Lumos Capital Group
Growth equityNew York · Series A–Growth · 11 people tracked
Investment thesis
Lumos Capital invests in growth-stage technology companies building the future of learning and work — what it calls human capital development. The firm believes that unlocking human potential across the full lifecycle, from early childhood education to lifelong learning and from schools to the enterprise, is a defining global challenge as technology reshapes jobs and workforces. It partners with entrepreneurs reimagining how human capital is created in the 21st century, emphasizing long-term partnerships over transactions. Beyond capital, the team draws on deep experience working alongside management teams of leading sector companies, acting as strategic thought partners on growth priorities and helping visionary leaders scale their impact.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 18, 2026.
Team · 11 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Lumos Capital Group went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 32 of 40 portfolio companiesEdTech ×31SaaS ×17AI & Machine Learning ×7Future of Work ×5HR Tech ×4Data & Infrastructure ×2Enterprise Software ×2Cloud Computing ×1
HQs:United States×11China×1Spain×1
Investments · 40 tracked
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Alexandria, US
Kamalika Sandell(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Beyer(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Rearden(President.)Christopher Beyer(Treasurer.)Robert Barnett(Director)Cornelius Kerwin(Director)
Board seatRohan WadhwaVictor Hu· per SEC Form D · $23.7M raise · filed Feb 2025
Austin, US
Dustyn Williams(Director)Jamie Fitch(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Hollander(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJames TiengRohan Wadhwa· per SEC Form D · $5M raise · filed Nov 2022
2U provides online education and learning platforms for individuals and institutions to improve career prospects and access educational opportunities.
EdTechLanham, US
Christopher J. Paucek(Chief Executive Officer)Catherine A. Graham(Chief Financial Officer)John B. Ellis(Chief Accounting Officer)
BoardRobert Stavis(Director)inPaul A. Maeder(Chairman of the Board of Directors)Coretha Rushing(Director)
Co-investors137 VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersCity LightNovak Biddle Venture PartnersRedpoint VenturesHighland Capital Partners
Activate Learning provides K-12 investigation-centered science curriculum along with a digital platform, hands-on science kits, assessments, and implementation support for school districts and teachers.
EdTech
Amplify develops products in the education field, with a team drawn from education, technology, design, and media.
EdTech
Co-investorsLearn CapitalZanichelli VentureEmerson Collective Investing
BookNook provides 1:1 and small-group virtual tutoring delivered through a scalable technology platform that integrates with classroom instruction.
EdTechSaaS
Co-investorsBetter Ventures Central LlcMontage Capital
Cengage provides learning platforms and educational content spanning K-12, higher education, workforce skills, and English language learning.
EdTechSaaS
Core Education PBC is a business transformation partner for higher education institutions, helping universities restructure their operating models and reduce operational fragmentation.
EdTech
Kamalika Sandell(Founding Board Member)
Co-investorsECMC GroupImpact Engine
Discovery Education provides a K-12 education platform offering digital curriculum, educator-vetted content, and instructional tools across core subjects such as literacy, science, and social studies.
EdTechSaaS
Co-investorsFrancisco Partners
Disprz provides an AI-powered learning platform that diagnoses skill gaps, builds learning content, and delivers training within the flow of work for enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechHR Tech
Co-investorsDallas Venture CapitalKae CapitalLiquidity CapitalMars Growth CapitalSilverneedle Ventures
Disprz is an AI-powered corporate learning platform that diagnoses skill gaps and builds and delivers training content, including an agentic AI content builder (Turo), an LMS, and a learning experience platform.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechHR Tech
EAB provides research, advisory services, and technology solutions for education institutions, including colleges, universities, community colleges, graduate and online programs, and K-12 schools.
Data & InfrastructureEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsBC Partners
Ellevation offers software for English Language Development (ELD) programs, combining student data, benchmark assessments, and research-based instructional strategies to help school districts manage EL programs and track student progress.
Data & InfrastructureEdTechSaaSBoston, US
Edward Rice(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jordan Meranus(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardBrad Powell(Director)Jennifer Carolan(Director)Chris Gabrieli(Director)
Co-investorsNorth Atlantic CapitalRethink Capital Partners
Ellucian provides an AI-native software platform for higher education institutions, combining student lifecycle management, human capital management, and finance into a single solution.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsJMI EquityLeonard GreenPHX VenturesTeamworthy Ventures
Frontline Education provides connected software for K-12 school districts, covering HR and people management (hiring, onboarding, payroll, absences, professional development), student services (special education and health documentation, compliance, reporting), and business operations (finance, purchasing, analytics, asset management).
EdTechGovTechSaaS
Co-investorsMultiplier CapitalRiverwood Capital
Higher Education Marketing (HEM) offers HEM-SP, a CRM/SIS platform for schools, colleges, and universities to manage inquiries, applications, quotes, payments, schedules, attendance, and student records.
