Excellence Learning
Pre Seed Round in 2025
Excellence Learning is an AI driven online platform that assists students in learning math and science.
ISSEN
Pre Seed Round in 2024
ISSEN is an AI app that delivers personalized, engaging, and effective language learning tailored to personalized goals.
Revision Dojo
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Revision Dojo uses AI to transform study tools like question banks, notes, and mini-lessons into personalized learning experiences.
Stepful is a platform that enables individuals with only a high school diploma to train for and secure entry-level positions in the healthcare sector. It offers online courses, hands-on clinical sessions, and job placement assistance.
Edexia
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Edexia is a technology company specializing in AI-driven educational tools. It develops an AI platform that assists educators in the assessment and feedback process, enabling personalized evaluations for each student and providing tailored suggestions to enhance learning outcomes.
Unriddle
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Unriddle accelerates scientific research by providing a unified platform for discovering, comprehending, and generating academic papers. Utilizing language models, it surfaces relevant information, suggests connections between papers, and automates routine tasks, enabling researchers to focus on higher-level insights.
Jusoor Labs
Seed Round in 2024
Jusoor Labs is an edtech company offering interactive simulations and virtual labs for students and educational institutions. Its platform provides virtual experiments, interdisciplinary topics, safety simulations, and digital representations of costly laboratory equipment, enabling institutions with limited resources to offer practical learning experiences.
Educato AI
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Educato AI is an education technology company that provides an AI-driven global platform for exam preparation aimed at underserved students. The platform enables educators to create customized exam prep sites, deliver personalized learning paths, provide automated essay grading with feedback, run live tests, analyze scores, and offer custom domains, supporting instruction and learning at scale.
SuperKalam
Seed Round in 2024
SuperKalam is an educational technology company that offers a learning platform for students preparing for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations. The platform provides personalized mentorship and support, including real-time doubt resolution, personalized feedback, and detailed evaluations of students' handwritten answers. It aims to create a disciplined learning environment, leveraging artificial intelligence to help UPSC aspirants create effective study schedules and achieve their goals.
MathDash
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Mathdash is the top power user on every program targeted at competitive math learners. They belong to the first generation of learners who grew up in online learning circuits.
Stepful is a platform that enables individuals with only a high school diploma to train for and secure entry-level positions in the healthcare sector. It offers online courses, hands-on clinical sessions, and job placement assistance.
Synaptiq
Seed Round in 2023
The Flashcard Platform for Higher Education
Ello develops a reading assistance platform for early literacy that blends real books with artificial intelligence to provide each child with a personalized, phonics-based learning path. The platform delivers interactive digital and physical books, uses speech recognition to offer real-time feedback, and employs motivational strategies to sustain engagement. Grounded in evidence-based reading instruction, Ello supports children when they struggle and helps parents and educators foster confidence, fluency, and a lifelong love of reading.
Flint
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Flintk12 Inc. specializes in an AI-driven educational platform designed to personalize learning experiences for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The platform empowers teachers to create tailored learning objectives, provide real-time AI-assisted feedback, and monitor student progress across various subjects. This enables educators to offer individualized support to students, enhance engagement, and streamline the assessment process. The company prioritizes data security and privacy, ensuring that student chat data is not used to train AI models.
Studdy
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Studdy is a tutoring platform leveraging artificial intelligence to help students grasp diverse subjects within the school curriculum. The platform operates as a multilingual tutor that uses AI, as well as advanced speech, text, and image recognition technology to enhance students' ability to learn new subjects.
Stepful
Seed Round in 2023
Stepful is a platform that enables individuals with only a high school diploma to train for and secure entry-level positions in the healthcare sector. It offers online courses, hands-on clinical sessions, and job placement assistance.
Fynn provides private loan services and a financial assistance platform that supports students pursuing trade and vocational education. The company underwrites students based on future potential rather than conventional credit metrics, and seeks to align its interests with schools and students to promote success from enrollment through employment. By offering financially accessible loans, Fynn aims to remove barriers to education and help borrowers achieve long-term financial stability through targeted, career-oriented training.
Strive Education
Seed Round in 2023
Strive teaches K12 math through code via live 1-1 online classes. Strive classes provide students with code games and visualizations that are aligned to their school math syllabus, in the process, kids learn the most valuable skill in the 21st century which are related to coding.
