Demibooks

Demibooks fosters creativity through storytelling. Students/teachers create and share interactive story apps, games and class lessons directly on the iPad.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Software
  • Location Chicago, IL, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded 2011
  • Employees 5
  • Website demibooks.com

Company Summary

Acquired by Educational Development Corp in September 2015.

Demibooks fosters creativity through storytelling. Students and teachers create and share interactive story apps, games and class lessons directly on the iPad.

Our platform helps schools teach technology through the arts:
-teachers create interactive supplemental lessons
-students apply creativity to bring stories to life
-students learn basic coding and how to make apps

Team

  • Rafiq Ahmed
    Co-Founder and Advisor

    Consumer products user experience and product management. Mobile apps and services. Management Consulting. ex-Motorola Mobility, Sapient, PwC. Virginia Tech.

  • Daniel Hotop
    Co-Founder, former CTO, Advisor

    Games development, mobile apps. Ex-Sony Entertainment. Charles Sturt University (Aus).

  • Vicky Lio
    Business Development

    Finance and Strategy. ex-Cargill. U of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Advisors

  • Christopher Nyren
    Educelerate, Educated Ventures
    Doug van Poppel
    Snip.ps, Brainware Safari
    Unconfirmed
    Fred Seibert
    Frederator Network
    Unconfirmed
  • Muhit Rahman
    LW Partners
    Unconfirmed
    Randall White
    Educational Development Corporation
    Robert Mallo
    SFH LLC, ex-Follet Higher Education
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • Randall White
    CEO, Education Development Corporation
    Unconfirmed
    Reuben Miller
    Creative Director, Pullpin
    Unconfirmed
    Habib Enayetullah
    SVP, Hilton Worldwide
    Unconfirmed
  • Muhit Rahman
    Partner, LWPartners
    Unconfirmed

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