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词条 Bethany Koby
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  1. Education and early career

  2. Career

  3. References

{{Infobox person
| name = Bethany Koby
| alma_mater = Rhode Island School of Design
University of Bath
| employer = Tech Will Save Us
Wolff Olins
| known_for = Innovation and making
| website = https://www.techwillsaveus.com/
}}

Bethany Koby is an American designer and inventor. She is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tech Will Save Us.

Education and early career

Koby is from Los Angeles.[1] Her mother taught in a Montessori school and her father was a photographer.[2] She attributes this to her love of making.[2][3] She studied graphic design at the Rhode Island School of Design in 2000.[2] She earned a Master of Science in Responsibility and Business from the University of Bath, which she studied in an effort to inform her art work.[4] She was a scholar at the Fabrica research centre. Koby joined the consultancy Wolff Olins, where she worked as design director and social impact specialist for 9 years.[5] She became interested in more interactive and effective ways to teach young people technology.[6]

Career

Koby co-founded Tech Will Save Us when she found a discarded laptop in Hackney in 2012.[7] Investors in their first seed-funding round included Gi Fernando, Christopher Mairs (chairman of Code Club) and Saatchi & Saatchi.[1] She worked with Nesta, Google and Mozilla to investigate what young people enjoyed and how it mapped to skills.[8] Tech Will Save Us created DIY gadgets for everyday life that inspire creative imagination in young people.[9] They sold 8,000 units in their first year.[1] She raised a $1.8 million investment from venture capital funding, and sought the advice of Matt Webb and Tracy Doree.[7][10] They have sold kits in over 100 countries and several major retailers, including in John Lewis, Barnes & Noble and Myer.[11] Their kits have been acquired by the Museum of Modern Art and Design Museum.[2] In 2009 she collaborated with the Dalston Mill to present an art show for the Barbican Centre.[4] She has taught classes at Kaospilot.[4] In 2015 Koby partnered with the BBC to ensure one million eleven year old children had access to a Micro Bit.[7] She designed the Tech Will Save Us Mover Kit, which raised £50,000 from a two-day crowdfunding campaign.[7][12] The Mover Kit is a toy wearable for children that they can code themselves.[2] In 2016 they won Best Hardware at the Europas and in 2017 they were awarded the Best Kids Tech Kit from the Consumer Technology Association.[13] In 2018 they raised $4.2 million in Series A funding.[14] They collaborated with The Walt Disney Company on a Marvel Avengers themed kit that encourages children to invent superheroes to complete secret missions.[15][16]

Koby recognises that parental buy-in is essential to reach children and young people.[17][18] She has written for Goop and presented at the Family Tech Summit.[19][20] An interview with her appears in the Coursera course on Brand Management.[21] Koby was selected as one of the top entrepreneurs in the UK tech sector by Growth Business in 2017.[22] She was championed by Innovate UK as one of their Game Changers.[23] She is one of the Creative Review Creative Leaders 50.[24] She is on the advisory board of The Education Foundation.[25] She was voted Innovator of the Year in the Tech Playmaker Awards in 2018.[26] She delivered the Design School Pioneers Lecture at the University of the Arts London in January 2018, and has been part of various Maker Faires.[27][28]

