr raises $20M

TechCrunch

One of the biggest gripes about investing apps is that they are not acting responsibly by not educating users properly and allegedly letting them fend for themselves. Today, an eight-year-old company that has been focused on nothing but financial education is now offering trading and banking services in the U.S.

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Entrepreneurial Spirit Drives a Mission to Connect People With Popongo

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America truly is the land of opportunity, especially to people who grow up in third world countries and fight adversity every day while seeking to create a better life for themselves and their loved ones. Creating Popongo was one such opportunity, a chance to challenge myself as well as fill a need and connect people.

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Accel backs Mexican startup Flink’s effort to bring consumer investing to Latin America

TechCrunch

And, the app was recently ranked in the top 10 of all apps downloaded in Mexico via Google Play, surpassing Spotify and Facebook app downloads, according to Amozurrutia. Flink is out to not only give Mexicans a way to invest, but to help educate them as well. We need to educate on a basic level.”. Image: Flink.

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Fireside Project manifests a $200K fund to improve access to careers in psychedelic health

TechCrunch

To explore that career transition, I figured I should try to get a couple of volunteer opportunities to see if I actually liked providing emotional support to other people. I fell in love with support lines, and really thought that support lines are a radically underappreciated, but foundational part of a community mental health ecosystem.

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