Aino Kuronen, Sari Hurme-Mehtälä & Jenni Vartiainen Founders of Kide Science
Kide Science, is a Finnish EdTech company with customers from over 30 countries. Their Kide platform includes play and story-based lesson plans and professional development materials for teachers of 3-8 year olds.
They recognize that children are active learners by nature, and as teachers or parents, it's a shared understanding. Their pedagogy transforms science learning into imaginative science play to harness children's natural curiosity and exploration.
The Kide team successfully raised 3.5 million euros in funding but completed an exit in October 2023, marking the first Finnish EdTech company to be acquired by a U.S. firm, Accelerate Learning Inc. This acquisition reflects the increased emphasis on early childhood education, particularly in STEM, following the challenges posed by the Covid pandemic.
They look forward to following Kide Science's new developments and, equally, the journeys of the three impressive founders.