References

1. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/450d33d8-d6c6-11e4-97c3-00144feab7de|title=Subscribe to read|website=Financial Times|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-12-09}}
2. ^1 2 3 4 {{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/women-in-business-qa-bethany-koby-co-founder-technology_us_593145c3e4b062a6ac0aceb4|title=Women in Business Q&A: Bethany Koby, Co-Founder, Technology Will Save Us|last=Dunn|first=Laura Emily|date=2017-06-02|website=Huffington Post|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-09}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegoodwebguide.co.uk/tech/startup-salon/tech-will-save-us/19460|title=Bethany Koby, CEO of Tech Will Save Us {{!}} Startup Salon {{!}} The Good Web Guide|website=www.thegoodwebguide.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}
4. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url=http://www.oneclub.org/awards/youngguns/3/-bio/yg3-128-bethany-koby|title=Bethany Koby|website=www.oneclub.org|language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.womenofwearables.com/new-blog/wow-woman-bethany-koby-co-founder-and-ceo-of-technology-will-save-us|title=WoW Woman in IoT {{!}} Bethany Koby, Co-founder and CEO of Technology Will Save Us|website=WOMEN OF WEARABLES|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-12-09}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.beyonddesignchicago.com/female-founded-tech-company-making-mark-education/|title=Female Founded Tech Company Making a Mark in Education|date=2017-06-06|website=Beyond Design|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-09}}
7. ^1 2 3 {{Cite web|url=https://innovateuk.blog.gov.uk/2017/08/08/game-changers-bethany-koby/|title=Game changers: Bethany Koby - Innovate UK|website=innovateuk.blog.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}
8. ^{{Cite web|url=https://gineersnow.com/industries/toys/technology-will-save-us-sparking-kids-imaginations-around-world|title=Technology Will Save Us: Sparking Kids’ Imaginations Around The World|last=Hern|first=Ninez|last2=flirt|first2=ez A. sensitive|date=2016-12-17|website=GineersNow|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-09|last3=Tease|first3=An Awkward|last4=Engineer|first4=A. Metallurgical|last5=surprisingly.}}
9. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.womenofwearables.com/new-blog/wow-woman-bethany-koby-co-founder-and-ceo-of-technology-will-save-us|title=WoW Woman in IoT {{!}} Bethany Koby, Co-founder and CEO of Technology Will Save Us|website=WOMEN OF WEARABLES|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-12-09}}
10. ^{{Cite web|url=https://gineersnow.com/industries/toys/technology-will-save-us-sparking-kids-imaginations-around-world|title=Technology Will Save Us: Sparking Kids’ Imaginations Around The World|last=Hern|first=Ninez|last2=flirt|first2=ez A. sensitive|date=2016-12-17|website=GineersNow|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-09|last3=Tease|first3=An Awkward|last4=Engineer|first4=A. Metallurgical|last5=surprisingly.}}
11. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.techwillsaveus.com/find-a-stockist/|title=Find a stockist|website=Tech Will Save Us|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-12-09}}
12. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/05/new-wearable-kids-combines-programming-playground/|title=This Hackable Wearable Is for Kids Who Don’t Mess Around|last=Rhodes|first=Margaret|date=2016-05-11|work=Wired|access-date=2018-12-09|issn=1059-1028}}
13. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.tablecrowd.com/blog/2016/07/dine-with-europas-winner-bethany-koby-at-dinner-next-week/|title=Dine with Europas Winner, Bethany Koby at dinner next week|last=TableCrowd|date=2016-07-18|website=Table Crowd Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-09}}
14. ^{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/14/tech-will-save-us/|title=Tech Will Save Us raises $4.2M for its tech-focused range of toys, partners with Disney|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-09}}
15. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.techwillsaveus.com/shop/marvel-avengers-electro-hero-kit/|title=Marvel Avengers Electro Hero Kit {{!}} Learn STEM|website=Tech Will Save Us|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-12-09}}
16. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.toynews-online.biz/technology/uks-tech-will-save-us-scores-4-2m-funding-as-it-prepares-disney-marvel-tech-infused-toy-line|title=UK's Tech Will Save Us scores $4.2m funding as it prepares Disney Marvel tech-infused toy line|last=Hutchins|first=Robert|website=ToyNews|language=en-us|access-date=2018-12-09}}
17. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/work/this-woman-wants-to-teach-your-child-how-to-code-and-create-thei/|title=This woman wants to teach your child how to code and create their own gadgets this Christmas|last=Douglas|first=Ian|website=The Telegraph|language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}
18. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/people-parties/bazaar-at-work/a22812675/life-lessons-what-ive-learnt-about-running-a-tech-start-up/|title=Life lessons: what I’ve learnt about running a tech start-up|last=Hedges|first=Frances|date=2018-08-29|website=Harper's BAZAAR|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-12-09}}
19. ^{{Cite web|url=https://goop.com/work/career/tech-will-save-us-all/|title=Teaching Kids to Code|date=2016-08-25|website=Goop|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-09}}
20. ^{{Cite web|url=https://kidsandfamilytech.com/blog/speakers/bethany-koby/|title=Bethany Koby|website=FamilyTech|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-09}}
21. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.coursera.org/lecture/brand/1-3-interview-with-bethany-koby-director-technology-will-save-us-sZvZr|title=1.3 Interview with Bethany Koby, Director, Technology Will Save Us - Brand Purpose & Experience|website=Coursera|language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}
22. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.growthbusiness.co.uk/7-entrepreneurs-leading-the-way-for-women-in-technology-2549898/|title=7 entrepreneurs leading the way for women in technology|date=2017-03-06|website=Growth Business|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-12-09}}
23. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.innovatemyschool.com/news/the-woman-who-s-getting-hands-on-with-learning-insight|title=Innovate My School - The woman who’s getting hands-on with learning [insight]|last=UK|first=Innovate|website=www.innovatemyschool.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-12-09}}
24. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.creativereview.co.uk/creativeleaders50/leader/bethany-koby/|title=Bethany Koby - Creative Review|language=en-UK|access-date=2018-12-09}}
25. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.ednfoundation.org/about/people/advisors/|title=Advisors|website=The Education Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-09}}
26. ^{{Cite web|url=http://techplaymakerawards.com/last-years-awards/bethany-koby|title=Last Year's Awards {{!}} Technology Playmaker Awards 2019|website=techplaymakerawards.com|access-date=2018-12-09}}
27. ^{{Cite web|url=https://gmdlcc.co.uk/2018/02/26/bethany-koby-creative-pioneer/|title=Bethany Koby: Creative Pioneer|date=2018-02-26|website=GMD/LCC|language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}
28. ^{{Cite web|url=https://makerfaire.com/maker/entry/52220/|title=Inventing a Creative Tech Tool to Empower a New Generation|website=Maker Faire|language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}
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