Ethan Austin

Director

Sarah Bain

Managing Director

Tré Baker

Managing Director

Sylvain Carle

Mentor

Marcelo DoRio

Business Mentor

Tim Dorr

Managing Director

Tom Emrich

Mentor

Jordan Fliegel

Managing Director

Hugh Mc Girr

Program Manager

Terry Gold

Managing Director

Alisha Golden

Investment Lead

Kirstin Hunter

Managing Director

Matthew Jaeh

Managing Director

Adam Johnson

Mentor

Tariq Khan

Mentor

Matt Kozlov

Managing Director

Ryan Kuder

Managing Director

Raphaele Leyendecker

Managing Director

Taylor McLemore

Managing Director

Bob Moczydlowsky

Managing Director

Bruno Morency

Managing Director

Marie Moussavou

Chief Portfolio Services Officer

Yi Ming Ng

Mentor

Zach Nies

Managing Director

Hilla Ovil-Brenner

Managing Director

Melissa Pegus

Managing Director

Julie Penner

Program Director

Adrian Petersen

Mentor

Martin Schilling

Managing Director

Jason Seats

Partner

Ted Serbinski

Managing Director, Mobility

Mike Sherbakov

Mentor

KJ Singh

Managing Director

Oyin Solebo

Managing Director

Vijay Tirathrai

Managing Director

Caroline Tosbath

Associate

Kartik Varma

Managing Director

Jenna Walker

Managing Director

Anne Wellington

Managing Director

Morris Wheeler

Lead Mentor

Past deals in EdTech

Inner Peak AI

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Inner Peak AI specializes in AI-driven mental health solutions for educational institutions. Their platform offers personalized, round-the-clock support to students, combining AI technology with therapist expertise. This service also includes a dashboard for schools to monitor student well-being and identify trends in mental health challenges. By providing accessible, affordable support, Inner Peak AI aims to augment traditional therapy services.

Female Startup Club

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Female Startup Club is a business dedicated to empowering and supporting female entrepreneurs. It offers a comprehensive range of services, including educational resources, expert advice, and mentorship programs, all tailored to help women start, grow, and navigate the challenges of their enterprises. The company's flagship offering is a podcast that features interviews with successful women entrepreneurs, providing aspiring and active female founders with valuable insights and strategies. Additionally, Female Startup Club offers online courses and coaching programs to further enhance the entrepreneurial journey of its clients.

Ediphi

Series A in 2024
Ediphi provides hospitality training with the use of VR and AR in metaverse.

Galilei Learning

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Galilei Learning is a technology company that specializes in game-based learning platforms for the workplace. It uses video games to train, engage, and develop employees, with a focus on the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry. The platform rewards staff for applying what they learn daily, aiming to enhance service quality, reduce waste, boost engagement, and lower employee turnover.

Codespect Education Hub

Series A in 2024
Codespect Education Hub is at the forefront of revolutionizing education with our state-of-the-art Learning Management System (LMS). Our platform empowers educators, students, and organizations by providing cutting-edge tools designed to enhance teaching and learning experiences. Featuring a user-friendly interface, Codespect Education Hub simplifies the navigation of courses, assignments, and resources, ensuring a smooth and efficient user experience. Our customizable learning paths enable users to tailor their educational journeys to meet specific goals and objectives, making personalized learning a reality. Our advanced analytics provide deep insights into learner progress and engagement, allowing educators to make informed, data-driven decisions. Collaborative tools promote interaction and teamwork, transforming learning into a dynamic and engaging process. With mobile compatibility, users can access learning materials anytime, anywhere, ensuring a seamless and flexible learning experience that fits into any schedule. At Codespect Education Hub, we are dedicated to fostering personal growth, facilitating team training, and enhancing organizational education. By joining our growing community, you can discover how our innovative LMS can help you achieve your learning objectives and promote educational excellence. Experience the future of education with Codespect Education Hub and unlock the full potential of your learning journey.

Teach Me

Series A in 2024
TeachMe is an innovative educational platform that designs and delivers interactive, inquiry-based learning experiences for children, with a strong focus on metacognition. At the heart of its approach is Brenda, a multilingual AI learning partner who guides students through problems, checks in on their emotional state, and suggests customized activities. Brenda can also read and translate content to support diverse learners.

IQ/ID

Seed Round in 2024
IQ/ID develops software solutions tailored for higher education institutions. Their platform automates and streamlines financial aid processes, simplifying regulatory compliance, email response generation, and providing usage insights. This enables financial aid officers to focus on strategic tasks, enhancing efficiency and reducing administrative workload.

