How can edtech startups tell if their products work? LEANLAB partners research tech use in real KC classrooms

By Tommy Felts | April 20, 2021

A rebooted accelerator concept for LEANLAB Education put four edtech companies into Kansas City classrooms this spring — focusing more on helping founders conduct research on their products inside of schools and de-emphasizing previous entrepreneur training aspects of LEANLAB’s programming. “As the first program of its kind in the U.S., this inaugural cohort represents a turning…

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Coming to a student’s iPad near you: Boddle launches in Apple App Store as edtech startup celebrates third birthday

By Tommy Felts | February 14, 2021

A Kansas City-generated gamified math education platform is expanding its user base this weekend as Boddle Learning debuts the high-profile startup’s long-awaited iOS app version. The move is expected to most immediately benefit schools that use iPads, as well as parents at home who can now more-easily access the technology on mobile devices, said Edna…

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Boddle dials into another $100K from AT&T to boost gamified learning at home

By Tommy Felts | April 15, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. [divide] Homebound students taking advantage of Boddle’s gamified edtech platform have helped…

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