--- title: "Argentinian Edtech Blended Crowned 2019 Seedstars Global Winner" url: https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/argentinian-edtech-blended-crowned-2019-seedstars-global-winner/ --- 1. [HOME](/) 2. [RESOURCES](/content-hub/) 3. [NEWSROOM](/content-hub/newsroom/) 4. ARGENTINIAN EDTECH BLENDED CROWNED 2019 SEEDSTARS GLOBAL WINNER ![Argentinian Edtech Blended Crowned 2019 Seedstars Global Winner](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/news32.max-1500x500.jpg) LATIN AMERICA • EDUCATION & CONSULTING, TECHNOLOGY ## Argentinian Edtech Blended Crowned 2019 Seedstars Global Winner Ventureburn APRIL 8, 2019 **This article was** [**originally**](https://ventureburn.com/2019/04/argentinian-edtech-blended-crowned-2019-seedstars-global-winner/) **posted on** [**Ventureburn**](https://ventureburn.com/) **.** * * * Argentinian edtech startup Blended has been crowned 2019 Seedstars Global Winner at an awards ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland on Friday evening (5 April) and walks away with up to $500 000 in equity investment. #### WRITTEN BY Ventureburn Startup news for emerging markets [CONTACT US](/contact-us/) Blended, which was founded in 2015 by Federico Hernandez ( _pictured above, receiving the award_ ) and Nicolas Andres Gimenez, aims to improves communication between schools and families with a communication platform that generates engagement between parent and teachers. The awards took place at the SwissTech Convention Centre at the conclusion of the sixth annual [Seedstars World Summit](https://www.seedstarsworld.com/summit/?__hstc=242025565.c9a372498fb707241a59bbc2e7a08046.1603964344551.1604310789424.1604384884387.9&__hssc=242025565.39.1604384884387&__hsfp=413475300) * * * ** _Argentinian edtech startup Blended has been crowned 2019 Seedstars Global Winner and walks away with up to $500 000 in equity investment_** * * * Every year, the Seedstars team roams the world to scout for the best startups in the emerging markets. A total of 8000 startups (up from 5000 the year before) applied to the 2018 series of the competition (to stand a chance to become the 2019 winner), with over 900 selected to pitch at the sessions hosted in about 75 countries. **Read more:** [Seedstars announces $100m fund to invest in African tech startups [Updated]](https://ventureburn.com/2019/04/seedstars-100m-africa-fund/) **Read more:** [Here are the 12 finalists who will pitch for up to $500k in the 2019 Seedstars World prize](https://www.seedstars.com/magazine/here-are-12-finalists-who-will-pitch-500k-2019-seedstars-world-prize/) **Read more:** [Here are the 21 African startups that will jet off to the 2019 Seedstars Summit](https://ventureburn.com/2019/04/2019-seedstars-summit-21-african-startups/) The winners of the other four main prizes were: * **Canton Vaud Public Prize** : [YNMO](http://www.ynmodata.com/ar) (Saudi Arabia) allows service providers including schools, centres and clinics to design and monitor individual treatment plans. * **Tag Heuer innovation prize:** Wobot (India) helps businesses make sense of CCTV data using a layer of artificial intelligence (AI) that is taught to do surveillance on behalf of the human eye. * **Merck life sciences prize:** [Oxpecker Labs](https://www.oxpeckerlabs.com/) (Hong Kong) has developed the world’s first patent-pending, non-invasive sweat sensor that helps users to prevent dehydration and heat stroke. * **Rising Tide empowerment prize:** [7kemma](http://www.7keema.com/) (Egypt) is an on-demand home nursing service. Those startups from South Africa that have taken part in the competition since its inception are: Franc Group (2018), EM Guidance (2017), ID Work — now called Kandua (2016), Giraffe (2015), Lumkani (2014) and GUST Pay (2013). **Read more:** [Seedstars announces $100m fund to invest in African tech startups [Updated]](https://ventureburn.com/2019/04/seedstars-100m-africa-fund/) **Read more:** [Here are the 12 finalists who will pitch for up to $500k in the 2019 Seedstars World prize](https://www.seedstars.com/magazine/here-are-12-finalists-who-will-pitch-500k-2019-seedstars-world-prize/) _Ventureburn was a guest of Seedstars at its annual world summit which took place last Friday (5 April 2018) in Lausanne, Switzerland._ _Featured image: Blended accepting the startup’s award at the 2018 Seedstars Summit (Stephen Timm)_ * * * ### **To get more insights into the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Africa, visit** [**www.ventureburn.com**](https://ventureburn.com/) **.** * * * NEWS / BLOGPOST SEEDSTARS WORLD 2019/20 LATIN AMERICA ARGENTINA EDUCATION & CONSULTING TECHNOLOGY EDTECH EDUCATION IT EDUCATION MANAGEMENT ## More like this [ ![The Mag Education](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/the_mag_education.max-320x550.png) GLOBAL • EDUCATION & CONSULTING #### The Mag: Education Living in the era of the ‘technology Renaissance’ as the digital merges with the physical, and robots are capable of executing surgeries on the human brain, requires a completely new approach to education starting in early childhood, continuing throu Mar. 17, 2020 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/mag-education/) [ ![Advancing Learning for Millions of Kids](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Kukua.max-320x550.png) AFRICA • EDUCATION & CONSULTING #### Advancing Learning for Millions of Kids Through Entertainment | Lucrezia Bisignani Lucrezia wanted to be an actress and started her entrepreneurial journey when she was 8 years old, selling crafts to give to those most in need. 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Practice is the only way to excellence in public speaking, but the truth is that many of us think it’s as easy as ABC and we normally spend just one night preparing before our presentations. Feb. 20, 2020 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/what-pitches-make-startups-the-finalist-of-the-seedstars-world-competition/) [ ![EdTech in Ivory Coast](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/TRECC.max-320x550.png) AFRICA • EDUCATION & CONSULTING #### TRECC and Seedstars Unveil a Report on the State of EdTech in Ivory Coast The future of work seems to be very different from what we see now, and if we don’t change the way we teach and learn, in a couple of decades, we might end up in intellectual resources crisis. Jul. 09, 2019 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/insights/trecc-and-seedstars-unveil-report-state-edtech-ivory-coast/) [ ![Seedstars Summit 2019](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/C-Here_Are_the_12_Finalists_Who_Will_Pitch_f.max-320x550.png) GLOBAL • TECHNOLOGY #### Here Are the 12 Finalists Who Will Pitch for Up to $500k at the Seedstars Summit 2019 Three African startups are among 12 startups that have been selected by a panel to compete tomorrow (5 April) for the title of 2019 Seedstars Global Winner and up to $500 000 in equity investment. Apr. 04, 2019 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/here-are-12-finalists-who-will-pitch-500k-seedstars-summit-2019/) --- ## Sitemap - [Sitemap](https://www.seedstars.com/sitemap.md): every public page on this site - [llms.txt](https://www.seedstars.com/llms.txt): what Seedstars does and where to start