Voovo

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Voovo is a digital platform that helps students and educational institutions to implement the scientifically proven best learning methods - active recall, spaced repetition and micro-learning - in every day education seamlessly. By allowing teachers, students or even publishers to turn content from textbooks, notes, images, infographics into quality quizzes and flashcards. Voovo automatically converts these quizzes and flashcards into a gamified learning experience that adapts to each students unique memory!

Trainizi

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Trainizi is a technology company that specializes in upskilling and job placement for deskless workers, primarily in developing countries. It uses an interactive, AI-driven mobile platform to deliver personalized training, track learning performance, and provide 24/7 job counseling. The company aims to empower over 1 billion deskless employees, initially focusing on the healthcare industry in Vietnam, and plans to expand to other sectors like manufacturing, agriculture, and retail by 2030. Trainizi's innovative approach has been recognized and endorsed by governments, investment funds, and top media outlets in Europe, South Korea, and ASEAN.

Klas

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Klas develops an advanced online teaching platform that enables creators to efficiently schedule, monetize, and host live classes. Its comprehensive solution offers essential components like scheduling, payments, community engagement, analytics, and video conferencing, allowing clients to teach diverse subjects through a unified platform.

Auralyze.ai

Convertible Note in 2024
Auralyze.ai is a technology company that uses artificial intelligence to assist university applicants in preparing for interviews. Its platform enables users to record and review practice interviews, with AI providing targeted feedback to help them improve and build confidence. The company aims to make elite admissions support more accessible to a wider range of students.

Nurovant AI

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Nurovant AI develops AI-powered learning platforms designed to enhance educational efficiency. Their platform captures, analyzes, and simplifies dense lecture content into manageable, engaging formats for both individual learners and educational institutions.

Mili Llama

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Mili Llama is a Colorado-based business that connects qualified college students and community members with K-12 schools for substitute teaching assignments. Its platform offers teachers a variety of job opportunities, including full-day, half-day, and long-term positions, as well as the chance to earn digital badges for professional development courses, potentially increasing their earning potential and career advancement.

Market Games

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Market Games is an educational technology company based in San Mateo, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in developing a suite of business games and digital resources designed to enhance learning engagement for students. Its platform employs a gamified approach to facilitate the acquisition of real-world business skills, integrating seamlessly with academic curricula and accommodating various class sizes. By offering interactive learning experiences, Market Games aims to enrich the educational landscape, promoting active participation and improving outcomes in business education.

Pelican

Funding Round in 2023
Pelican is platform empowering families to save for education.

Camperoni

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Camperoni is a technology company that specializes in developing a digital assistant for parents. Its primary service is a platform designed to manage and streamline children's extracurricular activities, including camps, sports, and other events. The platform offers features such as discovering and selecting local activities, coordinating schedules with friends, integrating with family calendars, and facilitating easy and timely registration.

University Startups

Seed Round in 2023
University Startups develops an online education platform that empowers school districts to provide students with college preparation courses, internship opportunities, and career guidance through its entrepreneurship-focused program.

TripSlip

Pre Seed Round in 2023
TripSlip is a Detroit based Ed Tech company that has solved the paper problem for field trips.

Pack

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Pack specializes in corporate learning and development through data-driven mentoring. Its platform facilitates employee growth by offering features such as mentorship matching, e-learning modules, coaching, and progress tracking.

Medtribe

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Medtribe is a platform that connects healthcare professionals, facilitating collaboration, knowledge sharing, and career growth. It offers training software that allows users to join interest-based communities, discover career opportunities, and streamline event management from bookings to certificates. This enables healthcare professionals to build a specialized network of collaborators, fostering industry-wide knowledge exchange.

Escalate USA

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Escalate is a frontline retention platform focused on helping employers retain talent and providing pathways for entry-level workers. The company specializes in employee training for frontline workers, utilizing machine learning for tailored candidate selection based on employee aptitude. Additionally, Escalate employs data-driven automation to support scaling efforts, enabling both companies and employees to enhance their skills effectively. By concentrating on these areas, Escalate aims to improve workforce stability and facilitate the growth of entry-level talent in various industries.

Chambr

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Chambr is a company that specializes in developing an AI-based platform designed to create game-based simulations for sales teams. Its innovative platform assists learning managers and trainers in crafting engaging learning games that enhance content retention and knowledge application. By utilizing these simulations, sales representatives are equipped with the skills and confidence needed to close more deals effectively. Chambr's focus on interactive learning aims to improve the performance of sales professionals through immersive and practical training experiences.

Prep Intel

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Prep Intel is an innovative company that supports students in navigating the college recruitment and enrollment process. Utilizing artificial intelligence, machine learning, and predictive analytics, Prep Intel's platform helps college admissions and financial aid institutions streamline their processes. By analyzing data, the platform generates personalized recommendations that align with each student's strengths, interests, and goals, facilitating a tailored search for educational institutions. This service not only assists students in researching and selecting schools but also encourages connections with peers, enhancing the overall college decision-making experience.

