ABOUT US

In our rapidly changing world, education is the gateway to success. Unfortunately, too many bright students are unable to gain access to the best resources due to a lack of access to world-class educators. While the online model such as Khan Academy does allow the very bright self-learners consisting of 5% of the world population to gain access to the best instruction anywhere in the world, it leaves 95% of students (non-self-learners) behind. Qukku is on a mission to improve the effectiveness of gifted educators enabling them to provide one-on-one instruction to millions of students simultaneously anywhere and anytime.

 
 

 

EXECUTIVE TEAM

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Stephen White, CXO

Stephen White is the founder of Qukku and coaches entrepreneurs and new product teams on business modeling, new product development, and marketing strategy.

Stephen's Accomplishments:

  • Entrepreneur in Residence at the Houston Technology Center and a startup advisor for SXSW Accelerator, HATCH pitch, Texas A&M’s Center for New Ventures & Entrepreneurship, and University of Houston’s REDlabs

  • Founding team member of four startups and developed several new business offerings as an INTRA-PRENEUR (entrepreneur within an organization)

  • Founded a short-term lay mission program serving indigenous communities in the highlands of Guatemala

Stephen is a certified public accountant and holds a Masters of Accounting from Texas A&M University.

 
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Shafique Pappa, CEO

Shafique is the co-founder of Qukku as well as a founding team member of seven other companies in the technology, medical and food industries. He has over 25 years experience in new business development and product management for early stage, growing companies.

Shafique's Accomplishments:

  • Grew product lines to $30 Million in sales and raised outside funding for his new ventures

  • Advisor to award-winning startups developing new products related to 3D printing, Internet of Things “IoT” devices, and healthy foods

  • Developed several 3 person teams into 200+ employee organizations, while scaling growth across multiple key activities

Shafique is a sought after mentor due to his patience, encouragement and actionable feedback.

Shafique holds a masters degree in Computer Science from University of Houston, and a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics from Purdue University.