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Ribbon Education, founded in 2021 in Brooklyn, New York by Joe Burgess and Lisa Jiang, is a developer of a teacher-student relationship management platform aimed at enhancing the educational experience. The platform focuses on helping teachers better understand their students and improve student outcomes while reducing administrative burdens. By scaling support for online programs, Ribbon Education enables educational institutions to make online learning more affordable and effective for adult learners. The company's mission is to improve the quality of education for all students and enhance teachers' professional lives, ultimately fostering better retention and engagement in educational settings.

Verto Education, Inc. is a higher education institution founded in 2017 and based in Portland, Oregon. It specializes in providing innovative semester travel programs that enable students to earn college credits while studying abroad. The company offers programs in various regions, including Central America, the South Pacific, and Southeast Asia, covering subjects such as environmental science, public health, business, and finance. In addition to its international offerings, Verto provides on-campus programs in countries like Ireland, England, and New Zealand. By partnering with colleges, Verto Education ensures that students receive accredited first-year education, allowing them to achieve their degree goals while also exploring their purpose and direction through experiential learning and travel.

Mentor Collective offers a platform and services that enable universities to design, run, and evaluate mentoring programs. Its offerings include program design and management, mentorship operations, content libraries, research and analytics, and software to support online orientation, engagement, and progress tracking. The platform provides real-time insights into student needs and actions to improve retention and graduation outcomes, with a network of partner institutions that use near-peer mentoring to broaden access to guidance. The company focuses on scaling mentoring across campuses to help all students connect with relevant mentors and receive timely support throughout their college experience.