Univerbal
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Univerbal is a company focused on enhancing language learning through innovative conversational tools. It offers an AI-driven platform that allows learners to engage in unscripted dialogues on a variety of topics, promoting practical speaking fluency from the outset. The technology adapts dynamically to user inputs, providing a personalized learning experience. By analyzing individual progress, Univerbal can deliver tailored feedback and customized suggestions, fostering continuous improvement. The platform also incorporates gamification elements to motivate users and track their development, creating an engaging environment for language practice.
Buildspace
Seed Round in 2022
Buildspace is a New York-based learning platform focused on educating crypto developers. The company provides resources and training to help developers create smart contract systems, enabling them to establish NFT trading centers and build applications on the web3 framework. Through its platform, Buildspace empowers developers to design and deploy customized projects, fostering innovation in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space.
Emerge Career
Seed Round in 2022
Emerge Career is a company dedicated to providing vocational training for individuals released from prison, aiming to help them secure immediate employment. The platform offers specialized training programs tailored for government agencies, focusing on creating high-paying jobs and reducing recidivism. Emerge Career collaborates with partner schools to deliver accelerated, hands-on training and connects graduates with a network of employers. Additionally, the company's upskilling platform targets underserved populations, offering apprenticeship programs that enable low-income individuals to train remotely for well-paid positions, such as truck driving, without upfront tuition costs. This approach equips low-income communities with essential tools to achieve better economic outcomes.
Lamin
Venture Round in 2022
Lamin Labs is a Munich-based company founded in 2022 that focuses on providing data infrastructure for the field of biology. The company aims to enhance collaboration among data scientists and engineers by creating a unified data layer for research and development teams, regardless of size. By integrating various aspects of laboratory work, including wet and dry laboratories, artificial intelligence, and knowledge management, Lamin Labs seeks to streamline the management of biological data and analyses. Its innovative data application programming interfaces utilize machine learning algorithms to facilitate data analysis and management services, thereby supporting the biotechnology industry in effectively handling complex biological data.
FunctionUp
Seed Round in 2022
FunctionUp is an EdTech company based in Bangalore, India. Founded by IIT and ISB alumni with over two decades of combined experience, it's backed by Y-Combinator. The company focuses on upskilling graduates and professionals in industry-relevant skills through its placement boot camp, offering live online classes and educational content. With 800+ hiring partners, FunctionUp has successfully changed the careers of over 1000 learners, demonstrating strong outcome metrics.
AntWalk is an innovative e-learning platform based in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, founded in 2019. It focuses on equipping professionals with essential skills through a variety of up-skilling programs delivered by top industry leaders. The platform connects users with over 3,000 experts from more than 500 global brands, offering a range of learning formats, including Short Knowledge Bytes, Live Group Classes, and personalized 1:1 interactions with experts. This approach allows professionals to learn in the flow of work, fostering a growth mindset and enhancing their career trajectories. AntWalk aims to create a social learning ecosystem that not only aids professionals in career development but also provides students with valuable knowledge beyond traditional classroom settings.
Go1 offers an online learning platform that enables businesses to upskill their workforce through on-demand training resources. It integrates with Microsoft Teams, allowing employees to learn directly within their workplace environment.
Whiz
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Whiz is a fintech company specializing in financial education for teens. It offers a platform that provides news, articles, training programs, and tools to help children manage pocket money, save, and understand the value of earnings.
Avocademy
Seed Round in 2022
Avocademy is an education platform focused on training professionals in user interface and user experience design. Through an eight-week curriculum, it offers affordable and personalized programs tailored to individuals seeking to establish careers in the digital arts field. In addition to UX/UI training, the company provides mentoring services to support students in their professional development. Avocademy's approach aims to empower consumers by equipping them with the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in a rapidly evolving industry.
Joon Health
Seed Round in 2022
Joon Health develops mobile games that transform daily routines into engaging quests for children. Its flagship product encourages kids to complete chores, learn new skills, and adopt healthy habits by earning rewards and customizing virtual companions. The platform helps parents motivate their children and fosters independence.
Mederva Health
Venture Round in 2022
Mederva Health is a provider of a medical consultation platform aimed at enhancing the skills and knowledge of physicians to improve patient care. The company offers a web application that facilitates consultations and learning opportunities between doctors, including those in developing countries, and board-certified specialists such as cardiologists and oncologists. By enabling access to continuing education and expert insights, Mederva Health supports healthcare professionals in delivering better medical care to their patients and advancing their practices.
