EdTech Portfolio — Monthly Briefing

Total active

Pipeline

Grant pool

$40M

Below exp.

Meets exp.

% at risk

12%

Public goods

Status All ★ Priority At risk ⚡ Frontier lab

Use case PAL Tutoring Assessment Automation Teacher Support Ecosystem

19 of 19 investments

Active portfolio

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Investment ▼	Grantee ▼	$M ▼	At risk ▼	Latest update
X-Prize Accelerating Global Learning	X-Prize	1.50	PAL · AII · T-Coach · TPD · Eco · Sys	S D -	No	Two regional winners scoped (India + SSA); RCT evaluation design complete Coordination with QA evaluation facility; IDinsight maintaining alignment Jun-Jul 2026: Prize launch (India + SSA, dual winners)
BELIEF Grant	Fab Inc & ID Insight	3.90	PAL · AII · T-Coach · TPD · Eco	S D B	No	Facility setup approved; benchmarking methodology paper in draft Draft benchmarks for student- and teacher-facing solutions underway Jul 2026: Draft benchmarks released
SSA Edtech Fund	Co-Creation Hub	5.00	AII · TPD	- - -	Yes	Nyansapo usability study underway; Edu TMS engagement stalled Below expectations on both Impact and Execution; restructure overdue Jun 2026: Restructure decision
Khan Academy District, Khanmigo, and Scaling	Khan Academy	1.00	PAL	S - -	Yes	GGO leadership school visit planned; first-sprint data showed significant learning gaps Doubling student device access; scaled-back coaching model May 2026: GGO leadership school visit
QA and Evaluation of AI Enabled EdTech	Co-Creation Hub	0.89		- - -	No	Contracts for selected orgs with SEF's legal team for review Onboarding agenda in development; Cohort 2 launching in-person Nairobi Jun 2026: Cohort 2 in-person onboarding (Nairobi)
Fab Inc AI in Education	Fab Inc.	4.20	PAL · AII · T-Coach · TPD · Eco · Sys	S D B	No	FLN benchmarks in build; organised around AI tutoring 4 teacher use cases scoped; AI evals playbook (CGD/Agency Fund) adopted Jun 2026: Sierra Leone + India Gemini efficacy studies
Fab Inc AI FLN Backbone Architecture	Fab Inc.	2.57	PAL · TPD · Eco · Sys	S D -	No	Tanzania Kiswahili ASR model for children voice data in build ASR efficacy study + FLN content generation model on track Jul 2026: ASR benchmarking exercise
EdTech Scoping for Teacher Professional Development		0.03	T-Coach · TPD	- - -	No	Initial scoping completed; landscape of TPD providers mapped Recommendations being drafted for Jawad review Jun 2026: Final scoping report
Wadhwani AI Assessment	Lords Education & Health Society	0.50	AII · Sys	S - -	No	Hindi + Gujarati ASR models live; Math app in pilot Engagement with Rwandan MoE deprioritised per Jawad's call Jul 2026: Math app pilot results
GenAI for Teacher Empowerment	Renaissance Philanthropy Fund	3.00	T-Coach · TPD	S - -	No	T Coaching framework developed; under external validation Roadmapping with teams starting; eval plans align with framework Jul 2026: Framework piloted in onboarding
TaRL AI	Pratham International	1.32	AII	S D -	No	First monthly Gates x Pratham check-in held; Kenya is the main focus Data collection May-early Jul; Senegal phonics complexity; Rwanda proposal finalising Jun 2026: Kenya data collection complete
Global EdTech Alliance	Dalberg Catalyst	1.01	Eco	- - -	No	Partnership playbooks v1 in draft; alliance convening scoped Targeting $10M additional funding leverage by 2028 Jul 2026: Playbooks released; convening date set
Datasmarts	Datasmarts	0.15	Sys	S D -	No	Data collection app in development; first ministry pilot scoped Government dashboard scope expanded after stakeholder input Aug 2026: App pilot with first ministry
Amira Pre K-2 Assessment System	Amira Learning	0.75	PAL	S - -	No	Efficacy study design finalised; cohort recruitment underway Curriculum alignment review completed with partner schools Sep 2026: Baseline data collection begins
CSF FLN Mission Phase III	Central Square Foundation	15.27	PAL · AII · T-Coach · TPD · Eco · Sys	S - B	No	5 EdTech FLN solutions identified for partnership; PAL scale-up plan ratified First strategic partnership signed; Bharat survey design in progress Oct 2026: First cohort onboarding (PAL scale-up)
Whatapp x GenAI challenge	Turn.IO	0.50	PAL · AII · T-Coach · TPD	S - -	No	AI & Education module concluding; Funda Wande launching with SA Dept of Ed in Jun Wadhwani admin panel integrating; Turn.io to share costing sheet Jun 2026: Funda Wande national launch (SA)
Edtech and AI in Senegal	ID Insight	0.75	T-Coach · TPD · Sys	S - -	No	WhatsApp chatbot prototype tested with teacher cohort Content generation model fine-tuning in progress Aug 2026: Public release of chatbot
Teaching Innovation Lab	Elimo Soko	2.09	T-Coach · TPD	S - -	No	Lab cohort selected; 4 teams onboarded for the year 4-6 efficacy studies scoped, aligned with BELIEF methodology Sep 2026: First efficacy study kickoff
Research and Innovation to Boost Learning Outcomes	Madhi foundation	0.19	PAL · T-Coach · TPD	S D -	No	Kalvi.AI mobile app v1 in development Enjoy English app upgrade scoped; efficacy study design started Nov 2026: Kalvi.AI launch in Tamil Nadu

★ Priority — watch this month At risk our read on whether it will deliver ⚡ Frontier lab — grant involves a frontier lab

Pipeline investments · 3 in discussion

Investment	Grantee	Expected $M	Status	On track?	Latest update
AI tutoring scale-up SEA	Pratham International	$2M	Term sheet	PAL · AII · T-Coach	Building on TaRL AI learnings
African benchmark consortium	TBD	$5M	Early discussion	AII · Sys	Multi-funder evidence facility
Teacher AI playbook v2	Renaissance Philanthropy	$1.5M	Diligence	T-Coach · TPD	Extension of GenAI Teacher Empowerment

Data source · Woodspring only

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EdTech Portfolio — Monthly Briefing