Investment Area:

Education

The one-size-fits-all model for education is due for disruption. Stuck in an archaic framework unchanged from the industrial revolution, the current system squanders the unique gifts, talents, and experiences of the students it serves—and the chance to develop enthusiastic, lifelong learners goes with it. We pursue solutions that recognize diverse learning styles, where a world of possibilities emerges to ignite students’ passions and guide them toward a future that truly fits who they are.

Entrepreneurs we’re working with:

Ken Ruggiero

Led by Ken Ruggiero, Ascent is pioneering credit products for students in the upskilling, bootcamp, and career training space. Ascent is a student loan origination platform founded in 2016 with $1.1 billion in loans originated across the college and career training markets.

Ken Ruggiero

Shivam Sharma

With the goal of improving homeschoolers' experience, Shiv created Schoolhouse, an AI-driven co-pilot for homeschool and microschool families. Schoolhouse plans lessons, grades work, and provides customized curriculum for each student's individual needs.

Shivam Sharma

Brett Kopf and David Kopf

Brothers, Brett and David Kopf, founded Omella, a platform that makes it easy for mission driven organizations to collect and manage money on one seamless product. Brett and David Kopf previously founded Remind.com, a real time messaging app that bridges the communication gap in primary education.

Brett Kopf and David Kopf

Tomar Kagan

Tomar Kagan founded Merit: a verified identity ecosystem bringing visibility and liquidity to all digital credentials, memberships, opportunities, and more, from trusted organizations. His goal? To make everyone’s records digitally available.

Tomar Kagan

Parminder Jassal

Parminder Jassal believes every working learner should be able to get skills, get credentials, and get hired. She founded Unmudl: a skills-to-jobs marketplace that connects working learners to jobs and credentials on the shortest, most flexible, and affordable path possible.

Parminder Jassal

Kelly Smith

Kelly Smith wants to change the way we think about homeschool education. He founded Prenda, an effective operating system, learning model, and community that empowers educators to start and run successful micro-schools.

Kelly Smith

Cortney Woodruff

Cortney Woodruff recognizes that women and marginalized employees are most likely to suffer from pay inequity. He founded Assemble to help organizations build a sound, tech-driven compensation strategy that enables equitable, fair, and transparent treatment of their employees.

Cortney Woodruff

Graham Frey

Graham Frey fundamentally believes families should have choices when choosing their childrens’ school environment. He founded Hallcraft School Studio to bridge the gap between funders and great school leaders in order to grow a thriving private school ecosystem.

Graham Frey
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