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Brave Care operates kid-only primary and urgent care clinics, plus remote digital services, offering pediatric treatment for conditions like allergies, broken bones, and fevers.

ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechPortland, US

AMAsa Miller(Founder)inD"Darius "Bubs" Monsef(Founder)inMTMaryam Taheri(Founder)inCFCorey Fish, MD(Founder)inGary Gerlacher(Executive Officer, Director)Corey Fish, M.D.(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesAVAV8 VenturesFIFifty YearsGAGaingelsVEVentureSouqWEWestern Technology Investment+17 more

College Guidance Network (CGN) offers an AI-powered platform combining a personalized roadmap, live programming, and expert content to help families with college admissions, affordability, and career planning.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechMedia & EntertainmentLexington, US

JCJon Carson(Co-Founder & CEO)inBBBob Block(Co-Founder and Head of School Partnerships)inAMAlexis McLaughlin(Chief Operations Officer)inChristine Griggs(Chief Financial Officer)inIMIan Marlier(Chief Technology Officer)inMKMichael Kolowich(Chief Product Officer)in

Co-investorsCHChaos Ventures

CreatorUp runs a marketplace that connects organizations with trained and certified creative talent to produce video content such as online lessons, virtual tours, live-streamed events, and product launches.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSaaSLos Angeles, US

SASara Akhteh(Founder)in

Co-investorsGAGaingelsMEMetavallon VCNENew Markets Venture Partners

Elpha operates an online professional network for women, offering a community for personal and professional development, job searching, and networking.

ConsumerFuture of WorkHR TechSocialSan Francisco, US

CCCadran Cowansage(Founder)inKLKuan Luo(Founder)QWQuinn Wang(Community Manager)in

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorADAdverb VenturesCACanapi VenturesEOEos Venture Partners LimitedIUIU VenturesSISixth Sense Ventures+10 more

Englease is an online English-language learning platform offering live and on-demand classes, practice tools, training videos, and conversation clubs, with CPD (UK)-accredited certificates upon completing each level.

EdTechSaaS

Omar Sheehan(Founder)OCOmar Chihanein

Co-investors50500 GlobalBYBY Venture PartnersSASalica InvestmentsWAWamda CapitalCOCOTU VenturesDUDubai Angel Investors

A brand centered on esports/competitive gaming fandom under the "Live Legendary" theme, offering a fan gallery where visitors can subscribe to a newsletter and download event images.

GamingMedia & EntertainmentCologne, DE

Co-investorsENEngelhardt Kaupp Kiefer & Co. Management GmbHLELeta CapitalLILightspeed Venture PartnersSWSWC GlobalTMTMT InvestmentsXPXploration Capital

Flourish Labs was a healthcare startup that scaled mental health peer support through technology to address the youth mental health crisis, training young adults as certified Peer Support Specialists and Community Health Workers.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthSan Francisco, US

OFObi Felten(Founder)inKNKim Newell Green(Founder)inBETTINA FELTEN(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsCOCollaborative FundGRGradient VenturesLELearn Capital

Higher Ground manufactures SatPaq, a compact satellite communicator designed for secure, reliable connectivity in remote areas and various industries.

CybersecurityHardwareIoTSpace TechPalo Alto, US

RRRob Reis(CEO)inJeffrey Goldberg(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsVEvenn growth partners

Kidato operates online classes for K-12 students in Africa with lower student-teacher ratios than traditional public schools, charging significantly less than private institutions while delivering internationally-benchmarked curricula.

EdTechNairobi, KE

SGSam Gichuru(Founder)in

Co-investorsVEVelocity DigitalY Y CombinatorGOGoodwater CapitalGRGraph VenturesHAHarvard Management CompanyLALaunch Africa Ventures+1 more

San Francisco, US

Bart Epstein(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Cohen(Director)Jason Palmer(Director)

BoardArrun Kapoor(Director)Mark Chernis(Director)Gerard Robinson(Director)

Co-investorsEVEvolution VC PartnersNANat TurnerSASand Hill AngelsSOSocial StartsENEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)

Lando operates after-school enrichment programs in robotics, coding, music, math, and art that run on school campuses.

ConsumerEdTechFuture of WorkLos Angeles, US

BBlakeFFelixBlake Kavanaugh(Co-Founder, CEO)inFelix Hu(Co-Founder, CTO)in

Co-investorsMAMaveron

Major League Hacking (MLH) runs hackathons, remote fellowship programs, and the DEV (dev.to) online developer community, offering 12-week paid open-source internship alternatives and events for software creators.

Developer ToolsEdTechSocial

MSMike Swift(Founder)in

Co-investorsREReach CapitalRERethink EducationCRCRESCENT COVE CAPITALGEGeneral Catalyst

Millie provides services and opportunities for military members to help each other reduce the stress of relocating during military moves.

ConsumerMarketplacesPropTech

Co-investorsMOMoonshots CapitalAMAmboy Street VenturesBBBBG VenturesCHChai VenturesCOCoyote VenturesFOForeground Capital+5 more

Neol operates a professional community platform for experienced creative leaders in brand, strategy, marketing, design, and innovation, offering mentorship, collaboration, and thought leadership opportunities.

B2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareFuture of Work

Co-investorsCACapria VenturesFJFJ LabsGLGlobal VenturesLELearn CapitalPAParibu Ventures

NextStep Robotics develops AMBLE, a wearable robotic device for foot drop rehabilitation in stroke survivors and other neurological conditions.

