GlobalLab is a company that has developed an online collaborative learning platform called GlobalLab that has been piloted in 3,000 schools across 30 countries. The platform allows students to conduct virtual science experiments and investigations through an integrated social network and learning modules. GlobalLab aims to revolutionize education by integrating technology and inquiry/project-based learning approaches to engage students and meet the growing demand for skills like critical thinking. The company is seeking $2 million in additional funding to expand its platform internationally.

1. GlobalLab integrates inquiry
and instruction to revolutionize
collaborative learning
Tatiana Krupa
President
Global Lab LLC
GlobalLab Startup Village | May 26-28 | Moscow
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“The World’s Biggest Science Class”
• Piloted in 3000 Schools in 30 countries
• Featured in Fortune, Science, and Wired magazines
• Publications in peer-reviewed international
educational journals
• Bulletin UNESCO called GlobalLab “The World’s Biggest
Science Class”
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“The World’s Biggest Science Class”
• Piloted in 3000 Schools in 30 countries
• Featured in Fortune, Science, and Wired magazines
• Publications in peer-reviewed international
educational journals
• Bulletin UNESCO called GlobalLab “The World’s Biggest
Science Class”

3. GlobalLab Startup Village | May 26-28 | Moscow
www.globallab.ru
Where Technological & Pedagogical
Innovations Meet
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Pedagogical innovations
A new generation of learning materials that
transcend national, cultural and language
barriers
• Collaborative inquiry–based pedagogy
• Specialized social network for education
• Real-world context for engaged learning
• Real science integrated into classroom
instruction
Technological innovations
An integrated environment supports crowd-
sourcing and authoring of the investigation-
driven learning modules
• Virtual research environments
• Data enrichment technologies
• Data exchanges, aggregation, and
visualization
• Collecting data from probes directly via
the Internet
Pedagogical innovationsTechnological innovations

4. For Students. Social networking combined with hands-on learning opportunities
For Parents. A small fee – Very large learning outcomes
For Teachers. “Off-the-shelf” inquiry projects utilizing existing infrastructure
For Schools. Meeting the call for the centrality of inquiry and critical thinking
For Employers. Skills required for the workplaces of the future
For Governments. Science-literate citizens
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Benefits and Value Proposition
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Commercialization
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GlobalLab –
a world leader in supporting collaborative student
investigations for the social learning market
Current market volume:
5.9 billion dollars annually
5.7 percent annual growth
“Collaboration-based Learning Market
2010–2015 Forecast and Analysis.
Ambient Insight, 2011 “The World’s
Biggest Science Class”
GlobalLab
Publishers
textbooks
e-books
online content
Hardware
manufacturers
probes
computer labs
environmental
monitoring
Blended home/
school markets
teachers
schools
school districts
parents

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Freemium Мodel
Bottom-up Forecast of User & Revenue Growth
Users
Months
Revenue
1. Inputs:
• Conversion (organic, paid, referral) & attrition
• Fixed and marginal costs
• Revenue: subscriptions fees & advertising
2. Expected Lifetime
• User type U1 (free) – 25 months
• User type U2 (paid) – 33 months
3. Anticipated Ten Years Results:
• 50 million U1 – (FREE) user base
• 11 million U2 – PAID @ 2 $/month user base
4. Per User Financials
• Lifetime value of a U1 user $2,0
• Cost of a new user via paid advertising $4,17
• Lifetime value of a U2 (paid) user $49,33
5. Costs, Revenue and Profit
• Peak Monthly Revenue $39 190 667
• Peak Monthly Cost $9 868 293
• Peak Monthly Profit $29 322 373

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Dr. Boris Berenfeld, Chief Scientist
Over 20 years of experience in the development of IT learning solutions
for leading institutions worldwide (MIT, TERC, IBM, GLOBE project).
Fellow, The World Technology Network.
Dr. Tatiana Krupa, President
More than 10 years of experience in spearheading large teams in
the development, marketing, and sale of award-winning education
software products in Russia and CIS.
Dr. Alexander Kharshiladze, Chief Executive Officer
Mathematician and financier, close to 20 years experience in
commercialized products for education markets. Highly skilled
in organizational management and planning.
Arseny Lebedev, CTO/Head Software Developer
Developer of sophisticated search engine technologies, lead developer
of advanced web-based solutions, and for the last five years, lead
developer of the Global Lab platform.
Dr. Dmitry Rokitanskiy
During the last 10 years, has managed and coordinated large-scale
international projects focused on IT, business strategy, M&A, IPOs,
and marketing for large non-profits and for-profit companies.
Yana Zlochevskaya, Chief Tutor
A pioneer of the Russian Global Lab, lead developer of training
materials, has taught teachers to implement GlobalLab in daily
classroom practice.
Leadership Team
Founder
Dr. Boris Berenfeld
is a world renown
expert in the field of
advanced technologies
in education
The team: experts in IT,
programming, mobile
applications, business
development, modern
pedagogy and
instructional design

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Current Funding
$2.1 Million grant from the Skolkovo Foundation
$2.1 Million private investment
TOTAL: $4.2 million investment covers R&D costs
for the core product; and the roll out and initial growth
in the Russian market
WE NEED: an additional $2 million to fuel further growth
and scaling, focused on expansion into major international
markets (U.S., Asia, Europe, and Latin America).
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GlobalLab is designed for an always
connected world.
Join us as we reinvent learning and discovery
in the age of pervasive, cloud-based social
media.
Thank You!
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