Building the School of the Future
Mark Pavlyukovskyy and Hendrik Remigereau host TechMates, the NZVC podcast. The guest on this episode is Penelope Barton, CEO of Crimson Global Academy, and it went out on 16 July 2025.
Penelope Barton, CEO of Crimson Global Academy, started her first business selling sherbet at age five and now runs a global online school that changes the traditional schooling model. She covers how online schooling works, personalized and accelerated learning, the role of AI in education, and government partnerships. The episode also touches on university education and the New Zealand startup ecosystem.
- Reinventing education with tech.
- Scaling a global online school.
- The role of AI in future education.
- Transforming traditional schooling models.
Crimson Global Academy, EdTech, online school, AI in education, personalized learning