Four Israeli startups will compete in the EdTech competition in London

Despite the security situation and the fear of foreign investors, dozens of investors from Europe and the United States came to Tel Aviv this week to participate in the Israeli Education Technology Week. The event, which is being held for the tenth year at the Mindset initiative from Beit Metach, ended with a ceremony at the Stock Exchange, where the representatives of Israel were chosen for the GESAwards competition to be held in London in January 2025.

First place was won by the Nick Academy company, which offers a unique platform that combines technological education with entertainment for children, using familiar characters from the Nickelodeon channel. The second place was taken by Twee, which offers an innovative solution for language teachers to create lesson plans and exercises customized to the student’s pace.

Third place went to Singit, which developed a platform for learning English through music. The system, which works in collaboration with Amazon, contains 5 million songs and exercises to improve language fluency and memory abilities. The crowd favorite award was won by Varno, which offers an artificial intelligence-based administrative tool for kindergartens, which enables the automation of repetitive tasks.

“Precisely against the background of the war and the uncertainty that characterizes the current era, the importance of state investments in the field of artificial intelligence is rising, which is becoming a significant component in the field of education,” said Major General Yossi Bidetz, CEO of Matach and former head of the research division at AMAN.

The GESAwards competition, which is considered prestigious in its field, annually attracts more than 8,000 startups from 135 countries around the world.