Socratic Ventures

Socratic Ventures, LLC is a principal investment firm based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2010. The firm focuses on the education sector, aiming to drive impact by investing in platforms that reduce the cost of access to education. By concentrating on innovative education enterprises, Socratic Ventures seeks to enhance educational opportunities and accessibility for a broader audience.

Stephanie Gantos

Investing Partner

Randall Macon

Operating Partner

3 past transactions

Acadeum

Venture Round in 2021
Acadeum is a developer of the Academic Sharing Platform, which facilitates course sharing among universities. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company, previously known as College Consortium, aims to enhance accessibility to higher education by creating a marketplace where students can select online courses from a network of participating institutions. This platform allows faculty to review and choose courses that fulfill graduation requirements and financial aid eligibility. By supporting the formation of course-sharing consortia, Acadeum collaborates with various educational organizations, such as the Council of Independent Colleges and the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, to provide students with diverse educational opportunities and help them progress toward graduation.

Acadeum

Series A in 2020
Acadeum is a developer of the Academic Sharing Platform, which facilitates course sharing among universities. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company, previously known as College Consortium, aims to enhance accessibility to higher education by creating a marketplace where students can select online courses from a network of participating institutions. This platform allows faculty to review and choose courses that fulfill graduation requirements and financial aid eligibility. By supporting the formation of course-sharing consortia, Acadeum collaborates with various educational organizations, such as the Council of Independent Colleges and the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, to provide students with diverse educational opportunities and help them progress toward graduation.

MeasureOne

Seed Round in 2016
MeasureOne, Inc. is a data and analytics firm based in San Francisco, California, with a focus on the higher education finance sector. Founded in 2009, the company operates a platform that integrates academic data into applications, offering an API that processes and analyzes transcript information from educational institutions and students. MeasureOne specializes in providing insights into the $1.4 trillion student loan market through its unique Private Student Loan Consortium, which aggregates data from leading lenders. The company delivers a suite of services, including private student loan performance reports, loan-level securities data, and analytic tools for portfolio monitoring. It caters to a diverse clientele, including loan originators, servicers, investors, and government agencies involved in student lending. Founded by Dan Feshback, an expert in credit-risk markets, MeasureOne leverages data science to enhance understanding of student loans, facilitating informed decision-making in risk assessment, repayment strategies, and public policy development.
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