EdTechMarketing TechSaaS
HMH 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.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS
Jack Lynch(CEO)Greg Daniel(Chief Marketing Officer)
Co-investorsMoonshots CapitalVeritas Capital
Instructure develops Canvas, Mastery, and Parchment—learning management, assessment, and credential management platforms for educational institutions.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSalt Lake City, US
BRIAN WHITMER(Director)Steve DalyinMatt KaminerinAudrey ZhaoArmin MolaviShiren Vijiasingamin
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersEvolution VC PartnersGolub GrowthOpenView Venture PartnersEPIC VENTURES
Ironhack operates bootcamp and coding education programs in multiple countries across Europe and North America.
EdTechFuture of Work
Ariel Quinones(Founder)in
Co-investorsAcurio VenturesBrighteye VenturesJME Ventures
Laureate Education operates a network of five higher-education institutions in Mexico and Peru, serving students, alumni, faculty, and staff.
EdTechBaltimore, US
Douglas L. Becker(Executive Officer, Director)Robert W. Zentz(Executive Officer)Timothy F. Daniels(Executive Officer)Eilif Serck-Hanssen(Executive Officer)Enderson Guimaraes(Executive Officer)Richard J. Patro(Executive Officer)
Learning.com provides a self-paced digital curriculum that teaches students digital literacy, computer coding, keyboarding, online safety, and AI literacy through interactive, game-based lessons.
EdTech
Co-investorsMontage Capital
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EdTechBoston, US
Co-investorsBPEA EQTOwl VenturesACE & Company
OnlineMedEd, now on the Archer Review platform, is an all-in-one medical exam prep system offering high-yield videos, question banks, and illustrated notes.
Digital HealthEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsETS Strategic Capital
Parchment operates a digital credential management platform that enables learners, schools, higher education institutions, and employers to issue, request, verify, and exchange transcripts, diplomas, digital badges, and other credentials.
EdTechSaaSScottsdale, US
Matthew Pittinsky(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Colletti(Executive Officer)Ted Mitchell(Director)
BoardE. Rogers Novak, Jr(Director)Vincent Menichelli(Director)S. Joshua Lewis(Director)
Co-investorsNovak Biddle Venture PartnersRaine Venture Partners
Co-investorsBayPine
Podium Education runs The Global Career Accelerator and The Career Discovery Experience, for-credit online programs that give college students job skills and hands-on project experience with brand partners.
EdTechFuture of Work
Co-investorsPHX VenturesAlbum VC
Co-investorsNew Orleans Startup Fund
Renaissance provides pre-K–12 assessment, reading, and math solutions on a connected instructional platform that gives educators data-driven insights and tools to personalize learning and track student progress.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSWisconsin Rapids, US
Co-investorsW Capital PartnersEdovate Capital
McGraw Hill Education provides textbooks, digital learning platforms, and educational content for pre-K through 12, higher education, and medical education institutions and students.
EdTech
Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersRethink Capital Partners
Tedu (Tarena/新达内教育集团) is a Chinese IT and vocational training organization offering courses such as Java development, cloud computing, cybersecurity, AI/Python, data analysis, IoT, web development, software testing, and digital design.
EdTechFuture of WorkBeijing, CN
Tes provides education software, services, content, and resources for schools, trusts, leaders, and teachers, including safeguarding tools, student learning plans, behaviour management, recruitment, and teacher training.
EdTechSaaS
Thrive is a cloud-based, AI-enabled platform offering career products and services such as outplacement, career mobility, reskilling, upskilling, career coaching, and skills gap analysis.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Transfr provides VR-based career exploration and skills training, offering a web app with 150+ careers across 16 clusters and 330+ VR simulations mapped to U.S. safety standards like OSHA, NCCER, and ASE across 8 high-growth sectors.
EdTechFuture of WorkHardware
Co-investorsCity LightLauder PartnersRethink Capital Partners
Watermark provides the Educational Impact Suite (EIS), a software platform that combines data, workflows, and AI-driven insights for higher education institutions to assess program health, manage assessment and accreditation, evaluate faculty, and support student success.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 1
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies2U · finance.yahoo.com · Apr 27, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Lumos Capital Group made?
- Lumos Capital Group has 37 tracked investments.
- What stage does Lumos Capital Group invest at?
- Lumos Capital Group invests at the Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What is Lumos Capital Group's typical check size?
- Lumos Capital Group typically writes checks of $10M – $30M.
- What sectors does Lumos Capital Group focus on?
- Lumos Capital Group focuses on EdTech, Future of Work, HR Tech, Impact & Social Good, SaaS.
- Where is Lumos Capital Group located?
- Lumos Capital Group is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Lumos Capital Group lead rounds?
- Yes, Lumos Capital Group leads investment rounds.
- Who does Lumos Capital Group co-invest with?
- Lumos Capital Group most often shares deals with Bessemer Venture Partners, City Light, Montage Capital, among 33 tracked co-investors.
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