Uplimit is an education technology company dedicated to transforming how professionals and organizations develop skills for the future. Through its AI-powered platform, Uplimit offers innovative learning solutions that facilitate scalable skill development tailored to the demands of the modern workforce. The platform features live, small-group courses in machine learning and data science, delivered by top industry experts, allowing both employees and students to enhance their competencies. By fostering a supportive community and emphasizing accountability, Uplimit aims to accelerate career growth and ensure that individuals and organizations adapt effectively to an ever-evolving professional landscape.
Tech Spark AI
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Spark Plug is a large language model trained with ethical data and youth culture, that transforms classic literature into culturally relevant language for Gen Z students.
Tech Spark AI
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Spark Plug is a large language model trained with ethical data and youth culture, that transforms classic literature into culturally relevant language for Gen Z students.
GO1 is a provider of a comprehensive platform designed to enhance workforce development through on-demand training and professional development resources. The platform facilitates onboarding, compliance, and skill enhancement by offering a diverse library of online learning materials. It integrates seamlessly with tools like Microsoft Teams, allowing employees to access and engage with training content directly within their existing workplace ecosystem. By streamlining the procurement of training resources and delivering a modern user experience, GO1 enables organizations to effectively educate and train their workforce through a single subscription model.
Paper, Inc., established in 2014 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with an additional office in Santa Monica, California, is a remote tutoring company. It designs an educational support system platform that offers live help, essay review, real-time feedback, and intervention tools for students and teachers. The platform aims to provide personalized learning support, connecting students with certified educators who can provide contextualized feedback and guide them towards a deeper understanding of academic concepts.
Monoxer is a company that specializes in educational technology, specifically aimed at improving memory retention for learners. It offers e-learning and class management platforms tailored for private schools, tutoring academies, prep schools, and language schools. Monoxer provides real-time analysis of learning content, visualizing each learner's knowledge retention levels.
Slang is a technology-driven company that specializes in providing online English courses tailored for career development. Originating from a research project at MIT, Slang employs a proprietary machine learning engine to create a highly adaptive e-learning platform. This platform offers a wide range of specialized courses across various fields, including Sales, Finance, Logistics, Medicine, and Law. With the largest professional English course offering globally, Slang's curriculum focuses on real-world scenarios, enabling learners to acquire essential language skills relevant to their careers. The platform also features personalized software that tracks users' knowledge and progress, continually optimizing the learning experience. Looking ahead, Slang plans to expand its course offerings significantly, aiming to release an additional 1,000 courses in the next three years.
Forum des images
Grant in 2021
Forum des images offer digital learning methods in underserved schools.
Crehana is an online training platform based in Lima, Peru, dedicated to serving creative and digital professionals in Latin America and Spain. Founded in 2015, the platform offers over 500 courses spanning various fields, including design, coding, digital marketing, illustration, photography, and audiovisuals. Its mission is to facilitate professional growth through affordable, project-based learning, addressing the skills gap in the region. By providing a diverse range of programs aimed at both individuals and companies, Crehana seeks to empower users to enhance their skill sets and achieve their professional aspirations in an evolving job market.
GO1 is a provider of a comprehensive platform designed to enhance workforce development through on-demand training and professional development resources. The platform facilitates onboarding, compliance, and skill enhancement by offering a diverse library of online learning materials. It integrates seamlessly with tools like Microsoft Teams, allowing employees to access and engage with training content directly within their existing workplace ecosystem. By streamlining the procurement of training resources and delivering a modern user experience, GO1 enables organizations to effectively educate and train their workforce through a single subscription model.
Paper, Inc., established in 2014 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with an additional office in Santa Monica, California, is a remote tutoring company. It designs an educational support system platform that offers live help, essay review, real-time feedback, and intervention tools for students and teachers. The platform aims to provide personalized learning support, connecting students with certified educators who can provide contextualized feedback and guide them towards a deeper understanding of academic concepts.
Guild Education
Series E in 2021
Guild Education, Inc. is an educational technology company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The company provides a lifelong learning platform designed for working adults, offering a range of online courses, workshops, and educational programs. These include bachelor’s and master’s degrees, high school diplomas, certificate programs, and language learning opportunities. Guild Education supports its users throughout their educational journey by utilizing a technology platform that facilitates discovery and learning, as well as a tech-enabled student advising model to enhance the overall experience. The company aims to empower adults to advance their education and career paths effectively.
