144 CEOs from our 2022 Global EdTech 1000 are women. We're celebrating this inspirational cohort and hoping this spotlight inspires action and support for more women entrepreneurs around the world to transform the way we all learn.
Every year, HolonIQ identifies the top 1000 EdTech startups globally. Region by region, we map the most promising EdTech startups, both early and late stage. In 2022, we announced the Africa EdTech 50, Australia and New Zealand EdTech 50, Europe EdTech 200, South Asia EdTech 100, LATAM EdTech 100, Middle East and North Africa EdTech 50, Nordic and Baltic EdTech 50, North America EdTech 200, East Asia EdTech 150 and Southeast Asia EdTech 50. To be eligible, these companies must be startups (i.e. not acquired, controlled or listed), operating in the field of education, learning or training technology, and less than 10 years old.
We’re celebrating the women leading these incredible startups as CEOs or Co-CEOs, and the work they are doing to transform the way the world learns. Through our work at HolonIQ (also co-founded and co-led by a woman CEO), we are determined to play our part in eliminating the gender gap in leadership, entrepreneurship and education.
Despite the progress made in parity for women, there’s still an enormous amount to be done. Our Global State of Women CEOs and Leadership deep dives into the numbers across different industries to highlight the areas making most progress and where much work is still to be done.
144 Women CEOs and Founders leading Global EdTech Startups
The following incredible women CEOs lead the most promising EdTech Startups globally. Building and running a startup is not for the faint hearted with an estimated 90% failure rate and research shows that barriers for women to start or lead a successful business are higher than normal. The women you see below have not only overcome significant odds but are focused on making a difference in the lives of millions of learners worldwide. Congratulations on your impact so far and we look forward to tracking your progress over the coming years.
If by chance we have missed a Woman CEO who leads an EdTech company selected in HolonIQ’s 2022 Global EdTech 1000 Series, please contact us immediately and we will update the list.
Aimie Sibson
CEO and Co-Founder at LINC-ED Hero
Aishwarya Goel
CEO at PeakPerformer
Alamanda Santoso
CEO at Binar Academy
Aleksandra Kozera
CEO at The Village Network
Alexandrine Brami
CEO at Lingopass
Alicia Policinski
CEO at Quottly
Alina Colton
CEO at Arcadia Math
Amira Yahyaoui
CEO at Mos
Anabella Laya
CEO and Co-Founder at Acreditta
Andreana Castellanos
CEO and Founder at Afinidata
Anuradha Agarwal
Founder at Multibashi
Anushree Goenka
CEO at Spark Studio
Asude Guray
CEO at Twin Science & Robotics
Barbara Yu
CEO and Co-Founder at UniCareer
Beatrice Gherara
Co Founder & Chief Learning Officer at Kokoroe
Caitlin Macleod
CEO at Pivot Professional Learning
Camilla Cloëtta Falkenberg
CEO at Female Invest
Candice Faktor
CEO at Disco
Carolina Recchi
CEO at EdSights
Caroline Schulz
CEO at Movva
Charlotte Melkert
CEO at Equalture
Chloe Hermary
CEO at Ada Tech School
Christine Tao
CEO at Sounding Board
Cindy Mi
CEO and Founder at VIPKid
Claire Mongeau
CEO and Founder at M-Shule
Claire Orange
CEO at DiGii
Clara Martinez
Founder and CEO at GoKoan
Cristina Pozzi
Co-Founder and CEO at edulia Masterclass
Dani Pascarella
CEO at OneEleven
Diana Andronic
COO and Co-Founder at Fun Easy Learn
Diana Heldfond
Founder and CEO at Parallel Learning
Diane Janknegt
CEO at Wizenoze
Diane Lenne
CEO and Founder at We Are Peers
Domenica Obando
CEO at Talently
Eleanor Cooper
CEO and Co-Founder at Pathstream
Elena Ibanez
CEO at Singularity Expert
Elisabeth Schmoutziguer
CEO at Grasple
Elise Smith
Co-Founder and CEO at Praxis Labs
Elmira Obry
CEO and Founder at Qwant
Elnaz Sarraf
CEO at ROYBI
Emma Caddy
CEO at Tiny Totos
Emma Rogers
CEO at Little Bridge
Franziska Meyer
CEO at Edurino
Grace David
CEO at Edukasyon
Ha Nguyen
CEO at MindX
Hanan Khader
CEO at Hello World Kids
Hidayet Ayadi
Co-Founder and CEO at Sghartoon
Honda Cherngwiwatkij
CEO at Point Avenue
Inna Armstrong
CEO at CleverBooks
Iona Szkurnik
CEO at Education Journey
Irma Olguin
CEO at Bitwise Industries
Isabel Eizaguirre
CEO at Programa Valentina
Jamie Tan
CEO at Flying Cape
Jana Krotsch
CEO at ubiMaster
Jennie Johnson
CEO at My First Five Years
Jennifer Schwab
CEO at Entity Academy
Jessica Chang
CEO at WeeCare
Jessica Rolph
Co-Founder and CEO at Lovevery
Jessica Rothenberg
CEO at Cell-Ed
Juanita Fernandez
CEO at PROtalento
Kasey Raab
CEO at Centrical
Katie Fang
CEO at SchooLinks
Katy Kappler
CEO at InScribe
Kavindya Thennakoon
Co-Founder at Tilli
Khadija Bedweihy
CEO at PraxiLabs
Komal Dadlani
CEO and Co-Founder at Lab4U
Lana Israel
CEO at Muzology
Lana Tockus
CEO at MagniLEARN
Lara Schoenfeld
CEO at Play Sense
Le Khor
CEO at Ottodot
Letha McLaren
CEO at Learnfully
Lisa Vincent
CEO at How Too
Liz McMillan
CEO at Teach Starter
Maheen Adamjee
CEO and Co-Founder at Verto Education
Manal Hakim
CEO at Geek Express
Maria Barrera
CEO at Clayful
Maria Schaecher
CEO at viMUM
Maria Velez
CEO and Founder at Crack the Code
Mariana Costa Checa
CEO and Co-Founder at Laboratoria
Mariana Garza Villalobos
CEO and Founder at Inverkids
Marie Bovet
CEO at iconoClass
Mariel Milk
CEO at Reprograma
Marion Berthaut
CEO at MOBiDYS
Marta Palmeiro
CEO at StudentFinance
Melanie Fellay
CEO at Spekit
Miriam Mertens
CEO at DeepSkill
Monika Katkute
CEO at Teachers Lead Tech (Vedliai)
Mounira Jamjoom
CEO at Aanaab
Mousumi Kapoor
CEO at Continual Engine
Mukundi Lambani
Founder at Ambani Africa
Mwasi Wilmore
CEO at Ubongo
Narine Hall
CEO at InSpace Proximity
Natalie Mactier
CEO at Vivi
Nataliya Limonova
Founder at GIOS (Global Innovative Online School)
Nathalie Lesselin
Founder and CEO at KOKORO lingua
Nele Mletschkowsky
CEO at quofox
Nyari Samushonga
CEO at WeThinkCode_
Oriana Circelli
CEO at WoWplay
Pamela Elizalde
Co-Founder at Zoombers
Panagiota Kordali
CEO at 3D Organon
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