We know that the needs of schools, students and universities are constantly evolving, as the world of higher education experiences extraordinary growth. 100 million new students will be in HE by 2025, and as viable new alternatives to traditional learning environments emerge, it is vital that schools adapt, in order to prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s world.
BridgeU empowers schools to provide more intelligent, data-driven university and careers guidance than ever before. With BridgeU, you can draw on big data and powerful management tools to streamline and evolve the traditional approach to university and careers advice.
BridgeU currently works with secondary schools in ~40 countries, helping teachers, senior leaders, and students manage the complex challenge of preparing and carrying out global university applications. BridgeU is “one of the most innovative EdTech Startups in Europe” (EdTech Europe), and has raised $3.5m in venture capital from Octopus Investments, Seedcamp, Fresco & GSV Capital.
- Intelligent matching
Discover the best higher education opportunities for each student with our unique matching algorithms, which process over a million data points each day to ensure accuracy and relevance.
- Powerful oversight
Our dashboards helps school advisors and senior leaders assign tasks, set reminders and deadlines, and track progress, reducing admin by ~40%.
- Smart analytics
We capture your admissions data and compare it to global trends, providing beautiful visual reports to help you improve results for your school.
Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Member count: 51-200
Total raised: $7.8M
Founded date: 2015
Investors 5
Date | Name | Website |
- | Downing Ve... | downing.co... |
- | Octopus Ve... | octopusven... |
- | Firestartr | firestartr... |
- | London Co-... | lcif.co |
- | Fresco Cap... | fresco.vc/ |
Funding Rounds 2
Date | Series | Amount | Investors | Deal News |
17.10.2017 | Series A | $5.3M | - | startups.c... |
17.11.2015 | - | $2.5M | - | finsmes.co... |
Mentions in press and media 12
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31.07.2019 | 10 Edtech Startups to Watch in 2019 | 29 shares Share Tweet Pin LinkedIn Edtech, or edutech, is one of the hottest areas for new star... | techround.... |
25.07.2019 | The Founder Reshuffle – appointing the tech Cabinet of the U... | As Britain transitions to a new Prime Minister and is installing a new ministerial top tier, we imag... | technation... |
05.04.2019 | Making the College Admissions Process Work for All Students | Last month, the higher education landscape was rocked with a widespread college admissions scandal i... | edsurge.co... |
25.01.2018 | 37 of the UK’s fastest growing Tech Companies join Upscale 2... | This article was originally posted on the Tech City UK website. Today we’re announcing the new 37 c... | technation... |
17.10.2017 | BridgeU Raises £4m in Series A Funding | BridgeU, a London, UK and Hong Kong-based provider of a university prep and career guidance platform... | finsmes.co... |
17.10.2017 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, October 17 | VCs + ICOs Good morning, Term Sheet readers. Paid Content How can you protect what you can't see? ... | fortune.co... |
17.10.2017 | BridgeU raises $5.3m to close the gap between education and ... | Students deciding on their next phase in higher education face a daunting choice and an array of opt... | techcrunch... |
17.10.2017 | Edtech BridgeU raises £4m to “prepare students for the world... | BridgeU, an edtech start-up that develops university preparation and careers guidance software, has ... | startups.c... |
17.10.2017 | London-based edtech startup BridgeU raises €4.5 million to b... | The London and Hong Kong-based education and talent technology startup BridgeU today announced the c... | eu-startup... |
17.11.2015 | Daily funding roundup - November 17, 2015 | Earnest bagged $275M; Datto raised $75M; IIX Inc. secured $26M Skulpt, creator of a device for meas... | vator.tv/n... |
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