One of the biggest and most notable incubators for edtech has to be Imagine K12. Founded in 2011 by three big names in Silicon Valley (Geoff Ralston, Alan Louie, and Tim Brady), the incubator has since helped dozens of startups specializing in educational technology get off the ground. In exchange for a 6% stake in the company, the incubator offers startups $15-20K, a three-month stay in their offices, and, perhaps most importantly, advice, marketing help, and access to venture investors. The ultimate aim of the incubator is to invigorate education through innovation and many of its fledgling companies do just that, including recent successes like ClassDojo, Claco (formerly ClassConnect), and GoalBook. Heading into its third session this fall, it’s an incubator that will undoubtedly play a huge role in developing pivotal edtech companies.