Cadena

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Cadena is a global education and community platform focused on web3 and blockchain technologies. It offers AI-based training and career development courses, fostering a supportive community for students to upgrade their IT skills and advance in the web3 space.

Laurels

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Laurels is a technology company that operates an employee engagement platform. This platform connects skilled professionals with vetted nonprofit organizations, facilitating collaborative projects such as digital audits, creative content development, and research. The company's software aims to foster meaningful contributions to worthy causes while promoting team collaboration and engagement within the corporate sector.

Oblio

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Oblio is a technology company that provides an AI-driven platform enabling universities to efficiently communicate with admitted students and their families at scale. The platform integrates with existing email systems, allowing admissions officers, faculty, and staff to send personalized emails and texts, including multilingual support, to enhance enrollment and revenue.

Higheru

Pre Seed Round in 2023
HigherU is a technology company that specializes in developing artificial intelligence platforms for the education sector. Their core product is an AI platform designed to transform educational experiences by employing deep learning models tailored for educational and training applications. This platform aims to provide users with an engaging and enhanced learning experience.

Vero Learning

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Vero Learning is a technology company that develops an educational platform. This platform uses artificial intelligence to enhance vocational career readiness skills, helping users build job-ready skills and bridge the skills gap to secure fulfilling careers.

Edifii

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Edifii is a technology company that provides a digital guidance platform, powered by AI and neuroscience, to support high school students, counselors, and school leaders. The platform helps students identify their interests, set personalized goals, and track their progress, fostering autonomy and long-term confidence. It offers interactive self-discovery tools and individualized goal-setting features, enabling teenagers, parents, and counselors to support student growth.

College Contact

Seed Round in 2023
College Contact is a Software as a Service (SaaS) company that facilitates connections between high school students applying to college and currently enrolled undergraduate students for admissions guidance. The platform uses proprietary technology to match high school students with near-peer mentors, providing personalized support throughout the college application process. This includes assistance with college list building, essay writing, financial aid navigation, and overall post-secondary advising, aiming to make the application process less stressful and more successful for students.

Notey

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Notey specializes in developing educational gaming platforms focused on music learning. Its AI-powered platform transforms real instruments or voices into interactive game controllers, delivering adaptive, personalized music content tailored to each user's learning needs.

YouMakr

Pre Seed Round in 2023
YouMakr is a mobile application that leverages deep learning to assist users, particularly students, in generating content and overcoming writer's block. The platform employs artificial intelligence to understand user input and complete sentences with relevant perspectives, helping users create academic essays, research papers, theses, and dissertations swiftly and originally, without plagiarism.

Ediphi

Seed Round in 2023
Ediphi provides hospitality training with the use of VR and AR in metaverse.

Scaffold ed

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Scaffold Ed is a technology company that specializes in providing schools with a safe and reliable platform to gather, analyze, and interpret feedback from students, families, and staff. This platform helps educational institutions identify underlying issues, such as absenteeism, and offers data-driven recommendations to improve communication and address school-related challenges.

Be Human(e)

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Be Human(e) helps in development and assessment of students' soft skills by developing a game-based learning platform.

Edifii

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Edifii is a technology company that provides a digital guidance platform, powered by AI and neuroscience, to support high school students, counselors, and school leaders. The platform helps students identify their interests, set personalized goals, and track their progress, fostering autonomy and long-term confidence. It offers interactive self-discovery tools and individualized goal-setting features, enabling teenagers, parents, and counselors to support student growth.

CatalyzU

Pre Seed Round in 2023
CatalyzU is a technology-driven platform that uses data and community engagement to facilitate job searches and skill development.

Making Space

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Making Space is a technology company that operates a platform connecting businesses with pre-vetted, underrepresented talent. It achieves this by offering skill-based pre-qualification and accessible learning courses, thereby bridging the gap between education and employment.

Pico Coding

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Pico’s unique approach on coding education combines gamified learning experience with original tutorial contents, delivered through our web-based learning environment.

Sthrive

Pre Seed Round in 2023
STHRIVE is an educational technology company that specializes in Salesforce training. It offers a platform that empowers users to create and share content, utilizes AI for personalized learning, provides analytics for skill assessment, and incorporates gamification to enhance learning experiences. STHRIVE aims to make professional education in sales more accessible and affordable, ensuring a wide range of courses are available.

