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EmpowerU
Techstars '24Excelsior, US · Founded 2018 · Delaware corporation · 4 known investors
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EmpowerU is a tech-enabled mental health support solution for schools and colleges, combining online skill-building lessons with daily 1:1 coaching by trained mental health experts to help students build resilience and improve wellbeing, attendance, and grades. It offers site-based licenses to schools as well as a credit-bearing course delivered through third-party online schools or directly, serving students across the United States.
Founders & leadership
EmpowerU was founded in 2018 by Katie Dorn and Abby Master.
Investors · 4
How we know: Great North Ventures's portfolio page · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
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Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$2.6M disclosed across 3 rounds · 2020–2023
▶$800KraisedMay 2023 · 7 investors · Other Health CareRule 506(c)
- Sarah DefrancescoDirector
- Josh SlaytonDirector
- Catherine DornExecutive Officer, Director
- Pamela YorkDirector
- Robert KukuljanExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $800K
- Amount sold
- $800K
- Minimum investment
- $20K
- First sale
- Mar 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2018
- Federal exemptions
- 06c
▶$800KraisedJan 2022 · 5 investors · Other Health CareRule 506(c)
- CATHERINE DORNExecutive Officer, Director
- SARAH DIFRANCESCODirector
- PAMELA YORKDirector
- JOSH SLAYTONDirector
- ROBERT A. KUKULJANExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $1M
- Amount sold
- $800K
- Minimum investment
- $20K
- First sale
- Dec 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2018
- Federal exemptions
- 06c
▶$1000KraisedNov 2020 · 6 investors · Other Health CareRule 506(c)
- Sarah DiFrancescoDirector
- Pamela YorkDirector
- Josh SlaytonDirector
- Robert A KukuljanExecutive Officer
- Catherine DornExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $1000K
- Amount sold
- $1000K
- Minimum investment
- $10K
- First sale
- Nov 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2018
- Federal exemptions
- 06c
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Frequently asked questions
- What does EmpowerU do?
- EmpowerU is a tech-enabled mental health support solution for schools and colleges, combining online skill-building lessons with daily 1:1 coaching by trained mental health experts to help students build resilience and improve wellbeing, attendance, and grades. It offers site-based licenses to schools as well as a credit-bearing course delivered through third-party online schools or directly, serving students across the United States.
- Who founded EmpowerU?
- EmpowerU was founded by Katie Dorn, Abby Master in 2018.
- Who are EmpowerU's investors?
- EmpowerU's investors include Great North Ventures, GROOVE CAPITAL, Techstars, ECMC Group.
- How much funding has EmpowerU raised?
- EmpowerU has disclosed $2.6M raised across 3 rounds.
- Where is EmpowerU headquartered?
- EmpowerU is headquartered in Excelsior, US.