Meet David Blake, CEO of Degreed, a startup that's building a credentialing solution for lifelong learning, which scores and validates a host of different learning inputs.




Degreed is among the 10 companies invited to join the first-ever Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, powered by Techstars.

Meet the startups: Uvize

Dave Cass, CEO of Uvize, explains how his company will help military veterans succeed in college academics.




Based out of Boulder, CO, this startup is a member of the inaugural class in the Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, powered by TechStars.

Founder and CEO Brian Jacobs talks about PanOpen, which has developed an open educational resource platform that provides a framework for shared content.




New York-based startup PanOpen is among the 10 companies invited to join the first-ever Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, powered by Techstars.

Meet the startups:Modern Guild

Meet Adrien Fraise, founder and CEO of Modern Guild, an online career prep service with a learning platform, one-on-one mentors, and customized curriculum.




Modern Guild is part of the inaugural class of the Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, powered by TechStars.

Kim Taylor, CEO of Ranku, talks about her company's platform for ranking and marketing online, non-profit degree programs.




Ranku is part of the inaugural class of startups at the Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, powered by Techstars, this summer.

Meet the startups: Verificient Technologies

Meet Rahul Siddarth, CMO of Verificient Technologies, whose company is building a solution to scale online proctoring with machine learning.




Verificient is part of the inaugural class of startups in the Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, powered by TechStars.

In the news|Brazen Careerist blog: career advice from Modern Guild

Students need a DIY mentality in their career planning, starting as early as senior year in high school, writes Adrien Fraise, CEO of Modern Guild, one of the Kaplan EdTech Accelerator startups, on the Brazen Careerist blog.

"Career planning fits perfectly as part of the college selection and application process. Just as you evaluate your interests and passions to select the right school, you should also take this opportunity to consider different career paths and use those paths in your college selection process."

Read Adrien's entire article "Four Things You Can Do During College to Ensure You'll Land a Job When You Graduate" at Brazen Careerist.

FYI  Modern Guild is an online one-on-one career mentoring service for college students and high school seniors and a member of the inaugural Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, powered by Techstars, in New York City.

Meet the startups: Newsela

Meet Matt Gross, founder and CEO of Newsela, a NY-based ed-tech startup that's created a solution to deliver personalized literacy solutions, at multiple grade reading levels, using current news content.

Newsela is a member of the inaugural class in the Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, powered by TechStars.

Meet the startups: Flinja

Flinja co-founder Victor Young talks about his company's growing peer-to-peer, college-centric job marketplace for students and alumni.




The San Francisco, CA-based startup is one of 10 companies chosen to be part of the inaugural Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, powered by Techstars, this summer.

Meet the startups: Mentor Mob

Mentor Mobs' Kris Chinosorn, its co-founder and CEO (or "chief executive mobster"), explains how the company's crowd-sourced platform will curate the best learning resources for any skill.

Hailing from the Windy City, Mentor Mob is part of the inaugural class of startups at the Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, powered by Techstars, this summer.

Meet the startups: Playpower Labs

Here's Derek Lomas, co-founder and CEO of Playpower Labs, a Pittsburgh, PA-based startup that's creating an online platform of web and mobile math games for students in grades K-8; think "Angry Birds" meets fractions.

Playpower is one of 10 startups participating in the first-ever Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, powered by Techstars.