144 CEOs from our 2022 Global EdTech 1000 are women. We're celebrating this inspirational cohort and hoping this spotlight inspires action and support for more women entrepreneurs around the world to transform the way we all learn.
Every year, HolonIQ identifies the top 1000 EdTech startups globally. Region by region, we map the most promising EdTech startups, both early and late stage. In 2022, we announced the Africa EdTech 50, Australia and New Zealand EdTech 50, Europe EdTech 200, South Asia EdTech 100, LATAM EdTech 100, Middle East and North Africa EdTech 50, Nordic and Baltic EdTech 50, North America EdTech 200, East Asia EdTech 150 and Southeast Asia EdTech 50. To be eligible, these companies must be startups (i.e. not acquired, controlled or listed), operating in the field of education, learning or training technology, and less than 10 years old.
We’re celebrating the women leading these incredible startups as CEOs or Co-CEOs, and the work they are doing to transform the way the world learns. Through our work at HolonIQ (also co-founded and co-led by a woman CEO), we are determined to play our part in eliminating the gender gap in leadership, entrepreneurship and education.
Despite the progress made in parity for women, there’s still an enormous amount to be done. Our Global State of Women CEOs and Leadership deep dives into the numbers across different industries to highlight the areas making most progress and where much work is still to be done.
144 Women CEOs and Founders leading Global EdTech Startups
The following incredible women CEOs lead the most promising EdTech Startups globally. Building and running a startup is not for the faint hearted with an estimated 90% failure rate and research shows that barriers for women to start or lead a successful business are higher than normal. The women you see below have not only overcome significant odds but are focused on making a difference in the lives of millions of learners worldwide. Congratulations on your impact so far and we look forward to tracking your progress over the coming years.
If by chance we have missed a Woman CEO who leads an EdTech company selected in HolonIQ’s 2022 Global EdTech 1000 Series, please contact us immediately and we will update the list.
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Aimie Sibson
CEO and Co-Founder at LINC-ED Hero
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Aishwarya Goel
CEO at PeakPerformer
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Alamanda Santoso
CEO at Binar Academy
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Aleksandra Kozera
CEO at The Village Network
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Alexandrine Brami
CEO at Lingopass
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Alicia Policinski
CEO at Quottly
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Alina Colton
CEO at Arcadia Math
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Amira Yahyaoui
CEO at Mos
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Anabella Laya
CEO and Co-Founder at Acreditta
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Andreana Castellanos
CEO and Founder at Afinidata
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Anuradha Agarwal
Founder at Multibashi
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Anushree Goenka
CEO at Spark Studio
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Asude Guray
CEO at Twin Science & Robotics
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Barbara Yu
CEO and Co-Founder at UniCareer
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Beatrice Gherara
Co Founder & Chief Learning Officer at Kokoroe
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Caitlin Macleod
CEO at Pivot Professional Learning
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Camilla Cloëtta Falkenberg
CEO at Female Invest
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Candice Faktor
CEO at Disco
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Carolina Recchi
CEO at EdSights
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Caroline Schulz
CEO at Movva
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Charlotte Melkert
CEO at Equalture
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Chloe Hermary
CEO at Ada Tech School
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Christine Tao
CEO at Sounding Board
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Cindy Mi
CEO and Founder at VIPKid
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Claire Mongeau
CEO and Founder at M-Shule
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Claire Orange
CEO at DiGii
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Clara Martinez
Founder and CEO at GoKoan
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Cristina Pozzi
Co-Founder and CEO at edulia Masterclass
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Dani Pascarella
CEO at OneEleven
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Diana Andronic
COO and Co-Founder at Fun Easy Learn
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Diana Heldfond
Founder and CEO at Parallel Learning
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Diane Janknegt
CEO at Wizenoze
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Diane Lenne
CEO and Founder at We Are Peers
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Domenica Obando
CEO at Talently
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Eleanor Cooper
CEO and Co-Founder at Pathstream
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Elena Ibanez
CEO at Singularity Expert
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Elisabeth Schmoutziguer
CEO at Grasple
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Elise Smith
Co-Founder and CEO at Praxis Labs
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Elmira Obry
