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The Nordic EdTech Forum – N8 – brings together founders of education innovation companies and evangelists from 8 Northern European countries: Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania. The main aim of the Nordic EdTech Forum is to offer a platform for sharing experiences, information and support to its members by: Bringing together and building a network of founders of innovation and EdTech companies Having public and political representation of education innovation company founders Opening discussions about innovation in education between EdTech founders and other market stakeholders Sharing experience and learning from each other Informing market stakeholders on how to cooperate with EdTech companies Improvíng access to funding for education innovation companies in the Nordic region

The Nordic EdTech Forum – N8 – brings together founders of education innovation companies and evangelists from 8 Northern European countries: Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania. The main aim of the Nordic EdTech Forum is to offer a platform for sharing experiences, information and support to its members by: Bringing together and building a network of founders of innovation and EdTech companies Having public and political representation of education innovation company founders Opening discussions about innovation in education between EdTech founders and other market stakeholders Sharing experience and learning from each other Informing market stakeholders on how to cooperate with EdTech companies Improvíng access to funding for education innovation companies in the Nordic region

Sparkmind Capital — Strengthening Europe Through Security Sparkmind is building the Sparkmind Fund II that is a €150M European Security Growth Fund investing in the companies that make Europe more secure, resilient, and prosperous. We focus on three critical domains: Defence & Cyber, Energy Security, and Material Sovereignty.  We back growth-stage companies with real traction and the potential to scale into category-defining European champions. Our international team brings deep expertise across defence procurement, energy regulation, manufacturing automation, deep tech, and growth equity — helping founders navigate procurement, certification, industrialisation, and debt financing.  Sparkmind Capital also manages its EdTech fund (SMF1), which remains active, and we support our portfolio companies but we no longer make new initial investments. Our mission is simple: invest in the companies that will protect Europe, power Europe, and build Europe.

Founded at Rice University, STEMscopes by Accelerate Learning has grown from a single product, to a brand that now offers a variety of curriculum and professional development solutions, including the National Institute for STEM Certification, designed to meet the needs of K-12 learners, including Next Generation Science Standards and state-aligned curriculum. STEMscopes can be used as a core curriculum or as a supplementary or enrichment resource in traditional, blended, and 1:1 classroom environments.

The Nordic EdTech Forum – N8 – brings together founders of education innovation companies and evangelists from 8 Northern European countries: Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania. The main aim of the Nordic EdTech Forum is to offer a platform for sharing experiences, information and support to its members by: Bringing together and building a network of founders of innovation and EdTech companies Having public and political representation of education innovation company founders Opening discussions about innovation in education between EdTech founders and other market stakeholders Sharing experience and learning from each other Informing market stakeholders on how to cooperate with EdTech companies Improvíng access to funding for education innovation companies in the Nordic region

The Nordic EdTech Forum – N8 – brings together founders of education innovation companies and evangelists from 8 Northern European countries: Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania. The main aim of the Nordic EdTech Forum is to offer a platform for sharing experiences, information and support to its members by: Bringing together and building a network of founders of innovation and EdTech companies Having public and political representation of education innovation company founders Opening discussions about innovation in education between EdTech founders and other market stakeholders Sharing experience and learning from each other Informing market stakeholders on how to cooperate with EdTech companies Improvíng access to funding for education innovation companies in the Nordic region

Kide Science by Accelerate Learning is an award-winning, child-centric approach to teaching that helps early childhood educators equip 3-to-8-year-olds with life long skills from problem solving to communication. Born from a five-year academic research project at the University of Helsinki. Backed by Education Finland and loved by teachers in over 30 other countries. Kide was named the best learning solution from Finland to international markets 2022 and won Supes' Choise Award 2023 for the best STEAM solution. Kide is on a mission to get children excited about how the world around them works. With us, school is child's play. Accelerate Learning provides STEM curriculum and professional development solutions that empower teachers, increase scores, and inspire students to become tomorrow’s STEM leaders.