Sivi AI
Venture Round in 2022
Speakify is an AI-powered English learning app that helps with speaking practice while also speeding up learning by correcting grammar, pronunciation, and fluency.
Speakify is headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka and was founded in 2022.
Darsel
Venture Round in 2022
Darsel is a free supplemental learning platform designed for K–12 students with limited internet access. It enables students to practice math questions and complete homework through low-bandwidth channels such as SMS and social media, using artificial intelligence to provide interactive learning experiences.
Toko
Venture Round in 2022
Toko is an AI-powered language learning application focused on helping English learners in East Asia achieve fluency. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in New York City, Toko offers users the opportunity to engage in brief, realistic discussions with an artificial intelligence system, which provides grammatical feedback to enhance their speaking skills. The platform specializes in delivering daily short practice sessions, aimed at improving users' conversation abilities in English.
Marathon Education
Venture Round in 2022
Founded in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in 2021 by Tung Tran and Duc Pham, Marathon Education develops an online learning platform designed to transform the after-school tutoring market. The platform uses analytics and technology to identify students' weak areas and recommend appropriate lessons, while also connecting tutors with students nationwide.
Stock Unlock
Venture Round in 2022
Stock Unlock, established in 2021 with its headquarters in New York City, operates an online platform dedicated to enhancing financial education and facilitating informed trading decisions. This platform provides users with comprehensive financial data, trends, ratios, and other relevant benchmarks, empowering them to make well-informed investment choices and foster their financial literacy.
Skillza Learning
Venture Round in 2022
Skillza Learning is an educational technology company that develops a platform aimed at enhancing learning outcomes for students. The platform facilitates the integration of innovative technologies into educational institutions, promoting a learner-centered approach in classrooms. By incorporating tools such as virtual reality, Skillza provides students with opportunities to develop their skills and core competencies, ultimately aiming to improve the overall educational experience.
AppX is a developer of mobile applications that enables social media creators to launch their own personalized apps. The company provides a platform that allows users to customize their applications by selecting user interfaces and features, as well as inputting specific application details. Initially focused on educational creators, AppX has since expanded its services to include creators in the gaming and fitness sectors. By facilitating the creation of these mobile applications, AppX empowers creators to monetize their audiences through courses and premium content, enhancing their engagement and revenue potential.
EduRev is an e-learning platform based in Gurugram, India, designed to facilitate collaborative learning among students, teachers, and professors. The platform allows users to share and access a wide range of educational resources, including notes, video lectures, and eBooks, all at no cost. It serves as a comprehensive repository of study materials, particularly beneficial for students in competitive environments, such as engineering colleges. EduRev's unique feature is its social networking capabilities, enabling students to connect with peers and educators, fostering a collaborative learning atmosphere. The platform also allows teachers to create and share courses, promoting interaction across institutions. By providing a crowdsourced library of educational content, EduRev empowers students to learn flexibly and accessibly from their portable devices.
Career Karma
Series B in 2022
Founded in 2018, Career Karma is a San Francisco-based platform dedicated to helping aspiring software engineers discover and pursue job training programs. With over 9,000 bootcamps and trade schools listed, users can compare courses, read student reviews, and connect with peers for mentorship. The platform offers guidance on choosing the right technology field and program, facilitating informed decision-making through personalized matching and community support.
HOKALI
Pre Seed Round in 2021
HOKALI operates an online marketplace platform that connects US schools with instructors for after-school activities. It simplifies sales, scheduling, paperwork, insurance, and support tasks, offering a variety of programs such as sports, dance, visual arts, and more.
Platzi is an online education platform that delivers live and recorded courses across design, marketing, and programming. It offers professional tracks in application and web development, online marketing, interface design, server administration, and related fields, with interactive features such as real-time collaboration among students and industry-leading instructors. The platform emphasizes practical, in-demand skills for lifelong learning, using video and interactive lessons to teach applied concepts rather than traditional academia, and supports learners worldwide in multiple languages. Founded in 2012, Platzi serves a global student base and provides access to project sharing, guides, tutorials, and bonus live sessions to enhance learning.
