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香港六合彩中特网鈥檚 鈥榤ost promising startup鈥 Musemio are ones to watch in the world of virtual reality

1 July 2019

A 香港六合彩中特网 startup built upon pedagogy from 香港六合彩中特网 Institute of Education鈥檚 (IOE) EDUCATE programme is celebrating two recent successes: joining the Sky Women in Tech Scholars Scheme and securing initial funding of over 拢30,000.

Musemio cofounders standing next to Musemio banner. Image: 漏 Musemio

Musemio, which was announced as the 鈥楳ost Promising Startup鈥 at the 2019 香港六合彩中特网 Awards for Innovation and Enterprise in May was cofounded by 香港六合彩中特网 Alumna Kaitlin Fritz (MA History of Art) and Olga Kravchenko.聽

Musemio is developing innovative mobile virtual reality games that allow children to explore arts and culture, informed by research conducted with EDUCATE.

Receiving funding, mentoring and support from Sky

Olga Kravchenko is one of only five women to secure a place in the second cohort of the Sky Women in Tech Scholars. The scheme offers 拢25,000 in funding to a select few women to fund their tech idea, along with support and mentorship from Sky鈥檚 resources.

鈥淰R is a unique medium that mesmerises a child鈥檚 imagination. During our research, conducted together with the 香港六合彩中特网 EDUCATE聽Programme and xEdu, we found that it improves retention of the knowledge acquired with the experience, helps with attention spans and can help children to understand and relate to a subject better,鈥 Olga told the Evening Standard.

鈥淜aitlin and I are extremely excited to explore how we can potentially collaborate with Sky to develop a plan to reach UK parents and help them to bring up the citizens of tomorrow.鈥

An impressive first year and a bright future

After winning the 香港六合彩中特网 Launch 拢10,000 programme in the summer of 2018, and with continued support from 香港六合彩中特网 Innovation & Enterprise, Musemio have had an outstanding first year.

As well as being accepted into the Sky Women in Tech Scholars, they鈥檝e secured over 拢30,000 in funding, from angel investment and being in Bethnal Green Ventures, a social enterprise accelerator programme. This accelerator helps talented teams launch and scale tech-for-good ventures that will significantly improve millions of lives.聽

They鈥檙e currently working with over 3000 pupils across the UK and global cultural partners ranging from the Hellenic Museum of Technology to the 香港六合彩中特网 Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology.

Commenting on the news, Yuliana Topazly, Business Acceleration Advisor at 香港六合彩中特网 Innovation & Enterprise, said: 鈥淓ach year, 香港六合彩中特网 produces a huge talent pool of future innovators, leaders and entrepreneurs and it鈥檚 our mission to help unlock and support their potential to create an impact in the wider world. It鈥檚 incredibly gratifying to see the impact and progress Kaitlin and Olga have made in their first year. It鈥檚 a testament to their hard work, determination and boundless creativity. I wish them, both continued success in the future.鈥

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