T4 Education Reveals Top 30 Shortlists for Inaugural Global EdTech Prize

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T4 Education Reveals Top 30 Shortlists for Inaugural Global EdTech Prize

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Founded this year by T4 Education, with the support of Owl Ventures, Digital Promise, Rethink Education, XEdu, Injini, Founders Forum, EdLatam, and IAAE, the Global EdTech Prize recognises trailblazing solutions that are driving change and grappling with the most crucial challenges in today’s classrooms.

Today, they have revealed the Top 30 shortlists for the inaugural Global EdTech Prize! The prize, and these shortlists, are determined directly by educator judges, championing innovative tech solutions that actually work for the people who matter most – educators, their students, and their communities.

“All of our shortlisted tools have one thing in common. They have harnessed technology in the service of education and they are making a difference. From enhancing literacy development to building lifelong skills, supporting social mobility, and closing learning gaps, the Global EdTech Prize measures not only innovation, but impact. By giving a global platform to these tools, we help scale that impact at a time when it has never been more needed.”

Vikas Pota, Founder of T4 Education and the Global EdTech Prize

The prize will be awarded based on rigorous criteria in three categories: Majors, Start-Ups, and Non-Profits, with winners announced live at the World Schools Summit in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on November 16, 2025.

While you’ll have to wait and see who the winner is, take a look at all these amazing companies who have made it to the final rounds! And, if you’d like more information about these shortlists or the Global Edtech Prize, you can contact Salman Shaheen at salman@t4.education.

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Top 30: Majors

1. Abwaab - Abwaab AI For Digital Content (Jordan)

2. Acadeum Course Share - Acadeum (United States of America)

3. Alef Pathways - Alef Education (United Arab Emirates)

4. Brightspace - D2L Corporation (Canada)

5. Calcularis - Constructor Tech (Switzerland)

6. Compass - Compass Education Pty Ltd (Australia)

7. Conquer Plus - Conquer Business School (Brazil)

8. Document Intelligence - EDMO (United States of America)

9. Dukes Plus Website & E-Learning Platform - Dukes Plus (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

10. Ei Mindspark - Educational Initiatives (Ei) (India)

11. Exact Path - Edmentum (United States of America)

12. Finetune Catalog - Prometric (United States of America)

13. Grafari - Constructor Tech (Switzerland)

14. Labster virtual labs - Labster ApS (Denmark)

15. LEAD Learning System - LEAD Group (India)

16. League of the Little Owls - Educacross (Brazil)

17. LeapScholar - Leap Technologies Pvt Ltd (Singapore)

18. Maestro - Degreed (United States of America)

19. Makers Empire 3D Learning Program - Makers Empire Pty Ltd (Australia)

20. Mathletics - 3P Learning (Australia)

21. Matific Maths Game - Matific (Australia)

22. Monster Phonics DfE Validated Scheme - Monster Phonics LTD (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

23. OVI App & Web Ecosystem - Vietnam USA Society English International JSC (VUS - The English Center) (Vietnam)

24. Project Lumina - EtonHouse International Education Group (Singapore)

25. Riipen Platform - Riipen Network Inc (Canada)

26. Rori - Rising Academies (Mauritius)

27. ROYBI Robot - ROYBI (United States of America)

28. Scholastic Literacy Pro - Scholastic Education (International) (Singapore)

29. Scholastic Math PRO - Scholastic Education (International) (Singapore)

30. Universal Learning - BibliU Inc (United States of America)

Top 30: Non-Profits

1. AI-for-Education.org - Fab - AI for Education (Switzerland)

2. BambaLearn App - Afrika Tikkun Bambanani (South Africa)

3. Bloom - SIL Global (United States of America)

4. Building Blocks - FREE Math Learning App - Akshara Foundation (India (Karnataka - Odisha - Andhra Pradesh))

5. Check In/Check Back Ai Group Facilitator - Navigator Schools (United States of America)

6. Digital MicroSchools - Teach the World Foundation (United States of America, Pakistan)

7. Eduverse - Higher Colleges of Technology (United Arab Emirates)

8. Enjoy English - Madhi Foundation (India)

9. EPInc - RightWalk Foundation (India)

10. FABLe: A mobile application to assess reading in Indian languages - The Gateway School of Mumbai (Keshavlal V. Bodani Education Foundation) (India)