Unsaddl
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Unsaddl is a benefits platform that assists employers in offering educational assistance programs to their staff. It facilitates contributions towards student loans and 529 college savings plans, along with managing tuition reimbursement and leave of absence policies. The company's digital platform enables employees to enroll and link their student loans for personalized repayment plans.
KaiPod Learning
Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2021, KaiPod Learning provides in-person learning pods for online learners and homeschoolers. These pods offer enrichment activities, academic support, and socialization opportunities, guided by experienced coaches.
Female Invest
Seed Round in 2021
Female Invest is an e-learning platform dedicated to empowering women globally through financial education. With members in over 60 countries, it aims to bridge the gender gap in finance by offering subscription-based access to online courses, webinars, workshops, and articles on investment principles and personal finance.
Akudo is a neobank specializing in financial services for teenagers. It offers personalized debit cards that enable independent use while promoting responsible money management through gamification and rewards for good financial habits. Akudo's platform also facilitates parental controls, allowing parents to monitor their teens' spending.
Codingal
Seed Round in 2021
Codingal aims to provide coding education to every K-12 student. Its online platform offers live, instructor-led classes with a structured curriculum, empowering young learners to develop programming skills and build projects.
Litnerd
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Litnerd is a company focused on integrating the creator economy into traditional K-12 education by providing an innovative reading and social-emotional learning program. The company offers cohort-based experiences where live performers bring literature to life, transforming classrooms into engaging and immersive environments. Currently serving over 14,000 students as a contracted vendor with the New York City Department of Education, Litnerd aims to foster a love for learning through storytelling. Its platform enhances reading proficiency by streaming live actors who reenact books, coupled with interactive art and theater performances, allowing students to connect meaningfully with the curriculum. By prioritizing high-quality resources, Litnerd supports both students and teachers in their educational journeys.
BoldVoice
Pre Seed Round in 2021
BoldVoice is a communication coaching app founded in 2021 and headquartered in New York, NY. The company focuses on assisting non-native English speakers, particularly foreign-born professionals and students in the United States, in enhancing their English language pronunciation and overall communication confidence. BoldVoice achieves this through its innovative software, which offers hyper-personalized content crafted by top accent coaches from Hollywood. The app also utilizes real-time speech AI technology to provide precise feedback, enabling users to refine their accents and improve their speaking skills effectively.
Pandai
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Pandai is an educational technology company that provides a mobile application for students. This app offers personalized learning experiences through daily quizzes, tests, and videos aligned with school curricula. It aims to enhance students' academic performance and help them achieve better grades.
Stepful
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Stepful is a platform that enables individuals with only a high school diploma to train for and secure entry-level positions in the healthcare sector. It offers online courses, hands-on clinical sessions, and job placement assistance.
Brite Benefits
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Brite Benefits is an education platform designed for employee benefits, catering to brokers, benefit providers, and HR teams. The platform assists employees in selecting suitable benefits packages by offering relevant health insurance policies and healthcare plans. Brite Benefits promotes self-guidance and learning among employees, facilitating better decision-making regarding their benefits. By enhancing employees' understanding of available options, the platform helps organizations improve retention rates and foster a sense of loyalty among their workforce.
AlgoUniversity
Pre Seed Round in 2021
AlgoUniversity operates an e-learning platform that trains early-stage engineers in comprehensive coding skills through live teaching by industry experts. Upon securing a tech job via Income Sharing Agreement, students pay AlgoUniversity a portion of their salary as fees.
KaiPod Learning
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2021, KaiPod Learning provides in-person learning pods for online learners and homeschoolers. These pods offer enrichment activities, academic support, and socialization opportunities, guided by experienced coaches.
AppX
Pre Seed Round in 2021
AppX is a developer of mobile applications that enables social media creators to launch their own personalized apps. The company provides a platform that allows users to customize their applications by selecting user interfaces and features, as well as inputting specific application details. Initially focused on educational creators, AppX has since expanded its services to include creators in the gaming and fitness sectors. By facilitating the creation of these mobile applications, AppX empowers creators to monetize their audiences through courses and premium content, enhancing their engagement and revenue potential.
Strive Education
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Strive teaches K12 math through code via live 1-1 online classes. Strive classes provide students with code games and visualizations that are aligned to their school math syllabus, in the process, kids learn the most valuable skill in the 21st century which are related to coding.
