Rethink Food

Rethink Food is part of Rethink Capital Partners, a platform that develops impact investment vehicles targeting social and financial returns. The firm specializes in late Seed to Series C rounds and growth capital investments, focusing on companies led by women or those that prioritize gender diversity in leadership. Rethink Food aims to invest in technology-driven businesses that address critical challenges related to health, education, sustainability, and economic empowerment, aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. With a preference for investments ranging from $2 million to $15 million in companies generating recurring revenues between $0.5 million and $15 million, Rethink Food seeks to foster systemic change through its support for entrepreneurs and tech platforms committed to creating a more inclusive economy. Established in 2016, Rethink Capital Partners operates from its headquarters in White Plains, New York, with additional offices in New York City and San Francisco.

Jenny Abramson

Founder & Managing Partner

Shak Chowdhury

Chief Financial Officer

Joe Garcia

Venture Fellow

Malcolm McClain

Associate

Erin Molloy

Director of Investor Relations

Chelsea Morris

Senior Associate

Heidi Patel

Managing Partner

Minolee Vora

Associate

Past deals in E-Learning

Voxy EnGen

Series A in 2021
Voxy EnGen is a career-focused, virtual English language education training platform for organizations and employers working with immigrants and refugees.

Knowledge to Practice

Venture Round in 2020
Knowledge to Practice catalyzes and accelerates progress in postgraduate medical education. It offers self-directed learning solutions, self-assessment tools reveal knowledge gaps, content modules can be reviewed repeatedly, and more. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Bethesda, United States.

Upswing

Venture Round in 2019
Upswing International, Inc. operates an online collaboration platform designed to provide academic support to students in schools. Its primary offerings include AdviseUp, which facilitates scheduling and receiving advice from college advisors; MentorUp, connecting students with mentors for non-academic support; and TutorUp, which utilizes its own tutors and connects students with a broader network of coaches. Additionally, Upswing provides engagement solutions tailored for first-year students, online learners, and adult learners. The platform allows students to select coaches based on various criteria, ensuring a personalized learning experience. Each coaching session is recorded and analyzed, providing administrators with real-time data and insights to help reduce student attrition and enhance overall success. Founded in 2013 and based in Austin, Texas, Upswing is committed to partnering with colleges to establish virtual learning centers that support students and equip educators with valuable analytics.

Empowered Education

Series A in 2019
Empowered Education, LLC is an online educational platform established in 2015 and based in Boise, Idaho. The company specializes in training health coaches and wellness practitioners, offering a range of online training programs, consulting services, and live events. Its curriculum focuses on a new healthcare paradigm, equipping graduates with the skills necessary to work directly with clients and collaborate with medical professionals in functional medicine. By emphasizing the identification of the root causes of illness, Empowered Education aims to enhance the effectiveness of healthcare delivery and empower practitioners in their roles.

Guild

Series C in 2018
Guild Education's lifelong learning platform offers classes, programs and degrees for working adults, with a path for them to move forward in their education and career. Guild offers these adults support from start to finish, with their technology platform for discovery, learning, and organizing the experience, and extra support with their tech-enabled student advising model. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, United States.

Ellevation

Series B in 2018
Ellevation, LLC is a Boston-based company that develops a web-based software platform aimed at supporting English learners (EL) and the educators who serve them. The platform organizes EL student data, facilitates critical monitoring processes, and aids in instructional planning for multilingual students. Ellevation offers research-based instructional practices and activities that assist classroom teachers in effectively planning lessons to help ELs acquire language skills and master grade-level content. Additionally, the company provides Ellevation Math, specifically designed to help ELs engage with grade-level math concepts. Serving various public school districts, including EL coordinators, specialists, and teachers, Ellevation aims to enhance educational outcomes for English learners across the United States. Founded in 2006, the company was previously known as ESL Innovations, Inc. and rebranded to Ellevation, LLC in 2011.

