SAN FRANCISCO – December 9, 2013 – Educational tech startup StudyRoom, part of the Imagine K12’s third cohort, was selected as the winner of the Latino Startup Alliance’s First Annual Innovator Summit Pitch Competition that took place last week in San Francisco.
“We are excited with all the work LSA is doing to support the Latino startup community and couldn’t be more honored to have won the startup pitch competition at the First Innovation Summit”
StudyRoom, the best way for students to connect with their classmates, is a free web (www.getstudyroom.com) and mobile app platform that allows students to connect with their classmates to help each other, share notes, study guides and easily organize study groups.
The Latino Startup Alliance, LSA, is an organization that encourages the inspiration and cultivation of U.S. Latino-led technology ventures by providing a strong support network. LSA’s Innovator Summit brought together tech entrepreneurs with fellow entrepreneurs, investors, innovators, and mentors for two days of keynotes, talks, workshops, pitches, and networking to help support Latino startups all over the world.
StudyRoom CEO and Co-Founder Emerson Malca said, “We are excited with all the work LSA is doing to support the Latino startup community and couldn’t be more honored to have won the startup pitch competition at the First Innovation Summit.”
StudyRoom will be officially launching at five universities including Malca’s alma matter San Francisco State University, San Jose State University, Pennsylvania State University, UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley.
StudyRoom’s corporate mission is to increase the learning outcome of every student through social learning, thus closing the achievement gap.
About StudyRoom
StudyRoom, the best way for students to connect with their classmates, is a free web (www.getstudyroom.com) and mobile app platform that allows students to connect with their classmates to help each other, share notes, study guides and easily organize study groups.
Based in San Francisco, StudyRoom’s corporate mission is to increase the learning outcome of every student through social learning, thus closing the achievement gap.