Slip
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Slip operates an online marketplace that enables software engineers and programmers to create and monetize interactive programming courses. The platform allows developers to design engaging educational content featuring in-browser code execution across various programming languages. This functionality not only aids developers in crafting their courses but also empowers businesses to launch, market, and sell these interactive learning experiences. By facilitating the creation of high-quality educational materials, Slip supports young coders in enhancing their skills and advancing their knowledge in programming.
Spark Studio
Seed Round in 2021
Spark Studio is an ed-tech startup focused on providing extracurricular online courses in visual arts, music, and communications for children. The company aims to foster creativity and confidence through engaging learning experiences. Courses are designed by experts and taught by experienced instructors in small group settings, allowing for personalized attention and interaction. Spark Studio emphasizes fun and productive learning, enabling students to explore their interests and develop new skills in a supportive environment.
StudyStream
Venture Round in 2021
StudyStream is a video platform and online community founded in 2020 by Sarujan Ranjan, Ti Xu, and Erfan Soliman, headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The platform enables students and professionals to study collaboratively in real time, fostering a global learning environment accessible 24/7. It employs evidence-based methods to enhance productivity, offering interactive and visual learning experiences that promote effective knowledge acquisition. Through its community-driven approach, StudyStream aims to create a productive space for users to engage with peers and support one another in their educational journeys.
Akudo
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Akudo is a neobank specializing in financial services for teenagers. It offers personalized debit cards that enable independent use while promoting responsible money management through gamification and rewards for good financial habits. Akudo's platform also facilitates parental controls, allowing parents to monitor their teens' spending.
Kalam Labs
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2021, Kalam Labs is a Delaware-based company that operates at the intersection of education and gaming. It offers a live game streaming platform designed for K-12 learning and multiplayer gaming experiences.
Skill Lync
Series A in 2021
Skill Lync is an e-learning company based in Chennai, India, established in 2015. It specializes in providing mechanical engineering courses and aims to equip students with the technical skills necessary for their careers. The company offers a diverse range of online courses designed by industry experts from around the world, enabling students to upgrade their skills and knowledge in an affordable manner. By leveraging technology, Skill Lync focuses on enhancing the educational experience, ensuring that learners can effectively start and succeed in their chosen fields.
Filadd Chile
Venture Round in 2021
Filadd Chile is an education technology platform for university students that enables sharing and organization of study resources, including notes, summaries, and online classes. The platform supports uploading and accessing class notes contributed by peers, organizing study materials, and taking notes, with an emphasis on collaboration to adapt learning to current needs. Lectures can be recorded by teachers at the company's offices to ensure high quality, while instructors later respond to questions and provide guidance, creating a space where summaries, instructor insights, and exam models are shared. The service is designed to facilitate study resources and online courses for career and university students, with a focus on accessibility and collaborative learning. It is based in CĂłrdoba, Argentina.
Vinco helps companies empower their workforce via education opportunities.
Coderhouse
Series A in 2021
Founded in 2019, Coderhouse offers live online courses focused on programming, design, data, and marketing for professionals. Students engage with mentors through assignments and projects, and benefit from career services like mock interviews.
Go1 offers an online learning platform that enables businesses to upskill their workforce through on-demand training resources. It integrates with Microsoft Teams, allowing employees to learn directly within their workplace environment.
FunctionUp
Pre Seed Round in 2021
FunctionUp is an EdTech company based in Bangalore, India. Founded by IIT and ISB alumni with over two decades of combined experience, it's backed by Y-Combinator. The company focuses on upskilling graduates and professionals in industry-relevant skills through its placement boot camp, offering live online classes and educational content. With 800+ hiring partners, FunctionUp has successfully changed the careers of over 1000 learners, demonstrating strong outcome metrics.
HonestRobin
Pre Seed Round in 2021
HonestRobin provides financial education and access to no-interest cash advance and FDIC insured & high-interest saving accounts.
Through our gamified tools and weekly rewards(upto $10 Million), We encourage users to save and invest.
Poliglota
Seed Round in 2021
Poliglota, founded in 2012, is a language-learning company that combines in-person social learning with digital tools to teach multiple languages. It organizes small group sessions in coffee shops led by expert teachers and emphasizes social activities that foster faster, more effective learning through community. The company also provides an online education management platform for collaborative group classes in English, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese, following a European framework and enabling knowledge sharing within a connected community. Poliglota has received recognition for innovation, including the Avonni Award and selection by the IDB as a disruptive educational innovation in Latin America, and continues to expand its model.
