SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Makeblock, the
global leading provider of STEAM education solutions, attended the
first Fortune Brainstorm TECH International as the Top 3 company in
the New Media and Entertainment
and Education Team. Jasen Wang, the Founder & CEO of Makeblock,
was invited to give a speech at the conference.
"As a leading provider of STEAM education solutions, Makeblock
has the most complete STEAM Education product line in the industry,
possesses a globalization, multi-channel and industry-leading
business model and owns a world's top robot competition for
teenagers," said Jasen Wang. "Our
products include robotics, electronic modules, drones, software and
so on. Makeblock wants to help kids to learn programming, coding,
AI and IoT, encouraging them to turn ideas into reality."
Makeblock's R&D capability has already been widely
recognized by the world. In 2017 alone, Makeblock has won the Red
Dot Product Design Award in Germany, the Gold Award of IDEA (the
International Design Excellence Awards) in the United States, the Gold Award of K-Design
Award in Korean and the Good Design Award in Japan.
Over 4.5 million people across 20,000 schools and 140 countries
are using Makeblock to learn coding and robotics. To date,
Makeblock has taken 45 percent to 50 percent of the market share in
the secondary schools in France.
In 2016, Makeblock established a strategic partnership with
Softbank and opened a new office in Japan. Makeblock also has offices in
Europe, the United States and HongKong, China. In 2017, Makeblock successfully raised
200 million RMB in series B round of
funding.
About Makeblock
Makeblock Co., Ltd, founded in 2013, is a global leading STEAM
education solution provider. Makeblock offers easy-to-use
programmable robot kits, electronic building block platform, DIY
robotics construction platform, graphical programming apps, and
courses to inspire children of today to unleash their potential and
creativity for a better world tomorrow. Website:
http://www.makeblock.com/.
About Fortune Brainstorm TECH International
The first-ever Fortune Brainstorm TECH International was held
Dec. 5-6 in Guangzhou, China. Bringing together the
smartest, most innovative people in tech, media, entertainment and
finance, the Fortune Brainstorm TECH International will feature the
China innovators who are rewriting
the rules and reshaping the landscape, in combination with tech
leaders from around the world.
http://www.fortunechina.com/summit/2017_Guangzhou_Fortune_Brainstorm_Tech_International/guanwang.html
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