Upswing

Venture Round in 2017
Upswing International, Inc. operates an online collaboration platform designed to provide academic support to students in schools. Its primary offerings include AdviseUp, which facilitates scheduling and receiving advice from college advisors; MentorUp, connecting students with mentors for non-academic support; and TutorUp, which utilizes its own tutors and connects students with a broader network of coaches. Additionally, Upswing provides engagement solutions tailored for first-year students, online learners, and adult learners. The platform allows students to select coaches based on various criteria, ensuring a personalized learning experience. Each coaching session is recorded and analyzed, providing administrators with real-time data and insights to help reduce student attrition and enhance overall success. Founded in 2013 and based in Austin, Texas, Upswing is committed to partnering with colleges to establish virtual learning centers that support students and equip educators with valuable analytics.

Abl Schools

Series A in 2017
Abl is building a new kind of school operations software that helps school leaders better manage their time and resources. Their mission is to transform education by helping schools create flexible, transparent, and collaborative learning environments.

Knowledge to Practice

Series A in 2017
Knowledge to Practice catalyzes and accelerates progress in postgraduate medical education. It offers self-directed learning solutions, self-assessment tools reveal knowledge gaps, content modules can be reviewed repeatedly, and more. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Bethesda, United States.

EVERFI

Series C in 2016
EVERF is building and operating the nation's largest network for online education in off-curriculum, but highly valuable content areas such as financial literacy, student loan management, digital literacy, substance abuse prevention and other key life skills for the 21st century student. Our award-winning, proprietary software-as-a-service platform is designed to provide a highly engaging experience for students and features the latest technology and instructional design, including rich media, high-definition video, 3D simulations and social networking. We work with more than 7,000 schools, colleges and universities in all 50 states.

Ace Learning Company

Series A in 2014
Ace Learning supports teaching and learning in higher education with intelligent analytics that helps faculty and institutions select the best content for each learner. Through its curation and management platform, Ace Learning helps align institutional investments with course-level learning objectives to improve transparency and reduce redundancy. Ace Learning brings faculty insights and student preferences to the forefront of institutional decision-making, creating an environment that priorities value.

Ellevation

Series A in 2013
Ellevation, LLC is a Boston-based company that develops a web-based software platform aimed at supporting English learners (EL) and the educators who serve them. The platform organizes EL student data, facilitates critical monitoring processes, and aids in instructional planning for multilingual students. Ellevation offers research-based instructional practices and activities that assist classroom teachers in effectively planning lessons to help ELs acquire language skills and master grade-level content. Additionally, the company provides Ellevation Math, specifically designed to help ELs engage with grade-level math concepts. Serving various public school districts, including EL coordinators, specialists, and teachers, Ellevation aims to enhance educational outcomes for English learners across the United States. Founded in 2006, the company was previously known as ESL Innovations, Inc. and rebranded to Ellevation, LLC in 2011.

EVERFI

Series B in 2012
EVERF is building and operating the nation's largest network for online education in off-curriculum, but highly valuable content areas such as financial literacy, student loan management, digital literacy, substance abuse prevention and other key life skills for the 21st century student. Our award-winning, proprietary software-as-a-service platform is designed to provide a highly engaging experience for students and features the latest technology and instructional design, including rich media, high-definition video, 3D simulations and social networking. We work with more than 7,000 schools, colleges and universities in all 50 states.

StraighterLine

Series B in 2012
StraighterLine, Inc. provides a low cost online and distance learning courses from accredited colleges and universities. It offers courses in the areas of business, English, health science, humanities, languages, mathematics, science, social science, technology, and college preparation. It also provides a tuition assistance program. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Education Elements

Series A in 2012
With a staff that brings together experience in the classroom, as well as product design and change management expertise, their organization is well-equipped to enable teachers to personalize learning and students to benefit as a result of being able to learn at their own pace, in their own style and with increased attention from their teacher. They work with schools on everything from setting goals, to designing an instructional model, to selecting content, to providing PD and support. Their consultants work side by side with leaders and teachers to embed digital content and data into daily instruction. Combined with our software platform, this makes us a comprehensive, end-to-end solution for anyone who wants to integrate technology and instruction in order to personalize learning. Education Elements works with districts across the country. They are working hundreds of schools, including several RTTD and Next Generation Learning Challenge winners to implement their vision.