SmartDongSchool announced that its CEO, Jun-Gyu Na, visited Silicon Valley in the United States to conduct an investment relations (IR) presentation and explored potential partnerships with key players such as Google, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Plug and Play.
As an edtech company, SmartDongSchool recently launched DoteTimer, a global service already gaining traction in countries like the U.S., Japan, and Taiwan. The visit to Silicon Valley was part of the “K-Metaverse Boost Week” program, aimed at strengthening partnerships with global companies to develop more advanced educational solutions.
During the visit, CEO Na discussed investment strategies and the future of education with Google’s venture capital (VC) team, known for its active investments in the technology and education sectors. The company hopes that collaboration with Google VC will support the development of innovative educational technologies.
In a meeting with AWS representatives, discussions were held around developing educational solutions using cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI). AWS is expected to support SmartDongSchool’s tech infrastructure and act as a strategic partner in global expansion.
Plug and Play, a global accelerator known for nurturing startups like PayPal (founded by Elon Musk also met with SmartDongSchool. Through potential collaboration with Plug and Play, SmartDongSchool aims to pursue new partnerships and technological innovations.
This visit reaffirmed SmartDongSchool’s commitment to strengthening investment and partnership efforts with global big tech companies in pursuit of educational innovation. It marks a crucial first step toward advancing edtech within the education sector.
CEO Jun-Gyu Na stated, “Plug and Play, which helped nurture PayPal, also showed great interest in DoteTimer and agreed to support collaboration. In Korea, we already have experience working with companies like Samsung Electronics, Google, and SAP. Moving forward, we plan to use Silicon Valley as a springboard for accelerating our global expansion.”