Unifa
Funding Round in 2021
UniFa is a developer of innovative healthcare solutions focused on tracking the physical and mental growth of kindergarteners. The company's flagship product, LookMee, integrates artificial intelligence and Internet of Things technology to provide various tools for parents and guardians. Key components of the LookMee system include an IoT sensor designed to secure children's naptime, a smart thermometer that monitors body temperature, and a photo-sharing service that gathers data from kindergartens. These services collectively enable parents to receive regular updates about their child's well-being, enhancing communication and fostering a better understanding of their development during early childhood.
OpenClassrooms
Series C in 2021
OpenClassrooms, founded in 2007 and based in Paris, France, is an online education platform that has emerged as one of Europe’s leading education-to-employment services. With 355,000 students in over 140 countries, it offers a wide range of vocational training programs through more than 600 online courses and 55 curricula in high-demand fields such as coding, IT, product management, and UX design. The institution is accredited by the French state and provides Associate, Bachelor’s, and Master’s level diplomas recognized by the Board of Education in Paris. OpenClassrooms employs a competency-based educational model that combines high-quality online coursework with personalized mentorship, project-based learning, and career coaching. Additionally, the company collaborates with numerous corporate clients to enhance their training offerings, ensuring that students are well-prepared for the job market with a job guarantee upon completion of their programs.
Class Technologies
Series A in 2021
Class Technologies specializes in online learning solutions, focusing on enhancing the educational experience through its software. The company offers a virtual classroom platform that integrates with Zoom, allowing educators to manage attendance, distribute assignments, conduct assessments, and engage in individual student interactions. Key features of the software include a seating chart, ID verification, proctored exams, and participation tracking, which help optimize teaching effectiveness and student performance management. Additionally, Class provides courses in core subjects, electives, and skills development, along with program implementation services to support educational institutions in delivering effective remote education.
Flockjay, Inc. is an online sales academy based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2018. The company specializes in providing hands-on training services to aspiring sales professionals, focusing on both inbound and outbound sales techniques. Their curriculum includes lead qualification, time management, discovery calls, objection handling, and crafting persuasive communication. Flockjay also equips students with modern sales tools and offers additional support services, such as resume workshops, networking opportunities, and interview coaching. By connecting job seekers with high-paying positions in top companies, Flockjay aims to enhance upward mobility and make technology careers accessible to individuals from underrepresented communities. Through its remote learning platform, the company ensures that students from diverse backgrounds have the skills and opportunities necessary to succeed in the tech industry.
Crehana is an online training platform based in Lima, Peru, dedicated to serving creative and digital professionals in Latin America and Spain. Founded in 2015, the platform offers over 500 courses spanning various fields, including design, coding, digital marketing, illustration, photography, and audiovisuals. Its mission is to facilitate professional growth through affordable, project-based learning, addressing the skills gap in the region. By providing a diverse range of programs aimed at both individuals and companies, Crehana seeks to empower users to enhance their skill sets and achieve their professional aspirations in an evolving job market.
Paper
Funding Round in 2020
Paper, Inc., established in 2014 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with an additional office in Santa Monica, California, is a remote tutoring company. It designs an educational support system platform that offers live help, essay review, real-time feedback, and intervention tools for students and teachers. The platform aims to provide personalized learning support, connecting students with certified educators who can provide contextualized feedback and guide them towards a deeper understanding of academic concepts.
GO1 is a provider of a comprehensive platform designed to enhance workforce development through on-demand training and professional development resources. The platform facilitates onboarding, compliance, and skill enhancement by offering a diverse library of online learning materials. It integrates seamlessly with tools like Microsoft Teams, allowing employees to access and engage with training content directly within their existing workplace ecosystem. By streamlining the procurement of training resources and delivering a modern user experience, GO1 enables organizations to effectively educate and train their workforce through a single subscription model.
Niche.com Inc. operates an online platform that facilitates the discovery and research of schools, neighborhoods, and companies across the United States. Founded in 2002 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company provides users with detailed reviews, analyses, rankings, and profiles for K-12 schools, colleges, graduate schools, and residential areas. By rigorously analyzing public data sets and millions of user reviews, Niche.com delivers comprehensive rankings and report cards, allowing consumers to make informed decisions about educational and living options. The platform's objective is to simplify the research process for users, helping them to compare various institutions and neighborhoods effectively.