11. Global Community of Practice - Team4Tech Foundation (United States of America)

12. Gurukul - Avanti Fellows (India)

13. iLearn – Free Ukrainian Online Learning Platform for National Exam Preparation - NGO Osvitoria (Ukraine)

14. Imagine Worldwide Tablet-Learning Program - Imagine Worldwide (United States of America, Malawi, Sierra Leone, United Republic of Tanzania)

15. ImBlaze - Big Picture Learning (United States of America)

16. Kolibri - Learning Equality (United States of America)

17. Lakou Kajou - Blue Butterfly (United States of America)

18. LDC DeeperLearning AI - Literacy Design Collaborative, Inc. (United States of America)

19. Magpie Reading Foundations - Magpie Literacy, Co. (United States of America)

20. Nova Escola - Nova Escola Association (Brazil)

21. OneHCT Unified Service Center - Higher Colleges of Technology (United Arab Emirates)

22. Potential Student At-Risk AI Tool - Higher Colleges of Technology (United Arab Emirates)

23. Pragati App - for Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) Assessment and Classroom Observation - Room to Read India Trust (India Uttarakhand)

24. Ruang GTK (Guru dan Tenaga Kependidikan) / Teacher’s Platform - INA Digital Edu (Indonesia)

25. Seseliavimas.lt – Lithuania’s Work Readiness EdTech - Junior Achievement Lithuania (Lithuania)

26. STORIES- Students and Teachers openly reflect, inspire, empower and share - 21K School (India)

27. TAKMIL: School-in-a-Box Model - TAKMIL (Teach A Kid Make Individual Life) (Pakistan)

28. The All-Ukrainian Online School - NGO Osvitoria (Ukraine)

29. WCS Global Classroom - World Class Scholars (United States of America)

30. YoChatGPT! - The Education University of Hong Kong (China, Hong Kong)

Top 30: Start-Ups

1. Academic Remediation Acceleration and Livelihood (ARAL) Program - Chalkboard Inc. (Philippines)

2. Ai Teacha - International Community for Educational Technology (ICEDT) (Nigeria, United States of America)

3. ALGETEC's Virtual Labs - ALGETEC TECNOLOGIA INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO (Brazil)

4. Arukay Learning System - Arukay Inc (Panama)

5. Authentica seed™ - Authetica Solutions (United States of America)

6. Brisk Teaching (Brisk Chrome Extension + Brisk Boost) - Brisk Teaching (United States of America)

7. c4k.io - Code4Kids (South Africa)

8. Class Saathi - TagHive Inc. (Republic of Korea)

9. Codeschool Finland AI Curriculum - Paramount for Education (United Arab Emirates, Finland)

10. Credentiling Platform - POK - Proof of Knowledge (Uruguay)

11. EDGE Tutor International - EDGE Tutor International (Singapore)

12. Intuition - Olive.is, Inc. (United States of America)

13. Kyron Learning Studio - Kyron Learning (United States of America)

14. Lab4U and STEM Resource Generator - Lab4U (Chile)

15. Lyfta - Lyfta (Finland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

16. M.Class - MAXIMUM Education (Russian Federation)

17. MagicSchool - MagicSchool AI (United States of America)

18. Miva Open University - The uLesson Group (Nigeria)

19. Novakid - Novakid Inc (United States of America)

20. Our Tiney app. - Tiney (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

21. Penpoints - Penpoints (United Arab Emirates)

22. Platform with Social Emotional & Ecological Knowledge (SEEK) curriculum and resource bank - Project Rangeet Pvt Ltd (India, Singapore)

23. Soar - PL Education Ltd / Performance Learning (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

24. Strived.io - Strived.io (United States of America)

25. StudySmarter App / Vaia App in the US - StudySmarter GmbH (Germany)

26. Subject.com - Subject Technologies, Inc. (United States of America)

27. Teacher Global Mobility - Suraasa (Singapore)

28. The Edge - Ascend Now Pte Ltd (Singapore, United States of America)

29. The Shoelace Learning Platform - Shoelace Learning (Canada)

30. The VictoryXR Subscription (VR & AI learning labs and tutors) - VictoryVR, Inc. DBA VictoryXR (United States of America)
    

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