Oct '24: AI in Edtech - Higher and Vocational Education

Dear friends,

How to top up on energy ☀️ levels as the clocks are turning back and the evenings are getting dark? Get the portfolio founders together for a couple of days of conversations, learning and playing, invite some brilliant external speakers and investors and make sure real and deep connections are made. We hosted our second annual Brighteye Portfolio Summit this month, just outside of Madrid. Check out our little video 🎞️ below to catch a bit of the vibe!

In other news, we are excited to share updates including:

• Insights – AI in Edtech Campaign posts #2 and #3

• Events – See you at Web Summit and Slush?

Enjoy!

Best, The Brighteye Team

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🔎 INSIGHTS

🔩 AI Campaign #2 and #3 - Higher & Vocational Education The second and third blogs in our AI in Edtech Campaign are out – exploring the use of AI in Higher Ed and Vocational Education.

AI’s Impact on the Future of Higher Education A deep dive into the penetration of AI in Higher Education, featuring areas of focus, spending patterns and guidance on what's next.

The article covers the following:

• Where does AI stand in European Higher Education today?

• Where are startups doubling down in Higher Education?

• Are universities committing to the AI spend?

• How are AI startups succeeding in Higher Education?

• What's next for AI in Higher Education?

AI’s Growing Role in Vocational Education In this post we explore the growing role of AI in Vocational Education, covering current penetration, winning plays and what to expect next.

Click through to find out more about:

• Is AI gaining ground in vocational education?

• Where are AI startups focusing their time and attention within vocational education?

• Does AI make financial sense for vocational education providers?

• How are AI startups succeeding in Vocational Education?

• What's next for AI in Vocational Education?

📹 AI in L&D Meetup Recordings The recordings from the early October AI in L&D Meetup in London, which we are proudly co-hosting together with Mindstone and Orrick Tech, are available to watch and be inspired by here:

• The new AI Comms Mentor, by Debate Mate

• NotebookLM - distilling complex information in a consumable format, by Joshua Wohle

The next IRL event is coming up on Tuesday 3 December - please follow us on LinkedIn for updates and links to registration.

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🎪 EVENTS

☕️ See you in November? The coming month is another busy one on the events circuit – and we’re in on a lot of the action!

First up is the Web Summit in Lisbon, where our Associate Ghita will be exploring exciting startups and catching up with investment colleagues on 11-14 November.

The following week, half of our team are heading to Helsinki for Slush and would love to meet up at the Messuaukio or at any of the many, many, many side events. Ben, David, Izzy and Ghita from the Investment team and Head of Community Hege will all be around for the best part of 19-21 November, please let us know if you want to meet!

🇪🇪 Co-hosting Tallinn Breakfast event Already in the Slush region, we’re partnering with our friends at Estonia-based Trind VC to host a Founder+Investor breakfast in Tallinn on Monday 18 November. Want to join us? Please register your interest here, now!

☀️ Portfolio Summit Magic Bringing our Edtech Portfolio Founders, guest speakers, investor friends and the Brighteye team is one of the highlights of our year in events! This October we hosted our Portfolio Summit outside Madrid, enjoying two days of inspiring talks and presentations, breakouts to openly discuss challenges and best practices, some games and fun and a lot of gorgeous food and drinks.

Above all – time for conversations, learning from each other, building deeper connections and lasting relationships inside the Portfolio and beyond.

Thanks to all who joined us to make this event a joy! As our Founding Partner Ben concludes – “It’s really mostly about the people!”

🎬 Click on the image to check out the video!