WISE EdTech Accelerator 2026–2027 for Early-Stage EdTech Startups

The WISE EdTech Accelerator 2026–2027 is now open to early-stage edtech startups worldwide. The application deadline is 31 October 2026. This year-long program supports startups from seed to pre-series A with coaching, mentorship, masterclasses, and access to global education and investor networks.

Key Details

Application Deadline: 31 October 2026

Eligible Countries: Global

Program Duration: January – December 2027 (program period)

Program Location: Local Track: Qatar-focused (in collaboration with QSTP, QRDI and others); International Track: global. Cohort presents at WISE Summit in Doha (Q4 2027). Funding/Benefits: 1:1 coaching and mentoring, masterclasses with industry experts, access to global network and investors, promotion on WISE platforms, opportunities to attend international events (e.g., WISE Summit, IFC Global Education Conference, Web Summit Qatar), and access to local funding/grants via partners.

Award Provider: WISE (World Innovation Summit for Education)

About this Program

The WISE EdTech Accelerator is a year-long accelerator for promising edtech startups that are ready to scale. It focuses on ventures that are beyond the MVP stage and already show traction and sales.

Through the program, founders receive one-to-one support and practical learning opportunities. They also connect with investors, education specialists, and ecosystem partners across WISE’s global network.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must be early-stage startups at seed to pre-series A stage.

Startups must be beyond MVP and show evidence of traction and sales.

Typically, eligible ventures have raised less than $500,000.

The program is open to startups from any country.

Only for-profit ventures are eligible. NGOs and nonprofits are not eligible.

WISE gives preference to teams with co-founders.

What Fellows Receive: One-to-one coaching and mentoring, masterclasses with industry experts, access to global network of investors and education specialists, international visibility and promotion on WISE platforms, opportunities to attend and present at international events (including WISE Summit), and access to local funding and grants via partners.

Program Components: One-to-one coaching, mentorship, expert-led masterclasses, investor and education sector networking, international visibility, and event participation opportunities.

How to Apply

Applicants should complete their submission through the official application portal before the deadline. As part of the application, startups should be ready to provide key information about their venture.

Description of the edtech solution and how it works

The problem it addresses

The target beneficiaries

The motivation for joining the WISE EdTech Accelerator

👉 Visit the official fellowship page for details

Applicants must be early-stage startups at seed to pre-series A stage. Startups must be beyond MVP and show evidence of traction and sales.

Criteria

Applicants must be early-stage startups at seed to pre-series A stage. Startups must be beyond MVP and show evidence of traction and sales. Typically, eligible ventures have raised less than $500,000. The program is open to startups from any country. Only for-profit ventures are eligible. NGOs and nonprofits are not eligible. WISE gives preference to teams with co-founders. What Fellows Receive: One-to-one coaching and mentoring, masterclasses with industry experts, access to global network of investors and education specialists, international visibility and promotion on WISE platforms, opportunities to attend and present at international events (including WISE Summit), and access to local funding and grants via partners. Program Components: One-to-one coaching, mentorship, expert-led masterclasses, investor and education sector networking, international visibility, and event participation opportunities.

Applicants should complete their submission through the official application portal before the deadline. As part of the application, startups should be ready to provide key information about their venture.

Description of the edtech solution and how it works

The problem it addresses

The target beneficiaries

The motivation for joining the WISE EdTech Accelerator

👉 Visit the official fellowship page for details