Ruthless for Good

Founded in 2021, Ruthless for Good is a venture capital firm based in New Orleans, Louisiana. It focuses on making pre-seed and seed investments in BIPOC and women founders, supporting companies that operate in the sectors of education, future of work, and access innovations.

Aaron Walker

Founder and CEO

8 past transactions

ClassBank

Pre Seed Round in 2024
ClassBank is an education technology company focused on enhancing financial literacy among students. Its platform is designed for classroom management and aims to prepare students for real-world responsibilities through financial education and character development. By fostering a supportive and collaborative school culture, ClassBank enables teachers to save time while increasing student engagement. The company's mission is to ensure that all students are equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to navigate their financial futures effectively.

Reportwell

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Reportwell simplifies key compliance tasks and reporting for authorizers, school districts, and government agencies. Its platform enhances accountability by tracking deadlines, completing reports, and providing timely updates.

AfterSchool HQ

Seed Round in 2023
AfterSchool HQ is a company that offers a youth program management software aimed at enhancing the after-school and summer learning experience for children. The platform facilitates the connection between youth and various engaging programs, allowing parents to easily find, register for, and pay for activities online. By replacing traditional extracurricular activity flyers in schools, AfterSchool HQ streamlines the process for parents and helps students explore their interests and talents while fostering friendships with peers who share similar passions.

Skilltype

Seed Round in 2023
Skilltype operates an online marketplace offering training content from various providers. Its platform enables access to presentations, videos, articles, and more, aiming to enhance professional skills and drive organizational growth. The company's tools assist managers in identifying expertise within their talent pool for recruitment, reskilling, or succession planning, while also empowering employees to manage their career development.

Totem

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Totem is a digital banking platform designed to enhance financial inclusion for Indigenous communities. Developed and supported by Native Americans, the service offers essential banking facilities including checking accounts, debit cards, and credit-building features through a mobile application. By providing accessible financial products, Totem empowers tribal communities to engage in the modern economy and achieve greater financial independence.

WorkTorch

Seed Round in 2022
WorkTorch is a career discovery platform focused on the service economy, specifically catering to skilled trade and service industry workers. The company facilitates connections between job seekers and employers through its online marketplace, which matches suitable candidates with blue-collar job opportunities. By addressing the challenges in the hiring process, WorkTorch helps employers access a more engaged and aligned talent pool while assisting job seekers in finding fulfilling career paths and advancement opportunities.

Guava

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Guava is a digital bank tailored for black small business owners. It aims to bridge the racial wealth gap by offering equitable financial products, industry connections, workshops, and mobile fund transfer services.

Lessonbee

Seed Round in 2021
Lessonbee Inc. is an educational technology company that specializes in providing an online learning platform and digital curriculum focused on health and wellness for students in grades K-12. Founded in 2017 and based in Mount Vernon, New York, Lessonbee offers a cloud-based reflective learning system that includes adaptive lessons and a shared content library. This platform enables teachers to access up-to-date, culturally responsive, and medically accurate health education content, track student assignments, and foster student engagement through regular reflection. Additionally, Lessonbee incorporates its proprietary HealthIQ analytics to evaluate student health goals and school climate, recommending personalized content from its extensive library of self-paced classes and video-based lessons aligned with state and national health education standards. By promoting collaboration among educators, parents, and healthcare providers, Lessonbee aims to enhance student well-being and health literacy.
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