Pensil
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Pensil is a community building platform focused on enhancing the educational experience for creators and organizations. It offers an ed-tech platform that specializes in cohort-based learning, enabling online teachers in India to monetize their courses effectively. Pensil's ecosystem includes features such as virtual events, live sessions, and a micro-school setup, allowing educators to connect with students nationwide. By facilitating access to education through mobile devices, Pensil aims to create a robust learning environment that supports both educators and learners in achieving their goals.
Alltruists
Seed Round in 2021
Alltruists is a subscription-based platform designed to engage children and families in community service projects. The company delivers themed boxes twice a month, each focused on a significant global issue such as homelessness, clean water, hunger, or climate action. These kits include learning materials, STEM-inspired activities, and hands-on crafts that encourage children to explore and understand these important topics while participating in friendly volunteer projects. By providing resources that facilitate meaningful engagement, Alltruists aims to foster a sense of social responsibility and awareness among young individuals, allowing them to learn and contribute from the comfort of their homes.
Bloom
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Bloom is a digital financial platform that provides brokerage services, securities trading, funding options, investments, and educational resources tailored to help teenagers learn about investing and build long-term wealth.
Prendea
Seed Round in 2021
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.
Pragmatic Leaders
Seed Round in 2021
Pragmatic Leaders is an educational ecosystem focused on enhancing product management skills through real-world case-based training. Established in 2018 and based in San Francisco, the company operates on three key pillars: Educate, Engage, and Employ. The Educate pillar offers structured training programs that prepare future product managers, while the Engage pillar fosters a community-driven platform that facilitates quick resolutions to learning challenges through targeted Q&A interactions. The Employ component aids mid-career professionals in transitioning smoothly into product management roles. By providing an efficient, cost-effective alternative to traditional MBA programs, Pragmatic Leaders addresses the industry's growing demand for skilled talent in specialized technology positions, ultimately transforming the learning and employment landscape for product management professionals.
Degrees of Freedom
Venture Round in 2021
Degrees of Freedom is a non-profit hybrid leadership program established in 2020 and located in Marlboro, Vermont. The organization aims to provide an innovative higher education experience through a blend of online, on-campus, and community learning, enhanced by virtual reality technology. It targets students aspiring to earn a bachelor's degree or engage in leadership and social change initiatives. Degrees of Freedom employs a distinctive application process based on social contributions rather than monetary fees, making it accessible to a broader audience. Additionally, the organization offers scholarships and financial aid to eligible students, thereby promoting an affordable, flexible, and inclusive educational alternative led by a diverse group of Ivy League professors and master teachers.
UPchieve
Seed Round in 2021
UPchieve is an educational technology foundation that connects moderate high school students with free, on-demand live tutors and therapists at any time. Their online platform is accessible around the clock and can easily connect students with their qualified academic coaches. They have aided kids in getting the tutoring and college guidance they required to succeed academically.
Coderhouse
Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2019, Coderhouse offers live online courses focused on programming, design, data, and marketing for professionals. Students engage with mentors through assignments and projects, and benefit from career services like mock interviews.
Kidato is an online school offering affordable, high-quality education to K-12 students in Africa's growing middle class. It maintains a student-to-teacher ratio of 5:1 and integrates extracurricular activities for socialization.
Turing College
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Turing College operates as an online educational institution specializing in data science. It offers courses suitable for individuals of varying skill levels and employs an income share agreement model, allowing students to defer payment until they secure employment. The college collaborates with tech companies to co-create its curriculum, providing these partners with real-time student performance updates to facilitate expedited hiring decisions.
Awari is an education startup focused on upskilling individuals in Latin America through a modern approach. It offers project-driven, cohort-based courses with mentorship from industry professionals at top companies like Disney, Apple, and Google.
Codingal
Seed Round in 2021
Codingal aims to provide coding education to every K-12 student. Its online platform offers live, instructor-led classes with a structured curriculum, empowering young learners to develop programming skills and build projects.
