Splash NY Dec 2012 finalist LessonWriter automatically turns any digital text into high-quality dynamic literacy lessons for print, web, and moblie. Here's a video of Stephen Churchville presenting at Vator Splash NY.
Even though success is not defined by how much money a company has raised, past Vator winners, such as Thumbtack, Getable, Grovo, Astrid, Udemy, and Geeklist have gone on to raise millions of dollars collectively from venerable VCs, soon after presenting.
Want to apply to get on stage at the next Splash competition? It's being held in SF on Feb.13. Join the Splash competition here.
Here's some other testimonials:
"Having the opportunity to demonstrate Apartment List at Vator Splash and talk about our vision to an audience of top-tier VC investors and entrepreneurs was an exciting honor. Bambi and team put on an great night of Silicon Valley networking. We made meaningful connections At Splash as well as on Vator that are proving fruitful for our business, and winning the start up competition was icing on the cake. Thanks Bambi and team for creating a great investor and entrepreneur community and packing the house with a fantastic audience." John Kobs , CEO and co-founder of Apartment List .
"The process of inviting everyone one we knew to vote for us, even before the event, was a fantastic way to build support for our company. Then presenting at Vator Splash was a blast. The short presentation style ensured the audience was engaged and the follow-up questions from the judges were on-point and constructive. At Vator Splash, I made great connections with a number of investors and had a number of follow-up meetings. We were able to raise our last round entirely from investors who discovered us from the publicity we generated from Vator Splash," said Jon Paris, CEO and founder of Astrid.
"Working with Vator, and Bambi, is a pleasure. She's really passionate about uniting great ideas with the right people. We actually tied for first in last years Vator Splash SF and as a direct result raised $150,000 from an investor who saw us pitch. TEEC Angels approached us right at the event and invested soon thereafter. Reuben Katz, CEO and founder of Geeklist.
"Vator has acted as a launchpad for my startup in terms of awareness and exposure. As a winner of a Vator competition, my startup enjoyed early traction and buzz. Vator has kept my business relevant in the minds of investors, entrepreneurs and potential employees. I've made many invaluable connections to the investor and entrepreneur community." Tim Hyer, founder and CEO, Getable.
"DogVacay.com won Vator Splash LA in June 2012. The competition allowed us an opportunity to meet and pitch against some of the great Los Angeles startups and further foster our entrepreneurial community. There was such a positive energy with so many great minds providing insightful feedback throughout the night. Two paws up, Vator!" Aaron Hirschhorn, founder & Top Dog, Dog Vacay
"Events like Vator Splash are critical for startups to generate awareness. We were a top 10 finalist for Splash LA. It provided us with an amazing opportunity to network and gain exposure to a whole community of investors and VCs. Soon after, we raised $3M as a result of the momentum/exposure from the event and the platform in general," Peter Vogel, founder and CEO, Plink.
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LessonWriter automatically turns any digital text into high-quality dynamic literacy lessons for print, web, and moblie.
Summary
In education, the greatest call to action is to improve literacy. The crisis that leaves 2/3 of our kids behind revolves around insufficient materials, instruction, and planning time. LessonWriter leverages the high-interest material available on the web into high-quality lessons.
Our program makes it possible for every to teacher to support reading in every subject regardless of their training. And since we know US school budgets aren’t about to expand to allow teachers to have five times as many planning hours- equivalent to applauded educational systems of Singapore and Finland, LessonWriter found a way to make planning five times as fast!
We have a product that addresses the most significant pain point in education on multiple planes and in a unique way. Our product is fully-built, used by over 30,000 teachers around the world and generating revenue from premium school and individual sales. Teachers of students in grades 4-12 as well as instructors in adult education and adult ESL programs comprise an overwhelming majority of our users.
We are currently raising a seed round to support the promotional budget and sales staff needed to nurture rapid growth and additional reseller deals.
Website: www.lessonwriter.com (Check out the short intro video on our website!)
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CEO of LessonWriter. Jennifer Applebaum is a former middle school teacher with experience in curriculum design and educational management. BA, Barnard College; MsED, City College of New York.
