EduTech

With 250K+ downloads & 110K publishers, Tactilize releases v3 with eyes on the publishing industry

Apr 25, 2013 by LiamBoogar

Tactilize has released the v3.0 of its tap publishing iPad app , which provides an instant on-the-go multimedia storytelling solution. The mobile-first publishing solution announced as well that it has racked up 250K+ downloads, with 110K+ active users. The publishing app connects to almost any service you might want to important from...

[EduTech][Events]

Lean Startup Machine Paris kicks-off on May 31st – June 2nd

Apr 23, 2013 by Trista Bridges

With 110 workshops, in 40 cities, and 8250 participating entrepreneurs, Lean Startup Machine has been nothing short of a revolution in entrepreneurial training and education. Lean Startup Machine will again come to Paris this year on May 31st – June 2nd, with a list of formidable mentors, VCs, and judges, as...

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Unishared launches VideoNotes, a Google Drive App that allows you to take notes during your online courses

Apr 10, 2013 by LiamBoogar

Online education startup Unishared released this week their latest tool for empowering online learning, VideoNotes. The Chrome Extension(UPDATE: The released product is actually a Google Drive App, which means it works on all browsers) allows online learners to ditch their pen & paper (after all, you’ve already ditched the lecture hall),...

[EduTech][French-Startup][Society]

MIT Tech Review’s French Innovators under 35

Apr 4, 2013 by Nadia Leung

Sponsors, BNP and Val de Marne, ushered a slew of young innovators to inaugurate it’s first ever MIT Tech Review’s Awards event. To recap the highlights, Tariq Karim’s intro alone was worthy of an entire TedX event. He discussed a dystopian future via technology and social modernization. Like the irreversible...

[EduTech][Mobile]

Les Trois Elles – the Education App featured in Apple’s latest iPad ad campaign

Mar 29, 2013 by LiamBoogar

If you’re travelling in the metro in Paris in the next few months, you may pass Apple’s latest iPad Campaign, which features Educational App producer Les Trois Elles. The French startup, which produces apps based on the Montessori educational style for English, Math, and other primary school subjects, has had...

[EduTech][Society]

Rumor confirmed: Xavier Niel launches tuition-free developer school named ’42′

Mar 26, 2013 by Trista Bridges

We reported yesterday on a rumor, originating from Olivier Ezratty that Xavier Niel would be launching a tuition-free (see update below) developer school. The rumor was confirmed today in a press conference by Niel himself, who announced that the new school would be opening in November and would be called ’42′ in...

[.Gov][EduTech][Enterprise]

Xavier Niel to cofound a new tuition-free Paris developer school with former EpiTech Founder

Mar 25, 2013 by LiamBoogar

Rumors have begun circulating that Xavier Niel will announce a “ecole de programmation” tomorrow morning. Journalists received invitations to a press conference for tomorrow morning, but, like all things with Niel, this launch has been months in the making. While the news that Niel will launch a school dedicated to...

[EduTech][Video]

Currently raising a round of funding, Fleex’s video Language-learning startup rolls out a premium service

Mar 19, 2013 by LiamBoogar

After wrapping up LeCamping, EduTech startup Fleex has launched a premium version of its video language-learning service. Taking advantage of the international tendency for TV viewers to watch US TV Shows in VO (Original Language), Fleex hopes to help users learn English by providing dual subtitles – 1st language and English....

[.Gov][EduTech]

Can Neelie Kroes & the European Commission really fight the developer crunch?

Mar 6, 2013 by LiamBoogar

It’s hard times for a startup in 2013 – with the barrier to entry significantly lowered to actually starting your company (or at least, launching a website), it seems that barrier has been replaced by another – a barrier to hiring. As many startups begin to scale up all over...

[EduTech]

Google France Country Manager leaves to found e-learning startup

Mar 4, 2013 by LiamBoogar

Google France announced this morning that their country manager Jean-Marc Tassetto has left the company to pursue “an entrepreneurial project around e-Learning.” In its announcement, Google France lauded Tassetto as a great asset to the company, having notably worked on its commercial growth since his arrival in July 2010, according...

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