Edtech start-ups and investors
What we do
We help education, research and vocational tech start-ups through investment, advice and connections with trusted partners and other investors. We helped form and design the successful Educate initiative which has supported over three hundred start-ups. We can also help other investors with due diligence services and market insight to help make the right decisions and maximise your investment impact.
Who we've worked with
We've worked with over thirty start-ups and also Ufi VocTech Trust and the Educate initiative.
Ufi VocTech Trust
We have assessed over one hundred start-up investment cases as well as deliver personalised and structured impact and evaluation support for fifteen edtech and voctech start-ups.
ChatterStars
Chatterstars is an innovative app designed to boost children’s vocabulary with personalised activities and rewards. We have supported Chatterstars in developing their strategy, pitch and gain investment. Richard Hadfield chairs the board and is also an investor in the business.
Services for start-ups
Connecting with investors and customers
Investment
Maximising pitches
Impact and evaluation
Services for investors
Due diligence
Market insight and analysis
Testimonials
HELEN PRINCE
CEO & founder, ChatterStars
As an edtech start-up, Richard’s support has been invaluable. His insight, expertise and positivity have been instrumental in helping us secure investment and grow our business. On a personal level, his contributions have helped us both develop as founders and leaders in the edtech space.
RUSSELL WATKINS
Co-founder, Sempai
We accessed Richard Hadfield, through the UfI VocTech programme, to help us review our approach to evaluating the impact our VocTech lean digital toolkit has. It was a game changing session that helped us think differently about how we benefit different stakeholders from those on the shop floor, to HR and to leadership. This in turn shaped the data and metrics we’ve since gathered so we can successfully measure the full impact that we have. We highly recommend engaging Richard.