Wayfinder
Founded 2015 · 137 employees on LinkedIn · 12 known investors
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Wayfinder is an education platform sold to schools and school districts, offered through state and federal funding programs. This page provides funding and grant-writing resources, including guidance on "fund braiding" to combine multiple funding sources to pay for multi-year contracts.
Investors · 12
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Designer FundSan Francisco · $100K – $1M
Oregon Venture FundPortland · $500K – $5M
Battery VenturesreportedBoston · $500K – $100M
BoxOne VenturesreportedMontréal · $500K
Conscience VCreportedAustin · $250K
Divergent CapitalreportedNew York · $250K – $1M
GENESIS CONSORTIUMreportedPrinceton
Notation Capitalreported · 2 sourcesNew York · $400K – $750K
Overlap HoldingsreportedHicksville
Reinforced VenturesreportedPittsburgh
Wayfinder VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $300K – $1M
Y CombinatorreportedSan Francisco · $500K
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries AJul 2024Source ↗
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Competitors · 5
by search overlap
Panorama Education101 shared keywordsPanorama Education provides a data platform for K-12 school districts to integrate and visualize student academic, behavioral, attendance, and engagement data. The platform uses AI to help educators identify student needs and coordinate multi-tiered support interventions across 2,000 districts and 25,000 schools serving 15 million students in the United States.
HMH92 shared keywordsHMH is an adaptive learning company that builds integrated K–12 education solutions—covering core curriculum, supplemental, intervention, assessment, and professional learning—delivered on a single platform. It serves educators and students, using data insights to personalize instruction and support student outcomes.
Teachers Pay Teachers92 shared keywordsTeachers Pay Teachers is a marketplace where educators share and sell teaching resources and lesson plans. The platform serves teachers and educational institutions seeking classroom materials.
Branching Minds86 shared keywordsBranching Minds provides a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) platform that aggregates student academic, social-emotional, and behavioral data to help school districts make data-driven decisions and implement evidence-based interventions. The platform serves K-12 school districts in the United States and supports educators in creating equitable learning environments and accessing federal education funding.
Subtext80 shared keywordsRenaissance provides educational software and assessment solutions that give teachers and schools data and insights to support student learning. Its products are used across US schools and serve K-12 education.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Wayfinder do?
- Wayfinder is an education platform sold to schools and school districts, offered through state and federal funding programs. This page provides funding and grant-writing resources, including guidance on "fund braiding" to combine multiple funding sources to pay for multi-year contracts.
- Who are Wayfinder's investors?
- Wayfinder's investors include Designer Fund, Oregon Venture Fund, Battery Ventures, BoxOne Ventures, Conscience VC, Divergent Capital, GENESIS CONSORTIUM, Notation Capital and 4 more.