Wryte

Seed Round in 2023
Wryte is a digital platform designed to streamline educational activities by connecting various stakeholders, including students and teachers, within a centralized application. The platform automates the creation of timetables for subjects and ensures that these schedules are accessible at the appropriate times. Additionally, Wryte organizes and stores relevant documents, helping students manage their educational materials effectively. With its focus on enhancing efficiency and saving time, Wryte aims to be a comprehensive solution for managing all aspects of the educational experience.

Wibo

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Wibo is a company that focuses on enhancing corporate talent retention through its innovative mobile-first learning platform. By integrating micro-learning content with live workshops and engaging learning games, Wibo differentiates itself from traditional e-learning methods. The platform features live sessions led by experienced professionals, including entrepreneurs and executives, offering interactive exercises and round table discussions that incorporate gamification elements. This comprehensive approach ensures a high completion rate of 98%, which not only reduces employee turnover but also boosts overall productivity. Wibo collaborates with top executives from Fortune 100 companies to develop impactful content, empowering organizations to support their employees in achieving success and advancing their careers.

Intuitivo

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Intuitivo is a digital assessment platform for teachers that allows them to become more productive and provide a better learning experience for their students.

Tutornow

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Tutornow is an edtech company offering a virtual classroom with audio/video streaming, dedicated teaching tools like equation and code editors. It provides customised study paths for students of all grades, focusing on those with learning disorders. The platform uses AI-driven matching algorithms to personalise instruction.

Semilla Co. (Flou / Seed Academy)

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Semilla Co. ("Seed") is building the future of the music industry by helping creators and entrepreneurs start, grow, and protect their businesses through the power of technology. We have two offers: (1) Seed Academy, an online music business learning platform for Spanish-speaking creators and entrepreneurs; and (2) Flou, an end-to-end music business management software, powered by AI.

Accelerated Equity Insights

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Accelerated Equity Insights creates more diverse college communities by removing bias from recruitment communications. It implements programs in colleges and universities to ensure that every voice is heard and has the same opportunities. Accelerated Equity Insights was founded in 2021 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

TechRow

Non Equity Assistance in 2023
TechRow is an AI-powered company focused on educational media, providing a platform that converts video content into contextual learning experiences. It enables access to award-winning films, series, documentaries, and VR experiences to engage learners, and offers media guidance tools that analyze videos without manual tagging, support mobile and web access, embed widgets into existing systems, and tailor guidance by role and context for educators, enterprises, and families to deliver scalable, personalized, and actionable learning across settings.

Skilbi

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Skilbi operates an online platform that connects students with professionals and enterprises. Based in Chicago, USA, the platform organizes student information and facilitates career exploration, skill-building opportunities, and networking.

SWYE360 Learning

Seed Round in 2022
SWYE360 is a comprehensive e-learning platform designed for school districts to facilitate teaching and learning across various environments, both synchronous and asynchronous. The platform emphasizes a learner-centered approach, enabling educators to create content that considers diverse student backgrounds and cognitive differences. By integrating data analytics and predictive tools, SWYE360 helps teachers tailor instruction for different groups, including personalized learning plans and interventions for students with specific needs. Additionally, the platform streamlines communication between teachers and parents through a unified login system, supporting two-way engagement. Beyond instructional capabilities, SWYE360 employs machine learning and AI to analyze software usage, identify gaps in student learning outcomes, and assess teacher development needs, all while ensuring compliance with federal standards. This data-driven approach aids educational institutions in enhancing student retention and maximizing their return on investment in educational technologies.

EmpiricaLab

Pre Seed Round in 2022
EmpiricaLab develops an online learning platform tailored for healthcare teams. It facilitates peer learning through collaborative authoring, sharing of work-relevant content, and a work-integrated learning curriculum.

Escalate USA

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Escalate is a frontline retention platform focused on helping employers retain talent and providing pathways for entry-level workers. The company specializes in employee training for frontline workers, utilizing machine learning for tailored candidate selection based on employee aptitude. Additionally, Escalate employs data-driven automation to support scaling efforts, enabling both companies and employees to enhance their skills effectively. By concentrating on these areas, Escalate aims to improve workforce stability and facilitate the growth of entry-level talent in various industries.

Everprep

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Everprep is a professional exam preparation platform that supports educators in authoring, designing, and delivering exam materials and offers learners worldwide opportunities for career advancement. The platform combines up-to-date technology with scalable capabilities to manage question sets, study sessions, and performance tracking. It enables educators to share knowledge effectively and provides students with structured preparation materials and analytics to monitor progress. By facilitating collaboration between instructors and learners, Everprep aims to enhance exam readiness and professional development through accessible, technology-driven resources.

LivedX

Pre Seed Round in 2022
LivedX operates an online platform that empowers individuals to curate portfolios of micro-credentials, documenting and showcasing their real-world experiences. This platform leverages AI technology to transform these experiences into recognized credentials, opening doors to education and employment opportunities, bridging skill gaps, and enhancing labor force participation.