CEO and Founder at Qwant
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Elnaz Sarraf
CEO at ROYBI
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Emma Caddy
CEO at Tiny Totos
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Emma Rogers
CEO at Little Bridge
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Franziska Meyer
CEO at Edurino
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Grace David
CEO at Edukasyon
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Ha Nguyen
CEO at MindX
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Hanan Khader
CEO at Hello World Kids
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Hidayet Ayadi
Co-Founder and CEO at Sghartoon
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Honda Cherngwiwatkij
CEO at Point Avenue
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Inna Armstrong
CEO at CleverBooks
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Iona Szkurnik
CEO at Education Journey
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Irma Olguin
CEO at Bitwise Industries
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Isabel Eizaguirre
CEO at Programa Valentina
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Jamie Tan
CEO at Flying Cape
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Jana Krotsch
CEO at ubiMaster
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Jennie Johnson
CEO at My First Five Years
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Jennifer Schwab
CEO at Entity Academy
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Jessica Chang
CEO at WeeCare
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Jessica Rolph
Co-Founder and CEO at Lovevery
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Jessica Rothenberg
CEO at Cell-Ed
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Juanita Fernandez
CEO at PROtalento
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Kasey Raab
CEO at Centrical
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Katie Fang
CEO at SchooLinks
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Katy Kappler
CEO at InScribe
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Kavindya Thennakoon
Co-Founder at Tilli
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Khadija Bedweihy
CEO at PraxiLabs
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Komal Dadlani
CEO and Co-Founder at Lab4U
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Lana Israel
CEO at Muzology
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Lana Tockus
CEO at MagniLEARN
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Lara Schoenfeld
CEO at Play Sense
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Le Khor
CEO at Ottodot
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Letha McLaren
CEO at Learnfully
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Lisa Vincent
CEO at How Too
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Liz McMillan
CEO at Teach Starter
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Maheen Adamjee
CEO and Co-Founder at Verto Education
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Manal Hakim
CEO at Geek Express
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Maria Barrera
CEO at Clayful
Maria Schaecher
CEO at viMUM
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Maria Velez
CEO and Founder at Crack the Code
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Mariana Costa Checa
CEO and Co-Founder at Laboratoria
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Mariana Garza Villalobos
CEO and Founder at Inverkids
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Marie Bovet
CEO at iconoClass
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Mariel Milk
CEO at Reprograma
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Marion Berthaut
CEO at MOBiDYS
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Marta Palmeiro
CEO at StudentFinance
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Melanie Fellay
CEO at Spekit
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Miriam Mertens
CEO at DeepSkill
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Monika Katkute
CEO at Teachers Lead Tech (Vedliai)
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Mounira Jamjoom
CEO at Aanaab
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Mousumi Kapoor
CEO at Continual Engine
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Mukundi Lambani
Founder at Ambani Africa
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Mwasi Wilmore
CEO at Ubongo
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Narine Hall
CEO at InSpace Proximity
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/620ed79721f9271deec09721/6242ac32ca8eec8886922c2f_Natalie%20Mactier.jpg)
Natalie Mactier
CEO at Vivi
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Nataliya Limonova
Founder at GIOS (Global Innovative Online School)
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/620ed79721f9271deec09721/6399d80a67b09877a63aa8c9_Nathalie%20Lesselin.jpeg)
Nathalie Lesselin
Founder and CEO at KOKORO lingua
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/620ed79721f9271deec09721/6399d84ed48bd54387f57e80_Nele%20Mletschkowsky.jpg)
Nele Mletschkowsky
CEO at quofox
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Nyari Samushonga
CEO at WeThinkCode_
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/620ed79721f9271deec09721/6399dc7887b8fa3f4b73e5cc_Oriana%20Circelli.jpg)
Oriana Circelli
CEO at WoWplay
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/620ed79721f9271deec09721/6399dcaf809a0c741a359cca_Pamela%20Elizalde.jpg)
Pamela Elizalde
Co-Founder at Zoombers
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/620ed79721f9271deec09721/6399dcccf584ee57aba2cdd4_Panagiota%20Kordali.jpg)
Panagiota Kordali
CEO at 3D Organon
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