Edukasyon, the leading EdTech startup in the Philippines, aims to empower Gen Z youth to make better-informed education, career and life choices. Five years ago, it all began from recognizing one challenge affecting young Filipinos: a significant information gap in understanding options and paths to pursuing higher education. Addressing this issue now could potentially improve employment outcomes in the future for more than two million Filipinos who turn 18 each year.
Hear personal insights from Edukasyon CEO and Founder, Henry Motte-Muñoz, on how his big idea has disrupted approaches to higher education, and how technology has played a significant role in expanding and evolving the business – creating value for multiple stakeholders across the education ecosystem.
The Edukasyon Group (Edukasyon) is the leading education technology startup in the Philippines, which aims to empower more than 20 million Gen Z youth (age 13-23) to make better-informed education, career and life choices. Edukasyon operates Edukasyon.ph, a one-stop online platform that offers students tools, resources and content for free. By partnering with hundreds of local and foreign institutions – schools, foundations and corporations – Edukasyon ensures access to opportunities, guidance and solutions that enhance the education to employment journey. Edukasyon, which also operates the website FindUniversity, www.finduniversity.ph, reaches more than 10 million Filipino Gen Z students each year. Founded in 2013, Edukasyon has more than 90 employees and is headquartered in Manila. For more information, visit www.edukasyon.ph.
Henry Motte-Muñoz is the CEO and Founder of Edukasyon. A dual Filipino-French citizen, Henry completed his MBA at the Harvard School of Business in 2013 and his Bsc in Economics and Economics history at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2007. Prior to founding Edukasyon, Henry served as a private equity associate at Bain Capital and as an investment analyst at Goldman Sachs. In 2016, Henry was named one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia: Social Entrepreneurs.