Recruiting Innovation

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Recruiting Innovation is an online training and certification platform for technical recruiters. The platform offers technical courses, self-paced classes, and career development programs taught by instructors with backgrounds in front-end technology, UX strategy, senior product management, and DevOps. The aim is to help organizations recruit and retain technical talent by delivering practical instruction and certification that aligns with real-world recruiting needs.

Tapestree

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Tapestree is a community-building employee engagement platform designed to enhance connectivity and personal growth within organizations. It offers a peer-to-peer coaching system that connects employees with one another, fostering a sense of purpose and belonging. By leveraging the expertise of peers, Tapestree helps organizations bridge gaps in inclusion and learning, ultimately driving engagement and enhancing workplace culture.

Green Games

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Green Games collaborates with companies to develop innovative and digital products with the aim of significantly improving the way of teaching respect for their planet. If you want would contact them please contact them via phone call or email.

Clusiv

Venture Round in 2022
Clusiv is an accessible e-learning platform designed for blind and visually impaired learners. The platform provides vocational training and upskilling to help job seekers secure remote work opportunities and improve employment outcomes. It focuses on practical skills for the modern workforce, including virtual interviews, cloud file management, email usage, and collaboration in remote teams. The offering is self-paced and accessible, enabling learners to train from home. The company serves individuals and organizations, including state agencies, trainers, and students, aiming to help blind and visually impaired people obtain technical roles. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Clusiv emphasizes creating inclusive pathways to hiring and professional development through accessible online training.

co:census

Seed Round in 2022
co:census develops software for collaborative data analysis and decision-making. Its platform enables users to upload, clean, analyze datasets, collaborate across organizations, build interactive reports, and visualize insights using a no-code interface.

ByDesign

Seed Round in 2022
Founded in 2019, ByDesign is a platform that streamlines life and work by bridging the gap between goal setting and achievement. It offers integrated tools for management products, note-taking, task-management, and calendaring, fostering accountability.

OutAt

Pre Seed Round in 2022
OutAt Inc manages multimedia platforms that foster inclusive environments for individuals of all ages and orientations. Its brands include Out at the Fair, OutAt.TV, and OutAt Music, aiming to provide a safe space free from judgment and ridicule.

Edvisor.io

Series B in 2022
Edvisor.io is a developer of student recruitment software that enhances access to global educational opportunities by connecting schools and educational travel agencies through integrated web tools. Its platform features a comprehensive catalog of schools worldwide, providing real-time information on courses and promotions. By automating enrollment management tasks, Edvisor.io enables schools to effectively manage their agent networks and share their educational offerings globally. This streamlined approach facilitates better communication and collaboration between educational institutions and recruitment agents, ultimately supporting students in finding suitable study options.

SocialPreneur Lab

Pre Seed Round in 2022
SocialPreneur Lab empowers youth through entrepreneurship education, offering an integrated platform for crowdfunding, e-commerce, and curriculum tools. It fosters entrepreneurial skills and encourages social impact.

Immigo

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Immigo is an online language learning platform designed to assist English learners in improving their fluency and confidence in spoken English. Recognizing the challenges faced by 1.5 billion English learners globally, Immigo offers a structured environment where students can enroll in small group courses with peers, facilitating effective practice at a lower cost compared to traditional one-on-one classes. The platform employs a peer-to-peer approach, encouraging accountability among learners while utilizing interactive small group discussions and AI-powered feedback to enhance the learning experience. This innovative model addresses the limitations of self-learning apps and large group classes, providing a comprehensive solution for those seeking to master the English language.

Optimo

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Optimo is a B2B SaaS and EdTech company founded in 2021 and based in Berlin, Germany. It operates an online learning platform aimed at training blue-collar workers, specifically within the manufacturing sector. The platform facilitates peer-to-peer gamified learning, allowing experienced workers to connect with younger, less experienced colleagues. This approach enables the exchange of skills and knowledge, helping companies effectively upskill their workforce to meet industry standards. By streamlining the training process, Optimo provides a valuable resource for manufacturing organizations seeking to enhance their employees' capabilities.

Dodo Smart

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Dodo Smart is an interactive learning platform focused on providing engaging educational experiences for preschool children. The company's application enhances cognitive skills through certified entertainment activities, specifically designed to foster essential abilities such as communication, critical thinking, innovation, and leadership. Catering to a young audience, Dodo Smart aims to create a playful and enjoyable approach to learning, making education both fun and effective. The platform's emphasis on entertaining content allows children to develop crucial life skills in an engaging and accessible manner.

