Science Bits is a Barcelona-based edtech company (operating as Learning Bits S.L., with a US entity Learning Bits Inc.) that publishes a digital K-12 science curriculum built on the 5E instructional model and evidence from cognitive learning science, designed to replace traditional textbooks. It was created with the International Science Teaching Foundation, a non-profit directed by founder Héctor Ruiz Martín, and has expanded into Latin America and the US, later adding a companion Math Bits product. It is VC-backed with roughly $4.4M raised and has won the UN-backed World Summit Award for e-Learning & Science.
SectorsEdtech, K-12 digital curriculum, SaaS, Publishing
Start-up MapEdtech › K-12 curriculum and apps
Founders
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Héctor Ruiz Martín
Founder & Director
Global models 5
NNewsela
United States · newsela.com ↗
Sells digital K-12 instructional content, including science, to schools and districts as a replacement or supplement for printed materials.
~$245MComparable
LLabster
Denmark · www.labster.com ↗
Sells digital science learning content (virtual labs) to secondary schools and universities on institutional licences.
~$150MComparable
KKiddom
United States · www.kiddom.co ↗
Sells digital core K-12 curricula to school districts as a replacement for traditional textbooks, the closest match to Science Bits' model.
~$100MComparable
NNearpod
United States · nearpod.com ↗
Sold ready-made digital K-12 lessons, including science, to schools and districts on licences until Renaissance bought it.
~$60MComparable
SStile Education
Australia · stileeducation.com ↗
Publishes a full digital secondary-school science curriculum sold to schools in place of textbooks, almost the same product as Science Bits.
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Funding rounds 2
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
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| 2020-09-25 | Series B (estimated) | approximately €2.5M | Zamit Capital |
| 2018-06-22 | Series B | €2.5M |
Athos Capital, Capitana Venture Partners, Institut Català de Finances (ICF)
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