YoungCurrent

  • Bangalore, India
  • EducationEducation Technology, Education, k-12

News for Kids, aggregated from child-friendly news publishers and served to each child's reading abilities + other personalized features

Founded:
2014
Stage:
Beta Launched
Market:
B2C

Startup Video

Featured

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Harvard graduate’s YoungCurrent helps make news an interesting affair for kids | YoutStory

In this day and age –with all the information children have access to — wouldn’t it be sad if the only thing that interested them were cartoons and exam related subjects? Mydhili Bayyapunedi, an educationist, realized that news and current affairs ne

May 06, 2015

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All the News That's Fit to Read | Harvard Ed Magazine

For Mydhili Bayyapunedi, Ed.M.’11, it didn’t make sense. While working at an after-school program in Bangalore, India, she noticed that the students in higher grades weren’t very curious.

Jan 09, 2015


Jobs

Team Summary

Team

Founding Team

Mydhili Bayyapunedi

Mydhili Bayyapunedi


Founder
WORK

YoungCurrent (2013 - present)
Founder

Pengala (2012 - 2013)
Director - Pedagogy Team

Microsoft Research India (2012 - 2012)
Research Intern - Technology for Emerging Markets Group

EDUCATION

Harvard University Graduate School of Education
Masters in Education • 2010 - 2011

Annamalai University
Master of Science • 2006 - 2008

Osmania University
Bachelor of Arts • 2002 - 2005

Product/Service Summary

News for Kids, aggregated from child-friendly news publishers and served to each child's reading abilities. Features such as in-contextual vocabulary help customized to grade level, Individualized assessments and personalized Report Cards.

Product/Service Descriptions