Mind-Easy

Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Mind-Easy is a technology company that specializes in mental healthcare. It offers an AI-driven platform designed to provide personalized mental health resources tailored to diverse workforces. The platform continuously monitors and adjusts care, ensuring culturally sensitive support that addresses individual traits, values, and sensibilities. This enables organizations to access customized mental health resources for their employees, promoting productivity and bridging gaps in mental health disparity.

Near Technology

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Near Technology is an EdTech company based in Evanston, Illinois, founded in 2021. It specializes in delivering personalized digital assistance and coaching services aimed at retirees, helping them maintain independence while fostering connections with their loved ones. The company provides comprehensive technology support, enabling users to troubleshoot issues and learn how to effectively use their devices. This approach includes offering instructional materials and guidance tailored to individual learning needs, ensuring that retirees can navigate technology with confidence and ease.

Dreami

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Dreami empowers Nonprofits, Higher Education institutions, and Governments by providing scalable software for career development programs. Its platform automates and tracks mentorship, internship, and coaching programs, enabling organizations to customize experiences at scale while saving time and improving outcomes.

The Mentor Method

Pre Seed Round in 2022
The Mentor Method, LLC is a Washington, D.C.-based social enterprise founded in 2015 that specializes in mentor matching services. The company provides a platform that connects individuals, particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds in tech, with experienced mentors to foster authentic and lasting relationships. Its services include personality profile assessments and algorithm-driven mentor-mentee matching, along with a toolkit featuring email templates and process suggestions to facilitate engagement. The Mentor Method also offers workshops and courses aimed at skill advancement, focusing on enhancing workforce inclusivity and talent retention. By prioritizing people and value-fit in its matching process, the company aims to create stronger teams and inclusive workplace cultures.

The Mentor Method

Non Equity Assistance in 2022
The Mentor Method, LLC is a Washington, D.C.-based social enterprise founded in 2015 that specializes in mentor matching services. The company provides a platform that connects individuals, particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds in tech, with experienced mentors to foster authentic and lasting relationships. Its services include personality profile assessments and algorithm-driven mentor-mentee matching, along with a toolkit featuring email templates and process suggestions to facilitate engagement. The Mentor Method also offers workshops and courses aimed at skill advancement, focusing on enhancing workforce inclusivity and talent retention. By prioritizing people and value-fit in its matching process, the company aims to create stronger teams and inclusive workplace cultures.

StudyFree

Seed Round in 2021
StudyFree Inc. is an online education platform founded in 2020 and based in Delaware City, Delaware. It operates as a SaaS platform that connects students with international educational opportunities across 34 countries. StudyFree aims to simplify the admission process for students, potentially saving them up to $100,000 in tuition fees while offering flexible financing options such as scholarships, bank loans, or income-sharing agreements. The platform features a scoring algorithm that assesses applicants' profiles, recommends improvements, and matches them with programs that have the highest admission probabilities. Additionally, StudyFree assists users in preparing the necessary documentation, provides access to a marketplace of learning centers and financial partners, and connects students with mentors who can help them navigate the local education system and community. The automated admission platform minimizes manual involvement, streamlining the overall experience for its customers.

PitchMe

Seed Round in 2021
PitchMe Corp Limited, established in 2017 and based in London, operates an online recruitment platform that connects candidates with employers using artificial intelligence. The platform automates candidate sourcing, updates, and shortlisting, enabling recruiters to find top talent up to 80% faster. It also offers online education services in various tech and digital marketing fields, enhancing candidates' skills and employability.

Immigo

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Immigo is an online language learning platform designed to assist English learners in improving their fluency and confidence in spoken English. Recognizing the challenges faced by 1.5 billion English learners globally, Immigo offers a structured environment where students can enroll in small group courses with peers, facilitating effective practice at a lower cost compared to traditional one-on-one classes. The platform employs a peer-to-peer approach, encouraging accountability among learners while utilizing interactive small group discussions and AI-powered feedback to enhance the learning experience. This innovative model addresses the limitations of self-learning apps and large group classes, providing a comprehensive solution for those seeking to master the English language.

Upfront

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Upfront is a company that has developed a management platform designed to streamline the search and management of childcare services. The platform provides accurate pricing information for daycare centers, sourced from actual submissions by parents, helping families make informed choices. Additionally, Upfront consolidates various early care and education data systems into standardized databases, supporting government agencies and early childhood education organizations in making informed policy decisions. By offering these tools and resources, Upfront aims to enhance accessibility and transparency in the childcare sector, benefiting families and organizations alike.

Adaptively Education

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Adaptively Education is a technology-driven learning provider that specializes in delivering live, interactive virtual classroom experiences for K-12 students. Its platform combines human instruction with advanced technology, offering an engaging and gamified digital learning environment designed to support both children and parents effectively.

