SEK Lab selects ten startups to take part in the third edition

SEK Lab, the first education startup accelerator in Spain, has held its SEK Lab Awards 2017, an event to select the ten candidates for the third SEK Education Group vertical accelerator for innovative education companies.

The event, held at Camilo José Cela University’s Almagro Campus, gathered together 21 finalist projects that gave a three-minute elevator pitch to a panel of judges, who this year chose Codeberry, Adopta un abuelo, Body Planet, Braveup, Cerebriti, Innovamat, Komilibro, Langroo, Mentelista and Sharing Academy.

The third SEK Lab Awards included entries from 40 education startups from Spain and countries including the USA, India, Hungary, Russia, Ireland, Bulgaria and Finland.

These startups will receive six months of mentoring, masterclasses, training and contact with clients and investors, and moreover, betatesting with teachers and students from SEK International Schools and Camilo José Cela University.

SEK Lab aims to spearhead international entrepreneurship models and offer a work space for the whole SEK education community and to sector startups who wish to train and launch their ideas in coworking, mentoring and R&D development environments.