HealthtechMedical DevicesRoboticsBaltimore, US

Anindo Roy(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Richard Macko(Executive Officer, Director)Larry Forrester(Executive Officer, Director)BHBrad Hennessie(Founder)in

BoardBRENDA FURLOW(Director)ERIKA SMITH(Director)

Co-investorsABAbell Foundation, Inc.MAMaryland TEDCOTETEDCOUNUniversity System of Maryland Momentum Fund

Nextstore provides a low-code website builder designed for Shopify merchants to create mobile-first storefronts with performance optimization and built-in analytics.

E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechParis, FR

VFVictor Ferrand(Founder)inABArthur Bonnecarrere(Founder)inSvend Court-Payen(Business Lead)Meghan Regior(Product Designer)

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorINInnovation NestKIKima Ventures

Novakid provides online English language lessons for children using a gamified learning approach with native and near-native English-speaking teachers.

EdTech

Max(CEO)inDmitryin

Co-investorsCHChromeLELeta CapitalOWOwl VenturesXPXploration CapitalBOBonAngels Venture PartnersGOGoodwater Capital+2 more

Osmosis provides reinforcement learning infrastructure that enables AI agents to improve themselves from experience.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

KZKasey Zhang(Founder/CEO)inALAndy Lyu(Founder/CTO)inJosh Lee(Founder)Ryan Haynes(Founder)Shiv Gaglani(Founder)Sunny Aggarwal(Founder)

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorALAlumni VenturesAUAudaciousCRCRV (Charles River Ventures)FEFelicis VenturesIMImagination Capital+20 more

Pathrise is a career accelerator that offers job seekers weekly coaching, access to a professional network, and job search automation software, with payment only required after a job is landed.

EdTechFuture of WorkHR TechSan Francisco, US

KWKevin Wu(Founder/CEO)inELEvan Limanto(Founder)inQuinn Rutledge(AProduct Manager)Derrick MarRachelle GuptaKelly Barber(Program Director)

Co-investorsWEWestern Technology InvestmentY Y CombinatorDADay One VenturesDEDevelopment AnalyticsGOGoAhead VenturesK5K50 Ventures+6 more

Podium Education operates the Global Career Accelerator, an educational program offering practical training in coding, digital marketing, and other career-focused skills.

EdTechFuture of Work

CPChristopher Parrish(Co-Founder & President)inARAlex Ricken(Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer)in

Co-investorsLULumos Capital GroupPHPHX VenturesALAlbum VCPEPeak

Prenda helps adults set up and run small K-8 "microschools" of up to 10 students in homes, studios, or offices, providing training, support, software, curriculum, and funding.

EdTechSaaSMesa, US

KSKelly Smith(Founder)inAndy Jennings(Tech/Tools Team Lead)Amera alo(People Team)

BoardRHRob Hutter(Director)inCahlan Sharp(Growth)

Co-investorsALAlbum VCBVBVP InvestorsMVMVP VenturesPEPerot JainPHPHX VenturesPIPioneer+15 more

Qualified provides automated coding assessments and a developer-friendly IDE for evaluating technical competency.

Developer ToolsHR TechSaaS

JHJake Hoffner(CTO, Co-Founder)inNDNathan Doctor(CEO, Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsBIBisk VenturesHIHinge CapitalMIMichelson 20MM FoundationCACathay InnovationFLFlare Capital PartnersFRFrist Cressey Ventures+11 more

Sana is an AI lab that develops agentic AI systems to help teams access knowledge, automate repetitive work, and learn.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkStockholm, SE

Anna Nordell-Westling(Founder)Joel Hellermark(Founder)

Co-investorsACAcequia Capital (AceCap)EQEQT VenturesLELeksell Social VenturesMEMenlo VenturesNENew Enterprise Associates (NEA)EQEQT Life Sciences+1 more

Shikho is an online learning platform offering video lessons with animated examples created by experienced mentors to help students prepare for classes and exams.

ConsumerEdTech

Shahir Chowdhury(Founder)Zeeshan Zakaria(Founder)

Co-investorsANAnchorless BangladeshSTStartup BangladeshWAWavemaker Partners

Skillprint turns gameplay into behavioral and cognitive intelligence, mapping in-session signals like planning, adaptation, attention and emotion to a Human × Game ontology.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFuture of WorkGamingHR TechWellness & FitnessOakland, US

CRChethan Ramachandran(CEO & Founder)inGabriel Farah(CTO)Tony Lam(COO / Tech Ops)Davin Miyoshi(Product / Board)

Co-investorsCHChaos VenturesDADaft CapitalGAGaingelsMAMachina VenturesNINIREMIA CollectiveVEVerissimo Ventures+1 more

StayQrious operates a school that moves away from traditional factory-model education toward experiential, project-based learning for children.

EdTechBengaluru, IN

SRShankar Ram A(Founder)inAAAvinash Anand(Founder)inASAanand Srinivas(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorASASDF VenturesDRDraper AssociatesEMEmles Venture PartnersDRDream IncubatorEMEmles Advisors+5 more

Vincoed manages educational programs and training across multiple institutions for organizations and their employees, offering services including preferential pricing, scholarship administration, coaching, and centralized payment processing.

EdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechMarketplacesSaaSMonterrey, MX

LGLissy Giacoman(Founder)inMFMiriam Fernandez(Founder)inSSSofía Sada(Founder)inSofia Sada(Founder)in

Co-investorsALAlter GlobalCACapria VenturesSTStartupsY Y CombinatorANAngel Ventures MexicoEVEvergreen Venture Partners+6 more