Practically, India’s first experiential learning app that is designed to make learning immersive and increase retention in STEM learning among students of class 6 to 12, is selected as an award winner in the prestigious TiE50 Awards Programme.
This ten-year-old award competition is a programme of TiEcon, the world’s largest conference for tech entrepreneurs. Practically name was recognised for its cutting-edge and highly animated 3D videos, Simulations and AR/VR experiences.
Expressing happiness over the development, Practically Cofounder and COO Charu Noheria said Practically is honored to be selected as a TiE50 2021 winner for its focus on bringing learning alive with the help of new-age, immersive technologies and reshaping the way the world learns.
Technology sector
“We were chosen from hundreds of applicants in every technology sector globally which is further validation of our technology and market opportunity. We are grateful to TiEcon for the recognition, who have for years provided the platform for many early-stage companies to make it big”, said Charu Noheria,
TiE50 Programme Chair Kumar Sripadam said companies from diverse fields and in various stages made their applications to our prestigious TiE50, showcasing innovation and disruption.
“In addition to many sponsors for the TiE50 program, we also had in-kind sponsors offering a desirable list of perks and benefits apart from the award and recognition. TiE50 continues to partner with Meet the Draper’s, a ground-breaking reality show to give an opportunity to select companies to pitch on the show,” said Kumar Sripadam.
TiE Silicon Valley President AGK Karunakaran said TiE Silicon Valley is excited to announce TiE50 winners after a serpentine process.
Interactive method
“TiE50 awards is our way of giving visibility to startups and connecting them with our sponsors, partners and investors in the TiE ecosystem” said AGK Karunakaran.
Founded in 2018 by Subbarao Siddabattula (CEO), Charu Noheria (COO) and Ilangovel Thulasimani (CTO), Practically uses next-generation interactive methods, such as augmented reality (AR), simulations and 3D videos for an enhanced learning experience.
Practically is an intelligent, interactive and immersive learning app for students of classes 6 to 12 with a focus on STEM learning. Practically is the only such product in the world that combines game engine, immersive learning assets, and AI-assisted study buddy all in one compact cross platform app.
Through its patent-pending technology, thousands of exhilarating, life-like simulations, and Augmented Reality (AR) experiences are combined with learning pathways to bring learning alive and increase rate of retention of concepts.
Doubt resolution
Practically also offers Live classes, Coding ++ course and a 24×7 Seek Help feature for doubt resolution, where students can reach out to subject experts on the platform. 330,000+ students, 200+ schools and 18,000 teachers across India and the Middle East have started benefiting from the engaging content on Practically.
The Practically School Solution, a B2B2C offering, gives schools and its teachers access to the Practically teacher app FREE of cost. Teachers can access 3000+ videos and 1000+ Simulations/AR and features like reports, test-preps, polls, analytics, assigning homework, etc. The app covers universal curriculum across Math and Science for 6th to 12th grades. Over 200 schools across India and the Middle East are using Practically to enable online classes during the pandemic and this number is growing very fast.
So far, Practically has raised over $9 million from Siana Capital, Exfinity Ventures, YourNest Venture Capital, IDFC Parampara, and angel investors.
Recently, Practically was named TiE50 Award Winner at TiEcon 2021. It was awarded the EdTech Startup of the Year at Startup Awards 2021 by Franchise India & Entrepreneur India magazine. Practically was also adjudged the Most Innovative STEM Solution by Elets Digital Learning magazine at the World Education Summit 2021.
