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Learn Capital

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Founded 2009 · 28 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors

Find your way into Learn Capital

611 people in our graph share verified history with the Learn Capital team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Adam Valkinunlockedknows Rob Hutter · together at Harvard University (overlapped)
×2knows the team · via General Assembly
×2knows the team · via Coursera
knows the team · via Udemy
×6knows the team · via Harvard University

Learn Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 that invests in early and growth-stage companies focused on education, human capital development, AI-powered learning, and workforce training. The firm manages over $1 billion in assets under management across five funds with 176 portfolio companies.

Also known as Learn · Learn Capital

Founders & leadership

Learn Capital was founded in 2009 by Rob Hutter and Greg Mauro.

RHRob Hutter
Rob HutterinFounder, Managing PartnerRob Hutter founded Learn Capital, a venture capital firm that invests in education and workforce development companies, and previously co-founded three startups that achieved successful exits before spending over two decades in venture capital.
GMGreg Mauro
Greg MauroinFounder, Managing PartnerGreg Mauro founded Learn Capital in 2009, a venture capital firm investing in education and workforce development companies. He previously founded Smartdisk (sold to Vista Equity for $450M in 2022) and Tachyon, a satellite broadband venture, and worked at Monitor Group; he holds a degree from UCLA's College of Honors.

Investors · 5

Also in the syndicate · 1

Emerson Collective

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$215M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2021

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Learn (Learn Capital) is a venture capital firm that backs and builds ventures aimed at helping people learn. The firm states a thesis that learning is the foundation of a thriving society and that the next wave of societal advancement will come from companies creating products and services that give individuals the capacity, knowledge and tools to thrive.

Its publicly highlighted portfolio spans curriculum and instruction, online course platforms, workforce and talent development, emerging-market school systems, student financing and AI. Featured companies include Andela (addressing the global technical talent shortage and building a training academy for technical skills in Africa), Amplify (evidence-based, research-backed classroom curriculum), Emergence (systems of AI agents for work tasks), Coursera (online courses from universities and education institutions), Udemy (an online marketplace for learning and teaching), NewGlobe (working with governments to transform educational outcomes in emerging markets) and Ascent (student financing based on potential rather than credit scores alone).

Business model

Venture capital investment in and company-building alongside education and learning-focused startups.

Full profile — market position, go-to-market

Market position

Positioned as a specialist investor in education and learning technology, with portfolio companies including Andela, Amplify, Emergence, Coursera, Udemy, NewGlobe and Ascent.

A sector-focused mandate on learning and human potential, combining backing of ventures with participation in building them.

Go-to-market

Founders and companies building learning, education, workforce-development and student-financing products and services.

Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
HeadcountAug 202628

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Founder mafia

3 people who came through Learn Capital went on to found or lead other companies.

In the news

Research sources · 1

primary sources listed

1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Learn Capital do?
Learn Capital is a venture capital firm backing companies that help people learn and reach their potential.
Who founded Learn Capital?
Learn Capital was founded by Rob Hutter, Greg Mauro in 2009.
Who are Learn Capital's investors?
Learn Capital's investors include Atento Capital, Nimble Partners, IFC, Street Ventures.
How much funding has Learn Capital raised?
Learn Capital has disclosed $215M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.