Philippos Savvides

Selling edtech to higher ed is notoriously difficult. As the head of Arizona State University's accelerator, ScaleU, I help early-stage founders bridge the gap from promising pilot to actual procurement. Since 2023, I've grown our portfolio from 26 to 35 companies and helped our startups reach more than 100,000 ASU users. Before ScaleU, I spent more than 10 years building ASU's online learning operation from the inside. Along the way, I forged partnerships with Labster, Google, Lenovo, Sana Labs, and more. I hold a PhD in Educational Technology. Book a call if you want to understand how universities actually evaluate, pilot, and buy—and how to avoid the roadblocks that stall most edtech startups before procurement.