Avion School
Seed Round in 2021
Avion School is an educational technology company specializing in software coaching services. It offers a platform that provides structured learning courses on various aspects of software development, including programming fundamentals, web foundations, and both frontend and backend development. The courses are designed and delivered by industry experts, ensuring that students receive relevant and practical knowledge. Avion School allows students to pursue a computer science education without the burden of upfront payments, making it accessible for those looking to enhance their technical skills and enter the software development field.
Pangea
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Pangea.app, Inc. operates an online platform that connects companies with college students for freelance projects, particularly in marketing and graphic design. Established in 2016 and based in Providence, Rhode Island, the platform serves as a marketplace where businesses can communicate directly with students, manage payments through a secure gateway, and rate performance to ensure accountability. By utilizing a proprietary dataset and artificial intelligence, Pangea.app enhances the matching process, enabling companies to access skilled talent early in their careers while allowing students to showcase their abilities. The company's mission focuses on providing equitable access to high-skill opportunities, making it easier for businesses to find and hire college freelancers for part-time engagements.
Unschool
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Unschool is an ed-tech company based in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, that specializes in creating an online learning ecosystem tailored to the needs of students and professionals. Founded in 2019, the platform serves as a marketplace where learners, including students, graduates, and young professionals, can engage with subject matter experts and coaches in their respective fields. Unschool offers a variety of online courses and alternative learning methods designed to meet individual educational requirements, fostering both knowledge development and employability. The company aims to empower users by providing them with the tools and resources to enhance their skills and achieve their educational and professional goals.
Edlyft is an educational technology company founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, California. It specializes in providing support to college students pursuing computer science through a network of tutors, mentors, and peer assistance. Edlyft develops software that facilitates job training programs for these students, enabling corporations to enhance the skills of potential future employees. Companies utilize Edlyft's platform to up-skill trainees and assess their capabilities as candidates for in-demand roles. In addition to mentorship, Edlyft's offerings include resources for internship preparation and various study tools, ensuring that students receive comprehensive support to excel in their studies and career paths.
Buildspace
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Buildspace is a New York-based learning platform focused on educating crypto developers. The company provides resources and training to help developers create smart contract systems, enabling them to establish NFT trading centers and build applications on the web3 framework. Through its platform, Buildspace empowers developers to design and deploy customized projects, fostering innovation in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space.
StayQrious
Seed Round in 2020
StayQrious is an educational technology company specializing in online group classes for students interested in learning computer applications like coding. Its platform fosters structured learning and peer engagement, serving both education and technology sectors.
Outschool
Series B in 2020
Outschool, Inc. is an online platform that facilitates live, interactive learning experiences for children by connecting motivated learners, parents, and independent teachers. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, Outschool offers a diverse array of unique online classes led by certified educators, artists, scientists, and other knowledgeable individuals. The platform allows parents to discover, book, and manage educational activities tailored to their children’s interests and needs. Additionally, it provides teachers with the tools to create class listings, manage enrollments and payments, and reach a broader audience. By enabling small group learning through live video chat, Outschool expands access to enrichment and tutoring at a more affordable cost compared to traditional private tutoring.
Scrimba
Seed Round in 2020
Scrimba is an innovative online platform offering coding courses with over 120,000 monthly active students. It introduces a novel video format that makes screencasts fully interactive for learners and easier to create for instructors.
Ilk, Inc. is a San Diego-based company that offers an online platform designed to facilitate the establishment of child care pods by connecting families with nannies and teachers. Founded in 2009, Ilk focuses on providing a holistic approach to child care, integrating early learning programs and recruitment of educators. The platform not only matches parents with qualified caregivers but also aids in the management of child care arrangements at home, thereby enhancing the overall child care experience for families. Through its services, Ilk aims to address the growing demand for flexible and personalized child care solutions.
Tappity
Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2018, Tappity designs an interactive educational app for children aged 4-10. It teaches science topics through fun experiments, stories, and games, aligning with international science standards.
Virtually
Seed Round in 2020
Virtually, Inc., established in 2018 and headquartered in Thomasville, North Carolina, specializes in developing a comprehensive online school platform. This platform streamlines various aspects of online education, including admissions, conferencing, student management, and payment processing. It enables educators to host live classes, boot camps, membership programs, and group coaching sessions, fostering a cohesive learning environment. The platform also facilitates communication, community building, and payment collection, helping educators grow their brand and generate new revenue streams.
