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Mike Silagadze

Mike Silagadze is Top Hat's Founder & CEO.

  1. The Next Chapter in Top Hat’s Mission to Improve the Higher Ed Learning Experience

    We have raised a significant new round of funding and brought in a new leader to take Top Hat forward on the next phase of our growth The…

  2. Top Hat Launches Inaugural Black Educator Grant

    New grant provides funding of up to $10,000 for a Black educator interested in exploring the effectiveness of Top Hat on student learning,…

  3. Introducing Top Hat Community: The Free Messaging App Purpose-Built for Higher Education

    We’re making it easy for instructors to connect with students and build community inside and outside the classroom

  4. How COVID-19 May Forever Change the Way Professors Teach

    Reductions in funding, immersive course materials and a mixture of in-person and virtual courses may alter higher ed as we know it

  5. This Is Why We Are Investing $55M Into Higher Ed

    Improving educational ROI underpins everything we do at Top Hat — so we're putting that money towards improving student outcomes while…

  6. Over 3.5 Million Students Have Used Top Hat

    After a decade of disrupting higher education, Top Hat CEO and co-founder Mike Silagadze examines the company’s growth by the numbers

  7. Top Hat Scholarship Offers $100K For Growth-Minded Students

    The financial barrier to higher education is insurmountable for many. But now, professors who have used the Top Hat platform in the past 24…

  8. Scaleupfest: Engagement and Growth Across Borders

    Top Hat CEO Mike Silagadze is at Scaleupfest 2017 to talk about international growth and working with investors across borders

  9. Textbook Solutions Focus of Top Hat Series-C Funding

    Our $22.5m of funding will help deliver new content right within the Top Hat platform, including everything professors need to teach their…