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Melissa Cash: Playing with a Real Playroom of Toys—Only in a Digital Space!

Nov 17, 2022 Posted by: Anushree Nande Canada,  Melissa Cash,  SDG 4,  Toronto
Melissa Cash: Playing with a Real Playroom of Toys—Only in a Digital Space!
Melissa: Hi Spiffy, thanks for having me! At Pok Pok, we are developing innovative ways for kids to learn through play using technology. We make open-ended, inventive kids apps inspired by the real world that empower kids to be creative and think outside the box, like our preschool app called Pok Pok Playroom. It's a place where kids get to be creative and experiment with all sorts of open-ended activities, which helps them learn and make discoveries about the world and themselves. It's just like playing with a real playroom of toys, only in a digital space!

Kris Jagasia: An EdTech Powering The Joys of Being Multilingual

Oct 14, 2022 Posted by: Jason Block Canada,  Kris Jagasia,  SDG 4,  SDG 8,  Toronto
Kris Jagasia: An EdTech Powering The Joys of Being Multilingual

Kris: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! In the US, students who don't speak English as their first language (English Language Learners, known as “ELLs”) make up one in every ten students. That's a lot! And it will only grow. Some people think it will be one in every four students by 2025. Those students don't always get the best support from schools. The pandemic has made it even more difficult. Great teachers are the best way to help English Language Learners, but there aren't enough great teachers for every student. We provide tools and content to help English as Second Language (“ESL”) teachers save time and work more efficiently. We help make it easier for more people to become great ESL teachers. 

Pocket Sun: Creating a New Venture Ecosystem with SoGal Ventures

Sep 22, 2022 Posted by: Jason Block Canada,  EEB,  Pocket Sun,  Vancouver
Pocket Sun: Creating a New Venture Ecosystem with SoGal Ventures
Pocket: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! Building the largest global community of women entrepreneurs, SoGal takes an ecosystem approach to address systematic gender inequity. When my co-founder and I met in 2015, women entrepreneurs only received 2% of all venture capital funding. Seven years later, that number remains the same. SoGal has reached 130,000+ women entrepreneurs across 50 cities, trained 150+ women angel investors, and our GPs have underwritten 150+ deals. We’ve invested in 100+ startups across the US, Asia Pacific, Europe, and Africa.