AlGooru

Pre Seed Round in 2021
AlGooru is a Saudi-based educational platform that connects students with private tutors for over 200 subjects via personalized long-term subscriptions.

DevNation

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
DevNation is an online tech accelerator focused on training individuals in Pakistan who lack digital technology skills. The company provides a comprehensive educational program that encompasses technical and soft skills necessary for a career in software engineering. Through live classes, real-life projects, and mentorship, DevNation offers hands-on training designed to prepare students for full-time employment in just one month, all at no upfront cost. By connecting under-skilled and under-educated individuals with career opportunities, DevNation aims to empower its students and facilitate their entry into the tech workforce.

EZCheck.me

Pre Seed Round in 2021
EZCheck.me is a technology company that provides an end-to-end check-in solution for educational institutions and events. Founded in 2019, the platform utilizes artificial intelligence to streamline attendance tracking through QR code scanning. This makes it easier for universities, schools, conferences, and training sessions to monitor attendance efficiently.

Omnic.AI

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Omnic.AI is an artificial intelligence platform tailored for the gaming and esports industry, established in 2021 by MIT alumnus Shaun Meredith and former Apple director Chuck Goldman. The platform leverages advanced computer vision and deep learning technologies to enhance gaming performance for everyday players, professionals, and content creators. By automating tedious tasks and providing personalized, data-driven insights, Omnic.AI empowers users to optimize their gaming strategies and decision-making processes. The platform also focuses on evaluating and improving player abilities through innovative statistical analysis, enabling esports organizations to utilize predictive analytics effectively.

UMA

Pre Seed Round in 2021
UMA is a company that specializes in two distinct business areas. Primarily, it offers a range of skincare and wellness oil products. Additionally, UMA has developed a game-based learning platform, focusing on creating engaging educational experiences for pre-teens and teens. This platform currently offers a mobile game that teaches algebra and mathematical concepts in an applied and visual manner. UMA's long-term goal is to expand this platform to cover all core school subjects and critical skills through interactive gaming.

Tribe XR

Venture Round in 2021
Founded in 2017, Tribe XR specializes in real-world skill training via virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). Its platform enables users to learn DJ skills through interactive lessons and live performances with renowned DJs like Kryoman. Beyond music, Tribe XR is developing a self-serve immersive learning platform for various organizations.

Equipt

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Equipt is a company that operates a community learning platform designed to assist fast-growing tech firms in attracting, recruiting, and retaining BIPOC talent. The platform provides online community-based learning experiences that enable users to acquire practical skills, build professional networks, and gain confidence. Companies can sponsor or develop tailored curricula of engaging online classes that not only address their recruiting needs but also highlight their brand, culture, and job opportunities. By fostering inclusive workplace habits and facilitating skill development, Equipt supports organizations in their efforts to create diverse and equitable workplaces.

Out Of The Box Education

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Out Of The Box is a consumer edtech startup founded out of MIT. We bring classroom learning and playing experiences to children anywhere, through a learning platform with personalized content (software) and an award-winning classroom-in-a-box (hardware) that transforms any space into a learning and playing environment.

Kai XR

Seed Round in 2021
Kai XR is a company focused on developing inclusive mixed reality spaces that allow children to explore, dream, and create. By leveraging virtual reality technology, it provides educational resources for educators, parents, and lifelong learners, facilitating early adoption of mixed reality in education. The company's platform offers culturally relevant learning opportunities, enabling the creation of accessible virtual reality classrooms and field trips for children. With offerings like virtual field trips to museums, Kai XR aims to enrich educational experiences without the associated costs or logistical challenges of traditional outings. The company is set to launch its new kid-friendly virtual reality platform, expanding its commitment to fostering creativity and learning in an immersive environment.

PlaBook

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
PlaBook is a developer of a reading application aimed at enhancing the reading, learning, and entertainment experiences for the next generation. The company's innovative platform leverages artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and speech recognition to support children in mastering reading fundamentals. By providing tools that assist both students and teachers, PlaBook addresses the evolving educational needs, making the process of learning to read more engaging and effective.

CometChat

Seed Round in 2021
CometChat develops enterprise messaging software that enables websites and mobile apps to add text chat, voice, and video communication. Its chat API and cross-platform SDKs are designed to be secure, scalable, and easy to integrate for developers and business owners, helping them quickly add a full messaging experience and reduce development time and costs. The solution serves multiple industries, including virtual events, telehealth, social communities, online education, and marketplaces, with a focus on enabling meaningful connections in a digital world.