AdmitHub, Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in providing expert admissions guidance through its website and SMS services. The company focuses on helping students communicate directly with college admissions offices and offers assistance in various areas, including college selection, financial aid, standardized tests, and support for first-generation college students. Additionally, AdmitHub has developed a chatbot platform named Oli, which integrates artificial intelligence and human expertise to enhance student enrollment, persistence, and completion at numerous colleges and universities. This platform helps educational institutions streamline repetitive tasks, engage students effectively on a large scale, and gain valuable insights into their admissions processes.
Guild Education
Series D in 2019
Guild Education, Inc. is an educational technology company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The company provides a lifelong learning platform designed for working adults, offering a range of online courses, workshops, and educational programs. These include bachelor’s and master’s degrees, high school diplomas, certificate programs, and language learning opportunities. Guild Education supports its users throughout their educational journey by utilizing a technology platform that facilitates discovery and learning, as well as a tech-enabled student advising model to enhance the overall experience. The company aims to empower adults to advance their education and career paths effectively.
Multiverse
Series A in 2019
Multiverse is a technology startup that aims to provide an alternative to traditional university education by focusing on career-oriented apprenticeships. The company develops an EdTech platform designed to match young talent with professional services and digital roles, facilitating applied learning throughout their apprenticeship journeys. This approach not only equips individuals with essential skills but also helps them build social capital and establish strong professional networks. By prioritizing practical experience, Multiverse seeks to empower young people in creating fulfilling careers, thus serving as a viable alternative to conventional academic paths and uninspiring corporate training programs.
RaiseMe is a financial aid information and networking platform focused on improving access to higher education through innovative scholarship opportunities. The company addresses the challenges faced by millions of students in the college admissions process by allowing them to earn "micro-Scholarships" based on their individual achievements throughout high school. This approach enables students to receive financial assistance early, rather than waiting until the end of high school, thereby positively influencing their college ambitions and application decisions. Through partnerships with various universities, RaiseMe has facilitated the distribution of over $2 billion in micro-scholarships, demonstrating its commitment to transforming educational pathways and enhancing the college experience for students.
Guild Education
Series C in 2018
Guild Education, Inc. is an educational technology company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The company provides a lifelong learning platform designed for working adults, offering a range of online courses, workshops, and educational programs. These include bachelor’s and master’s degrees, high school diplomas, certificate programs, and language learning opportunities. Guild Education supports its users throughout their educational journey by utilizing a technology platform that facilitates discovery and learning, as well as a tech-enabled student advising model to enhance the overall experience. The company aims to empower adults to advance their education and career paths effectively.
Viridis Learning
Venture Round in 2017
Viridis Learning, Inc. is an education technology company specializing in workforce education and human capital solutions for the middle-skill workforce. The company operates a platform that facilitates training, certification, and job placement for individuals seeking to enter, sustain, or advance in middle-skill occupations. Through its human capital technology solution, Viridis, the company addresses skill deficiencies by aligning training programs with the needs of local employers. The training offerings include a variety of courses such as Residential Concrete Specialization, Energy Management and Controls, and Advanced Residential Construction Supervisor, among others. With its base in New York, New York, Viridis Learning aims to enhance the employability of individuals while meeting the demands of employers in the middle-skill labor market.
Viridis Learning
Series A in 2016
Viridis Learning, Inc. is an education technology company specializing in workforce education and human capital solutions for the middle-skill workforce. The company operates a platform that facilitates training, certification, and job placement for individuals seeking to enter, sustain, or advance in middle-skill occupations. Through its human capital technology solution, Viridis, the company addresses skill deficiencies by aligning training programs with the needs of local employers. The training offerings include a variety of courses such as Residential Concrete Specialization, Energy Management and Controls, and Advanced Residential Construction Supervisor, among others. With its base in New York, New York, Viridis Learning aims to enhance the employability of individuals while meeting the demands of employers in the middle-skill labor market.
GO1 is a provider of a comprehensive platform designed to enhance workforce development through on-demand training and professional development resources. The platform facilitates onboarding, compliance, and skill enhancement by offering a diverse library of online learning materials. It integrates seamlessly with tools like Microsoft Teams, allowing employees to access and engage with training content directly within their existing workplace ecosystem. By streamlining the procurement of training resources and delivering a modern user experience, GO1 enables organizations to effectively educate and train their workforce through a single subscription model.
WEIC Corporation
Series A in 2014
WEIC Corporation offers language lessons through internet. WEIC Corporation was founded in 2004 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.