STEM Learning Ecosystems

Name

STEM Learning Ecosystems

Legal name

STEM Learning Ecosystems

Website

https://stemecosystems.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

STEM Education Community Network

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

STEM, Digital Literacy & Maker Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAG)

Keywords

• STEM education networks
• Community of practice
• STEM ecosystem collaboration
• Cross-sector STEM partnerships
• STEM workforce development

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Funding: STEM Learning Ecosystems is supported by philanthropic contributions from leading businesses and foundations including Amgen Foundation, Broadcom Foundation, Lemelson Foundation, Qualcomm Foundation, Steinman Foundation, and Charles and Lynn Schusterman Foundation. TIES serves as co-founder and backbone organization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

STEM Learning Ecosystems operates the STEM Learning Ecosystems Community of Practice (SLECoP), a global nonprofit network connecting 114+ cross-sector STEM ecosystems across 43+ U.S. states and multiple countries to advance STEM learning for all students. The organization facilitates collaboration among K-12 schools, higher education, business and industry, government, and philanthropy through annual convenings, webinars, and programs such as the AI Academy and the Great AI Classroom Challenge. It also provides member ecosystems with measurement frameworks (the Caliper Measurement System), governance models, communication systems, and professional development resources to support local STEM collaboration.

Product overview

STEM Learning Ecosystems operates primarily as a Community of Practice (SLECoP) rather than a traditional software product. The organization provides a network-based service connecting 114+ STEM ecosystems globally, facilitating collaboration through annual convenings, webinars, and programs including the AI Academy, Great AI Classroom Challenge, and IBM SkillsBuild partnership. The core offering is the community network itself plus event-based programming rather than a unified software platform with modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• STEM Learning Ecosystems Community of Practice (SLECoP)
• Annual SLECoP Convening
• AI Academy
• The Great AI Classroom Challenge

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves approximately 70 million students through network of 114+ ecosystems
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• InventEdmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2024Deepened partnership to support invention education. InventEd empowers educators and students with 'inventive mindset' for 21st century problems. Collaboration to cross-pollinate transformative approaches across respective communities.
• The AI Education Project (aiEDU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 September 2023Partnership to help STEM educators inspire AI learning. aiEDU creates equitable AI literacy experiences; TIES provides professional development and community network. Hosted AI Education Summit in Cleveland with 150+ education leaders.
• For the Win RoboticscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 April 2023Partnership to advance STEM and computer science equity through the Build | Fly | Code program. FTW Robotics' drone-based programming is made accessible to ecosystems, reaching 42+ million students. FTW committed up to $100,000 in revenue to the Build | Fly | Code | Give Program for hardware, software, and professional development to underserved SLECoP communities.
• IBM SkillsBuildcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 March 2023TIES seeking educators to join IBM SkillsBuild cohort - a free program offering online courses for learners to gain skills, earn verified digital credentials, connect with mentors, and explore careers in AI, Cybersecurity, and other fields. Educators receive $500 stipend and help shape the program.
• TIES (Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM)coreOthersTIES serves as co-founder and backbone organization for STEM Learning Ecosystems Community of Practice (SLECoP), providing operational infrastructure, facilitation, and leadership in growing the initiative to 111+ ecosystems.
• STEM2HUBmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of 2023 Jacksonville convening. NorthEast Florida STEM2 Hub assisted with planning and hosted the global community of practice event.
• The Henry Ford Museum / inHubmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting Invention Convention program that engages students in hands-on invention education. STEM Learning Ecosystems supports development of critical skills through the program reaching 166,000+ students annually.
• STEM PUSH NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Science Foundation funded initiative aiming to broaden access and opportunity in STEM for Black, Latina/o/e, and Indigenous students. BE STEM Center serves as anchor, working to develop equity-centered accreditation model for pre-college STEM programs.
• Alabama STEM CouncilmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide initiative in collaboration with TIES to establish connected STEM Learning Ecosystems. Supported by Alabama legislature funding, fostering collaboration among businesses, K-12, higher education, government, and out-of-school time providers.
• Department of Defense STEMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDoD STEM director Louie Lopez has spoken at multiple convenings. DoD STEM vision is to create a diverse and sustainable STEM talent pool through educational opportunities for students and teachers of all ages.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Code.org: Large nonprofit advancing K-12 computer science education through curriculum, professional development, and advocacy. Broad incumbent in STEM/CS education with overlapping equity and access goals, but operates a curriculum-and-pd model rather than community-of-practice convening.
• FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology): Global nonprofit running K-12 robotics and STEM competitions that reach millions of students. Broad incumbent in preK-12 STEM engagement with a comparable scale and mission, but focused on competitions and curated programs rather than convening local ecosystems.

Direct peers

• 100Kin10: National network mobilizing cross-sector partners to train and retain 100,000 STEM teachers. Direct peer to SLECoP because it operates at the same cross-sector, ecosystem/community-of-practice level, convening schools, funders, and policy actors to address STEM workforce gaps.
• Million Girls Moonshot: Multi-foundation initiative aimed at equitable access to STEM for girls, working through out-of-school time providers and ecosystems. Highly comparable to STEM Learning Ecosystems in equity framing, ecosystem convening model, and reliance on philanthropic funding.
• Afterschool STEM Hub: Coalition advancing STEM in out-of-school time programs, closely tied to SLECoP through the National STEM Day recognition (H.Res.867). Operates as a parallel cross-sector convening body within the same ecosystem space.
• InventEd: National network supporting invention education and the inventive mindset across K-12. Partner of STEM Learning Ecosystems, but operates as a comparable cross-sector community of practice with shared members and a similar convening-and-resource model.
• STEM PUSH Network: NSF-funded coalition broadening access to STEM for Black, Latina/o/e, and Indigenous pre-college students. Listed as a partnership/alliance for SLECoP, but operates as a parallel cross-sector STEM equity network with overlapping member ecosystems and funders.

Others

• TIES (Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM): Parent and backbone organization for STEM Learning Ecosystems, providing operational infrastructure and leadership. Listed as OTHERS rather than a competitor because it is the enabling organization that hosts and staffs the ecosystem initiative, not a peer initiative competing for members.

Regional players

• NYC STEM Education Network: Regional cross-sector STEM ecosystem serving New York City. Direct participant in SLECoP and comparable in structure and mission, but geographically scoped to NYC rather than coordinating national/international networks.
• Chicago STEM Pathways Cooperative: Chicago-area cross-sector STEM network that hosted the first SLECoP annual convening in 2016. Comparable ecosystem model but operates at a single metropolitan scale rather than a national backbone.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/STEMecosystems
• Facebookfacebook.com/STEMecosystems
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stem-learning-ecosystems

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