Dunce Capital

We believe portfolios are the future. We're a venture-backed startup based in Austin, TX on a mission to help every kid build one by creating a competition platform where kids can win cash prizes for building apps, games, websites, and other real-world projects. We're a team of game developers, educators, engineers, and designers pioneering the first learn-to-earn education model and are funded by some of the best investors in the education and gaming space.

FourthRev is working to bridge the digital skills gap by connecting leading companies and universities to enable the delivery of up-to-date, industry relevant programs, ranging from micro-credentials through to degree courses. We do this by co-creating content and curriculum with leading technology companies, such as AWS, Salesforce and Tableau, which is delivered to learners by our university partners, either as stand-alone courses or as part of existing offerings. FourthRev then connects learners to employers in our partners ecosystems.

Kritik is a platform for collaborative online learning between groups. They developed to improve student critical thinking abilities in person or online classes. Their function are calibration, custom activities, discussions, enhance their lms, feedback, insightsa and analytics, rubrics, spotlight, and support.

Maven is a new platform for cohort-based courses started by the founders of Udemy, altMBA and Socratic. We partner with the world’s best instructors to offer live, online, community-driven courses to transform your career.

Prendea offers live afterschool classes to Spanish-speaking kids ages 4 to 15. For a fixed monthly price, kids can choose as many classes as they like from our large selection that ranges from TikTok choreography to astronomy.

Abwaab is an online learning platform that allows secondary-school students to learn at their own pace, test themselves and get ahead with our expert tutors anytime and anywhere. By offering short, engaging video lessons, visualized learning journeys, continuous assessment and performance analytics, we are changing the way students learn outside the classroom.

Contra is a networking platform that gives users the freedom and opportunity to work independently. It provides flexible work opportunities from people through an exclusive community and referral network by showcasing work portfolios that enable freelancers and other independent professionals to earn a living on their own terms. The San Francisco, California-based company was established in 2019 by Ben Huffman and Gajus Kuizinas.

Beanstalk is offering live interactive kids classes from home, designed for each specific age group.The company's platform offers on-demand interactive kids classes by experienced teachers, enabling children to take learning classes anytime from anywhere.

FourthRev is working to bridge the digital skills gap by connecting leading companies and universities to enable the delivery of up-to-date, industry relevant programs, ranging from micro-credentials through to degree courses. We do this by co-creating content and curriculum with leading technology companies, such as AWS, Salesforce and Tableau, which is delivered to learners by our university partners, either as stand-alone courses or as part of existing offerings. FourthRev then connects learners to employers in our partners ecosystems.

GetSetUp is an online platform and community that helps older adults enjoy more fulfilling, independent, and socially connected lives through learning. GetSetUp offers on-demand, engaging learning experiences that range from teaching everyday technical skills to enrichment-focused courses taught by passionate instructors.

HaikuJAM is a free collaborative haiku-writing mobile application through which people write haiku poetry together, line by line by line. Haiku are 3-line syllable based poems that originate in Japan. The final line of a haiku should include a twist. We aim to provide smart-phone users with a collaborative tool for creative expression and stress-relief. HaikuJAM is a stimulating, interactive and creatively nourishing experience.

Beanstalk is offering live interactive kids classes from home, designed for each specific age group.The company's platform offers on-demand interactive kids classes by experienced teachers, enabling children to take learning classes anytime from anywhere.

MarketerHire’s mission is to make expert marketing accessible to everyone. Our platform gives companies on-demand access to a global network of amazing, pre-vetted marketing talent and it is used by early-stage startups, billion-dollar unicorns, and Fortune 100 companies alike. By giving all companies access to amazing marketers - entrepreneurs and enterprises can focus on building great products. We are also contributing to the future of work for our talented marketers. Our platform helps them earn significant additional income while maintaining their full-time job or taking a lot of the hassle and risk out of being full-time freelance. All of our jobs are default-remote, enabling our talent to work anywhere in the world.

Prenda is an ed-tech company with the vision of helping young people learn technology in fun informal settings. It helps libraries and schools run code clubs weekly meetings where people work together to teach themselves computer programming. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Mesa, Arizona.

SV Academy is the non-coding way to make it in America. Founded in 2017, SV Academy supports 400+ SaaS employers with a highly-connected community of rigorously trained and high-performing Sales and Customer Success talent from underrepresented backgrounds. The company's platform provides skill-building, mentorship, job placement assistance, and post-hire support, such as alumni networking events and coaching, with 60% of its graduates promoted in the first year. SV Academy was named the #2 Most Innovative Education Program by Fast Company, and is backed by OWL Ventures, Uprising, Bloomberg Beta, Kapor Capital, ReThink Education, as well as Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary's Sound Ventures. To learn more, visit sv.academy.

Sora is a private online middle and high school. Sora’s world-class faculty leads one-of-a-kind live classes, transforming today's students into tomorrow’s changemakers. Students truly have a say in their education in terms of what they study, how they learn a subject, and in what format they can demonstrate their knowledge. Sora’s full-time school program is accredited by Cognia, WASC, and approved by the NCAA.