The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center is proud to welcome the trailblazing entrepreneurs of our Fall 2025 Milestone Makers Cohort, a mission-driven group of EdTech founders transforming the future of education. These early- to mid-stage entrepreneurs are building scalable education technology solutions that improve access, equity, and outcomes in learning—from early childhood through lifelong education.
Milestone Makers, the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center’s flagship program, provides free, personalized business coaching, executive mentorship, and tailored support to help entrepreneurs achieve a critical milestone that accelerates company growth. Each founder in the Fall 2025 cohort was selected through a competitive application process and shares a unifying mission: to design bold, innovative solutions that expand educational opportunity and drive measurable impact for learners everywhere.
From digital learning platforms that increase classroom accessibility to AI-powered tools advancing equity in student outcomes, these entrepreneurs are redefining what’s possible in EdTech innovation—one milestone at a time.
Calling all CleanTech innovators: Join our Winter 2026 Milestone Makers cohort to scale solutions in sustainability and clean energy.
Applications close October 27, 2025.
Edna Martinson
Boddle Learning
MILESTONE: Finalize org structure that will support growth for the next 12 months
Boddle is a K-6 gamified learning platform that makes math, English, and science engaging through play. Students explore immersive 3D worlds, complete personalized practice, and build confidence while having fun. Teachers and parents gain real-time insights, assignments, and progress tracking tools to support learning both in classrooms and at home. With over 7 million sign-ups and millions of monthly active users, Boddle combines rigorous academics with the excitement of gaming, helping kids stay motivated while mastering core skills.
MILESTONE: Build a tactical marketing strategy to scale our financial literacy platform and drive sustainable customer growth
InveStar is the first AI Wealth-tech from Bangladesh reshaping financial literacy, access & opportunities for the youth and unbanked, ensuring their right to financial freedom. With InveStar’s Learning platform, you get 24/7 access to powerful resources- from our AI-powered Financial Coach, learning materials to expert global mentors who can assist you in starting your investing journey.
We are building a highly inclusive, supportive financial community that is catered towards customized support for our customers to build long-term wealth. With InveStar, you not only gain practical knowledge but also a platform where you can start investing right away. Our aim is to make InveStar user-friendly, smart and accessible for anyone with a mobile phone and an internet connection.
Backed by global partners and supporters like Microsoft for Startups, Draper University (Silicon Valley), The Dhaka Stock Exchange & with experience from Harvard Business School, Perplexity AI Fellowship, Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, we aim to be the great wealth equalizer for the next generation.
MILESTONE: Validate Kollegescout’s ideal customer profile, sales process, and operational model
Every year in Nigeria, over 2 million students apply to universities, but only 450,000 are admitted. This means over 1.5 million don’t get in largely due to systemic inefficiencies in the current admission process and poor distribution of enrollment.
Kollegescout is changing this. Our platform enables students to explore universities, compare fees, and secure admissions seamlessly – all in one place.
We are an education marketplace where institutions can recruit students directly, and students can receive multiple admission offers with ease. Our mission is to empower every person in Africa who desires a university education with the right information, tools and resources to find a university that suits them.
MILESTONE: Ensure our value proposition informs the right pricing strategy through subscription models and the 2-sided marketplace
BrightMatch.ai assesses students’ unique learning styles and matches them with the most effective tutors through AI-powered learning assessments and tutor-student matching algorithms, leading to a 95% success rate in student outcomes. We want you to have the right tutor the FIRST time.
We are AI that GETS how you learn and finds who TEACHES you best.
Karina Lázaro Suárez
Freenanzas
MILESTONE: Improve customer retention in order to accelerate revenue growth
Freenanzas is an AI-powered financial advisor that helps people learn and apply finance—making investing possible without being an expert.
It starts with a diagnostic of your financial situation, risk profile, and goals. Based on this, the AI creates a tailored learning path (beginner, intermediate, or advanced), replacing generic courses with a practical, guided process.
Available 24/7, it answers questions, adjusts strategies, and suggests savings or investment decisions.
The innovation lies in combining diagnosis, education, and continuous financial guidance. Freenanzas doesn’t just teach—it evolves with each user, creating a personalized, actionable, and scalable experience that closes the gap between learning and doing.
Dr Kenechukwu Ikebuaku
Mozisha
MILESTONE: Build a scalable client and partnership acquisition system, starting in the U.S. and adaptable for global growth
Mozisha is building Africa’s leading workforce solutions platform. We equip young professionals with future-ready and AI-aligned skills through immersive training, mentorship, and apprenticeship, and connect them with businesses worldwide. Companies partner with Mozisha to access highly skilled, vetted, reliable and cost-effective talent. By nurturing Africa’s premium talent and linking them to global opportunities, Mozisha is shaping the future of work and driving inclusive growth.
MILESTONE: Validate corporate sponsorship strategy to inform future recurring revenue streams
Intertwined is an AI-powered financial education platform for K-12 schools and higher education that provides standards-aligned curriculum, adaptive assessment tools, and simulations. Our platform immerses students in real-life financial scenarios by personalizing and gamifying the learning experience. Intertwined currently partners with over 140 K-12 districts and universities nationwide, as well as with institutions such as OpenStax, Rice University, and Microsoft.
MILESTONE: Refine the ICPs to strengthen product-market alignment and scalability
We use adaptive algorithms to detect learning gaps, maps the abilities behind them, and design training rooms that close those gaps while contextualizing to what each learner truly needs.
MILESTONE: Refine our sales process to drive growth in how we attract and onboard schools successfully
FLOW is an innovative educational platform that integrates SEL and positive psychology into the African classroom. We create child-friendly tools, teacher training, and school programs that make emotional intelligence and resilience practical, playful, and impactful.
MILESTONE: Explore 3 new products and revenue streams for ALX Nigeria
At ALX, we believe in the limitless value of opportunity. As such, we are dedicated to providing millions of Africans with access to world-class tech training in order to raise ethical and entrepreneurial leaders and improve access to and success in jobs and new businesses. Our direct impact is currently in the hundreds of thousands with a vibrant network of young people driving innovation and impact.
MILESTONE: Maximize partnerships in existing markets to grow clientele
STEMNETICS is an exciting program that sparks curiosity in students through hands-on STEM projects to better prepare them for the real world.
During each project we challenge students to think critically as we guide them to be effective problem solvers. Our curriculum is designed for students to have fun while they think outside the box and apply their educational knowledge to real-world situations.
We offer in-school and after-school programming, family workshops, and professional development for teachers. Our instructors provide materials and guide students to build projects such as rockets, cars, bridges, robots, etc.
Our program has a strong focus on engineering concepts, building tangible projects, and connecting the learnings to STEM careers and real-world events.
Learn more about the Milestone Makers program here.
Do you have a unique perspective in your industry or field that you would like to share as a mentor? Apply to be a mentor for the Milestone Makers at the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center and pay it forward by emailing colin.mahin@thecenter.nasdaq.orgÂ