Hiitide

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Hiitide is an e-learning platform that develops technology and services to help authors engage with new readers. The platform blends engineering, curriculum design, and entrepreneurship to convert hours of content into daily activities and micro-lessons that promote retention, practical application, and collaboration. It targets personal development and skill learning, enabling users to translate knowledge into daily practice and to build relationships with authors and readers. Through its offerings, Hiitide supports holistic growth in areas such as nourishment, self-care, and overall personal development.

Aplic.io

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Aplic.io is a global platform facilitating college admissions. It offers a comprehensive database of over 50,000 post-secondary programs in 34 countries, along with $22 billion in listed scholarships. The platform streamlines the application process, enabling students to apply to multiple institutions and scholarships with just two clicks, potentially saving thousands on agent fees and tuition.

Circletime

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Circletime is a children's live online learning platform designed to facilitate cohort-based classes that enhance educational experiences for young learners. By leveraging a proprietary learning management system, Circletime enables educators to scale their programs effectively while alleviating the burden on parents to manage their children's learning closely. The platform is grounded in guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics, promoting video chat from early childhood and capitalizing on the advantages of interactive live learning. This approach allows children to engage in shared learning experiences tailored to their individual capabilities and learning styles, rather than adhering to generic developmental milestones. Circletime aims to empower parents in supporting their children’s optimal development through meaningful and engaging educational interactions.

Floop

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Founded by teachers, Floop is the feedback literacy company that empowers learners with the lifelong skills of seeking, giving, and using feedback to learn. Our web app helps teachers give feedback 4x faster and teaches students to engage with feedback.

Unpacking

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Unpacking develops a gamified learning platform and professional network focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion to shape healthy workplace cultures for individuals and teams. The platform offers gamified diversity training and interactive experiences that bring together cohorts such as business departments, executive leaders, remote teams, faculty, and study abroad students, helping participants coordinate and work more effectively as a team.

Edith Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Edith Labs operates an education management platform that connects students with mentors, aiming to foster long-term relationships through income share agreements. The company provides support in preparing for interviews and offers job referrals, ultimately assisting students in developing high earning potential and clear career trajectories. By facilitating these connections and resources, Edith Labs enhances students' prospects in the job market.

Edify

Funding Round in 2021
Edify is a software tool that helps engineering managers quickly design and deploy technical onboarding plans for their new hires.

Brite

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Brite is an educational platform focused on empowering communities to teach coding to children. It offers a comprehensive curriculum, tools, and resources, incorporating interactive gaming elements to engage young learners and enhance their coding skills. By supporting educators, academies, and community organizations, Brite aims to make computer science education accessible and enjoyable, enabling users to teach coding in an effective and entertaining manner.

co:census

Pre Seed Round in 2021
co:census develops software for collaborative data analysis and decision-making. Its platform enables users to upload, clean, analyze datasets, collaborate across organizations, build interactive reports, and visualize insights using a no-code interface.

Immigo

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Immigo is an online language learning platform designed to assist English learners in improving their fluency and confidence in spoken English. Recognizing the challenges faced by 1.5 billion English learners globally, Immigo offers a structured environment where students can enroll in small group courses with peers, facilitating effective practice at a lower cost compared to traditional one-on-one classes. The platform employs a peer-to-peer approach, encouraging accountability among learners while utilizing interactive small group discussions and AI-powered feedback to enhance the learning experience. This innovative model addresses the limitations of self-learning apps and large group classes, providing a comprehensive solution for those seeking to master the English language.

Enlightapp

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Enlightapp is an educational platform that uses AI-driven surveys and dynamic data science to help teachers and administrators build deep, authentic connections with diverse student communities, foster inclusive classrooms, and tailor instruction to individual needs. By collecting and analyzing student data, the platform enables educators to understand each student's strengths and challenges, inform personalized learning approaches, and monitor progress over time.

Edify

Venture Round in 2020
Edify is a software tool that helps engineering managers quickly design and deploy technical onboarding plans for their new hires.

Grasshopper Kids

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Grasshopper Kids facilitates convenient booking of children's enrichment activities, sending specialized educators directly to students' homes for personalized learning experiences.

AdvanceEDU

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
AdvanceEDU is an innovative educational organization that partners with nonprofit universities to offer affordable digital degree programs. By streamlining the college experience, AdvanceEDU supports students through every stage of their education, from admissions and financial aid to coursework completion and career placement. The organization emphasizes personalized coaching and provides access to co-learning spaces and a supportive community, ensuring that students receive the guidance they need. Most students engaged with AdvanceEDU can pursue their studies without incurring debt, making higher education more accessible, particularly for individuals in Colorado who are balancing work, family obligations, or are first-generation college attendees. Through its unique model, AdvanceEDU aims to equip students with relevant degrees while simultaneously fostering their professional development.
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