Tappity - the interactive educational science app for kids
by Startacus Admin
The lowdown on the innovative EdTech app Tappity that's on a mission to help kids learn about science in a way they'll actually enjoy...
YouTube and other similar platforms are many things, good and bad. One thing they are is a wealth of knowledge - videos can be found explaining practically any topic, providing tutorials and lessons, and generally expanding the viewer’s knowledge. The problem is that there is no guarantee that the person making the video actually knows what they are talking about, or isn’t biased, or isn’t lacking knowledge themselves.
For example, if you go onto YouTube to learn about gravity and you get pointed to a flat earther ‘teaching’ that gravity is as fake as space, you’re in trouble. So perhaps a platform dedicated to educational videos that meet educational standards (and that is safe for younger viewers to peruse alone) is what is needed.
US edtech startup Tappity agrees, and has created an app with a library full of interactive science lessons across more than 100 topics, aimed at children aged 4-10.
These lessons are bite-sized and designed to not only have the children participate, but also to only take 15 minutes per day so that they can easily fit in around school. Since December, Tappity has also been live streaming 20-minute classes, 4 times per week. These cover science stories, drawing, science trivia, and experiments - this gives viewers not only plenty of range to keep them entertained, but also a break from screen time during this pandemic that has them attending school via screen already by integrating off-screen activities.
So far, Tappity has raised $1.3 million in seed funding from several sources, including Y Combinator, Brighter Capital, 18 Ventures, and AltaIR. This should help them to continue bringing regular lessons and reach more children.
When children develop a curiosity for something, being able to satisfy that curiosity and keep it alive is valuable. We only know names like Einstein or Carl Sagan because they never lost that spark of curiosity, after all. And if we’re honest, when a child asks us an ostensibly simple question about how something in the world works, how it happens, where it comes from, etc., we often don’t know well enough to provide a satisfactory answer.
Perhaps with fun, interactive learning like Tappity, they won’t have the same problem with their own children!
Subscribe to our newsletter
If you would like to receive our startup themed newsletter, full of the latest startup opportunities, events, news, stories, tips and advice, then sign up here.
Metro Bank seeks startups and scaleups with a focus on customer experience, community banking, optimisation of systems & data and sustainability for its second innovation lab.
Need a little extra motivation to get your daily step count up? Treekly will help you do your bit for the climate crisis with every step you take...
Storyblok secures major investment to further accelerate product innovation and growth into the US and Europe.
Moneybox smashes its investment target with over 15,000 people investing £6.25million in 72 hours in its Crowdcube campaign.
Applications from startups with positive social impact at their core sought by for Crowdcube and Virgin StartUp for Collective Impact, their investment-readiness accelerator.
Business owners are currently facing similar challenges in all sectors. These basic tips aim to help address those issues.
Kickstart Innovation, one of Europe’s leading innovation platforms, has announced applications are now open for the 2022 program.
The lowdown on Kuberno and its innovative tech solution to help companies navigate through governance and compliance requirements.
Virtually Visiting is an online platform enabling users to experience their dream destination from the comfort of their own home via immersive 360 video tours.
Next gen mobility beyond the big cities - RideTandem is a startup aiming to turn local transport providers into smart shuttles for work, education and more.
Published on: 15th January 2021
If you would like to enable commenting via your Startacus account, please enable Disqus functionality in your Account Settings.
- Metro Bank opens call for participants for second Magic Makers programme 17th May 2022 Metro Bank seeks startups and scaleups with a focus on customer experience, community banking, optimisation of systems & data and sustainability for its second innovation lab.
- Storyblok Raises $47M Series B to Make Headless Content Management the New Standard 17th May 2022 Storyblok secures major investment to further accelerate product innovation and growth into the US and Europe.
- Global Innovation Platform Kickstart Launches New Application Round For Startups 9th May 2022 Kickstart Innovation, one of Europe’s leading innovation platforms, has announced applications are now open for the 2022 program.
- SLAMcore Raises $16 Million To Deliver Low-Cost, Spatial Understanding To Real-Life Robots 3rd May 2022 Deeptech startup SLAMcore secures major investment to boost the performance and reach of their pioneering spatial mapping technology.
