AI, Education and Entrepreneurship
A 2025 in-person conversation at Venture Cafe Cambridge on emerging AI, education, and startup work.
Volunteer-led Boston nonprofit community
Boston EdTech Foundation
A civic-minded education technology community where educators, technologists, researchers, entrepreneurs, and learners connect across Boston's innovation ecosystem.
Boston, Massachusetts
Nearly four thousand members building practical connections across education and technology.
Links
Find the Foundation across its public channels.
MeetupJoin events and connect with the community.LinkedInFollow Foundation updates and people.X / TwitterFind event posts and community notes.FacebookConnect through the Foundation social page.YouTubeWatch selected recorded sessions.MediumRead retrospectives and community writing.
Additional public context
Mission
Building a more diverse education technology community.
Boston EdTech Foundation creates space for people working in and around education technology to share research, practices, products, and career paths.
The community brings together professionals already in edtech, educators and adjacent professionals exploring the field, and teams building products for a wider variety of learners.
EducatorsTechnologistsResearchersEntrepreneursProduct leadersCareer changersLearnersInvestors
3,900+
Meetup members
130+
past events
4.7/5
member rating
2018
501(c)(3) recognition
Community
A long-running home for Boston's edtech conversations.
The Boston EdTech Meetup is the Foundation's principal public program, with more than a decade of event history and a strong reputation among educators, founders, product builders, and learning professionals.
Public records identify the legal organization as Boston Educational Technology Foundation Inc., a Massachusetts 501(c)(3) nonprofit associated with education and community support.
Programs
Practical formats for people building, studying, and using learning technology.
Panels and keynote conversations
Workshops and hands-on learning
Member presentations and product demos
Professional mixers and networking
Career-transition discussions
Edtech leadership and product sessions
Future-Proof Your Career
A 2025 online session focused on moving from classroom practice into learning and technology careers.
EdTech Product Development to Impact
A 2024 product-development conversation featuring lessons from building and scaling education products.
Boston ecosystem
Connected to the region's education, startup, and innovation networks.
The Foundation's public footprint includes relationships and activity alongside organizations such as Venture Cafe Cambridge, LearnLaunch, Startup Boston, The Fletcher School at Tufts University, and broader Boston education and startup communities.
That network gives the Meetup durable value as a convening place for edtech product conversations, workforce transitions, responsible technology, and learning innovation.
Public records
Nonprofit identity and reference links.
- Legal name
- Boston Educational Technology Foundation Inc.
- EIN
- 82-4116437
- Federal status
- 501(c)(3)
- Recognition
- December 2018