Hellosaurus
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Hellosaurus develops an interactive learning platform for children that combines video classes, creative programs, and engaging activities. The platform supports content creators by providing tools to produce and publish shows, enabling kids to learn through interactive experiences. Founded in 2019 and based in New York, the company focuses on child-friendly online education delivered through its interactive video experiences and content from various creators.
Strive School
Seed Round in 2020
Strive School is an educational platform designed to train individuals to become professional-grade software engineers. It offers a six-month online program that equips students with essential coding skills and practical experience through project work. This approach not only enhances their learning but also helps them build a robust portfolio, making them job-ready for careers in technology. Strive School aims to empower motivated individuals by providing them with the tools and knowledge needed to secure employment in reputable technology firms across Italy and Europe.
ZipSchool
Seed Round in 2020
ZipSchool is an educational technology company based in Florida that develops an online learning platform designed for primary-aged students and their teachers. The company offers live online classes through its platform ZipSchool.com, covering a range of subjects including art, photography, space, weather, yoga, coding, English, Maths, Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts. These classes cater to children aged between 4 and 9, providing an interactive learning experience for homeschooled kids in grades K-5.
Epicode
Seed Round in 2020
Epicode is an educational organization focused on transforming talent into successful tech careers through comprehensive training programs. It offers courses in web development, data analytics, cybersecurity, and marketing technology, catering to individuals seeking to enter the tech industry. By providing an all-in-one learning experience, Epicode trains thousands of students each year and facilitates their transition into professional roles. The company emphasizes practical skills and real-world applications, ensuring that graduates are equipped for job opportunities in various organizations. Through its innovative approach, Epicode aims to bridge the gap between education and employment in the digital landscape.
Lambda School
Series C in 2020
Lambda Inc., operating as Lambda School, specializes in online education focused on coding and computer science in the United States. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, the institution offers training in various fields, including software engineering, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and web development. Students engage in both online and live training sessions that feature hands-on projects, pair programming, and code reviews conducted by instructors. Lambda School aims to identify and cultivate untapped talent for in-demand jobs, pioneering a unique educational model where the institution invests in students' futures rather than requiring upfront tuition payments.
Able Jobs
Seed Round in 2020
Able Jobs is a company that offers a job preparation and training platform aimed at helping individuals secure employment in sales, support, and marketing roles. The platform provides short-term training programs that can prepare candidates for jobs in as little as five days. Able Jobs collaborates with enterprises by facilitating the posting of job openings and streamlining the hiring process for trained candidates. The company operates on a unique payment model where clients only incur costs upon successfully hiring a candidate, paying the equivalent of one month of the employee's annual salary per hire. In February, Able Jobs reported facilitating 130 job placements, underscoring its effectiveness in connecting fresh talent with employers.
Edlyft is an educational technology company founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, California. It specializes in providing support to college students pursuing computer science through a network of tutors, mentors, and peer assistance. Edlyft develops software that facilitates job training programs for these students, enabling corporations to enhance the skills of potential future employees. Companies utilize Edlyft's platform to up-skill trainees and assess their capabilities as candidates for in-demand roles. In addition to mentorship, Edlyft's offerings include resources for internship preparation and various study tools, ensuring that students receive comprehensive support to excel in their studies and career paths.
Clayboard
Venture Round in 2020
Clayboard is a software company specializing in the development of a video platform aimed at enhancing online teaching and facilitation. Its services include creating an online webinar and events platform that assists companies in brand growth, lead engagement, and community building. The platform features a user-friendly interface designed for ease of use by organizers, attendees, and speakers, eliminating any learning curve. Additionally, Clayboard offers functionalities such as email reminders, event recordings, and analytics, which collectively enhance the social interaction and engagement of virtual events.
StayQrious
Seed Round in 2020
StayQrious is an educational technology company specializing in online group classes for students interested in learning computer applications like coding. Its platform fosters structured learning and peer engagement, serving both education and technology sectors.
Pahamify
Seed Round in 2020
Pahamify is an EdTech company that develops an educational platform offering video-based lessons, exam preparation materials, practice questions, flashcards, and other resources that can be accessed anytime on mobile, tablet, and computer. The company emphasizes high-quality content backed by rigorous research and uses technology, film making, animation, and gamification to enhance learning with an intuitive user interface. Its integrated tools are designed to help students optimize learning outcomes by delivering informative and engaging lessons across subjects.