How to Change the World

What How to Change the World does

How to Change the World is a London-based non-profit founded in 2019 that partners with higher education institutions to design, build, and deliver experiential learning programs. The company serves almost 100 universities and educational organizations worldwide, with anchor partnerships including Harvard Innovation Labs / Launch Lab X and SDG Academy. Its offering is structured around three pillars: flagship programs that demonstrate experiential learning at mass scale with real stakeholders and real-world challenges, capability-building services that train educators and help institutions independently own their own programs, and a technology platform designed to scale experiential learning to cohorts ranging from 20 to 200,000 students.

The underlying technology is described as an experiential, social, and AI-enabled platform. Specifics on AI models, data assets, or proprietary training pipelines are not disclosed; the AI claim is positioned as a feature of the platform rather than a documented core competency. The go-to-market is consultative and enterprise-oriented: the company uses a 'Book a Call' / Calendly funnel, a dedicated Higher Education Partnership & Pricing page, and a small direct sales team targeting institutional buyers. Pricing is custom and not publicly disclosed.

The business model is professional services combined with technology enablement. Revenue is generated from program design, educator training, and technology access for partner institutions, with quote-based engagements. The company does not disclose funding, revenue, headcount detail beyond '1–10 employees,' or ownership structure, and is registered as a non-profit operating without disclosed venture or philanthropic backing in the available source material.

Name

How to Change the World

Legal name

How to Change the World

Website

https://htctw.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

How to Change the World is a London-based non-profit founded in 2019 that partners with almost 100 higher education institutions worldwide to design, deliver, and scale experiential learning programs through flagship offerings, capability-building services, and an AI-enabled technology platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Application Training, Change Management & Adoption Services (BPAEAGAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Change Management & Transformation Leadership (EDABAAAD), Change Management & Transformation (Org/HR) (BPACAJAD)

Keywords

• Experiential learning programs
• Higher education services
• Learning platform technology
• Institutional partnerships
• Program design services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Institutional Partnership & Program Services: The company helps higher education institutions design, build, and deliver experiential learning programs. Revenue appears to come from program design services, educator training, and technology enablement for partner institutions. They offer both flagship programs (demonstrating experiential learning at scale) and capability-building services to help institutions build and own their own programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

How to Change the World helps higher education institutions design, build, and scale experiential learning programs that connect students with real-world stakeholders and challenges. The company delivers this through three integrated offerings: flagship experiential learning programs, capability building services that train faculty and educators, and an AI-enabled technology platform that enables institutions to operate these programs at scale.

Product overview

How to Change the World offers a unified experiential learning platform comprising three core components: Experiential Learning Programs (flagship offerings demonstrating authentic experiential learning at mass scale with real stakeholders and challenges), Capability Building Services (covering program design, educator training, and delivery support to help institutions build independent program ownership), and a Technology Platform for Scale (making experiential learning affordable, accessible, and effective for 20 to 200,000+ students). The organization partners with nearly 100 higher education institutions worldwide to bridge the gap between classroom learning and real-world application.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Harvard Innovation Labs / Launch Lab XcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHarvard Innovation Labs (i-lab) is a key partner hosting Launch Lab X. The partnership focuses on experiential learning collaboration, with How to Change the World serving as a partner organization supporting innovation and learning initiatives at Harvard.
• SDG AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSDG Academy is a flagship program of the SDSN, providing free education for sustainable development. They partner with How to Change the World to deliver experiential learning components within their sustainable development education offerings.
• Various Partner InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe company has partnered with almost 100 higher education institutions worldwide. Partner logos displayed include multiple universities and educational organizations. These partnerships focus on helping institutions design and build scalable experiential learning experiences, from individual courses to institution-wide transformation.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Anthology (formerly Blackboard): Higher-education technology suite spanning LMS, student success, and institutional operations. A broad incumbent whose reach into university purchasing cycles makes it a likely competitor or partner for institutional experiential learning transformation.
• 2U: Long-established Online Program Management and edX operator that partners with universities to build, run, and support online degree programs. A broader incumbent with deep university relationships and content scale that competes for the same institutional transformation wallet HtCtW targets.
• Coursera for Campus: Major online learning platform with an institutional offering that delivers curated content, credentials, and learning experiences to universities worldwide. A broad incumbent whose scale and content library overlap with HtCtW's scalable experiential learning technology positioning.
• Instructure (Canvas): Provider of the Canvas learning management system and broader higher-ed solutions used by thousands of institutions globally. A broad incumbent with embedded distribution that could extend into experiential and AI-enabled learning functionality overlapping with HtCtW's platform.

Direct peers

• Keypath Education: Online Program Management company that helps universities build and market online and experiential programs, often including career-aligned and competency-based offerings. Closely matches HtCtW's program design, capability-building, and institutional partnership motion.
• Riipen: Experiential learning platform that connects students and educators with companies for project-based work integrated into courses. Directly comparable to HtCtW's mission of closing the gap between classroom learning and real-world application through institutional partnerships.
• Noodle Partners: Online Program Management (OPM) provider that partners directly with universities to design, launch, and run degree and credential programs. Highly comparable to HtCtW's model of partnering with higher-ed institutions to build and deliver learning experiences.

Emerging players

• Forage: Provider of free virtual work-experience programs built with leading employers and distributed through universities. Comparable to HtCtW's flagship experiential learning programs involving real stakeholders and real challenges, though focused on employer-branded content rather than institution-wide transformation.
• InStride: EdTech company that builds strategic education partnerships between employers and universities to enable workforce-relevant degree programs. Comparable to HtCtW's focus on partnerships that bridge institutions and real-world stakeholders, though InStride is anchored to employer-funded models.

Others

• Quill: Non-profit edtech organization providing AI-enabled literacy learning tools to schools. An ecosystem/adjacent peer — a non-profit using AI-enabled learning technology — though operating in K-12 rather than higher education.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/htctw
• Xx.com/htctwglobal

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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