Reach Capital
Actively deployingSan Francisco · Seed · 19 people tracked
Investment thesis
Reach Capital focuses on education technology solutions that address gaps in the status quo, particularly for underserved students and teachers. The firm believes in building products grounded in deep user research and customer discovery with educators before development begins, with the goal of enhancing instructional time and reducing administrative burden on teachers. The firm invests in companies led by founders with personal commitment to education and demonstrated ability to combine serious engineering and product thinking with domain expertise in education.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 20, 2026.
Team · 19 people
from the firm's website
Jennifer Carolan is a co-founder of Reach Capital who teaches the Lean Launchpad course at Stanford, where she mentored Journify Learning's founders during their customer discovery process with special education teachers.
Software engineer with nearly six years at Google, where he built agent-based features for Search and AI products, and spent time on Google's AI research team working on on-device AI strategy. Founded HackKU hackathon at University of Kansas and co-founded Applican.AI, a student-internship matching platform. As Senior Associate at Reach, he focuses on AI-native companies in learning, health, and work, leading technical diligence and developing internal AI tools.
What they invest in
from 17 of 23 portfolio companiesEdTech ×13AI & Machine Learning ×9Fintech ×3SaaS ×3Enterprise Software ×2HR Tech ×2B2B Marketplaces ×1Consumer ×1
HQs:United States×14Argentina×1
Investments · 23 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathGPTZero develops AI detection technology to identify artificially generated text, serving over 10 million users across education, publishing, and enterprise sectors. The company provides safeguards for responsible AI deployment at scale.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US
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Tenor builds AI-powered management and leadership development tools for enterprise companies. The platform helps managers become more effective through AI-enabled talent experiences.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR Tech
Unknown
Training enablement technology that helps people be successful in workforce programs
The leading online education platform for vocational skills training in the U.S. Hispanic market and Latin America
An emotional wellness assistant that provides personalized content recommendations for improving emotional health and fitness
A vertically integrated community college alternative offering live, interactive online cohort-based classes with adjunct professors from top universities
Cashmere provides a multi-signature Solana wallet that allows enterprises and startups to manage cryptocurrency holdings across multiple authorized signers rather than concentrating control in a single account.
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Shashank Khanna(Founder)inRebecca Lee(Founder)inCharlotte McGinn(Founder)in
Coderhouse is an online education platform offering live courses and career programs in technology, AI, programming, design, and digital marketing for students across Latin America. The platform provides instructor-led classes, AI tutoring, hands-on projects, and professional certifications in partnership with leading technology companies.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechBuenos Aires, AR
Journify is an AI-powered platform for special education teams that automates administrative paperwork, integrates data across support providers, tracks student progress on IEP goals, and generates personalized instructional materials aligned with educational standards. The product serves special education teachers, paraprofessionals, school leaders, and therapists in schools and districts across the United States.
AI & Machine LearningEdTech
Lovevery designs play products for babies and young children based on child development research and neuroscience. The company helps parents support early brain development through toys and educational resources tailored to specific developmental stages.
ConsumerEdTechWellness & Fitness
Jessica(Founding Partner / Co-founder)Rod(Co-founder)
Mathpix develops AI-powered document conversion technology that recognizes handwritten equations, tables, chemical structures, and multilingual text. The platform serves millions of individual users and thousands of enterprises needing to digitize and make documents searchable.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEdTechSanta Monica, US
Mecha Health develops foundation models for radiology that generate complete diagnostic reports from medical images using vision-language AI systems. The company aims to amplify radiologists' expertise to enable faster clinical workflows and better patient outcomes at scale.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Ahmed Abdulaal(CEO & Co-founder)inHugo Fry(CSO & Co-founder)inAyodeji Ijishakin(COO & Co-founder)inNina Montaña Brown(CTO & Co-founder)in
Newsela provides educational content and classroom tools for K-12 teachers and students, delivering news articles and learning materials aligned to curriculum standards at multiple reading levels. The platform includes formative assessment and real-time instruction features to support personalized learning and engagement.
EdTechNew York City, US
Matthew Gross(Co-founder)Dan Cogan-Drew(Co-founder)
Polygence is an online mentorship platform that pairs high school students with expert mentors for self-directed research projects across any academic discipline. The company serves students seeking intellectual exploration beyond traditional school curricula.
Deep TechEdTechQuantum Computing
Janos Perczel(CEO and Founder)Jin Chow
Riipen operates a project-based learning platform connecting educators, students, and employers to complete real-world industry projects, bridging the gap between classroom education and workplace experience. The platform serves colleges, universities, organizations, and learners seeking to build practical skills and expand talent pools.
EdTechFuture of WorkSaaS
Songscription converts audio files into sheet music and MIDI notation. The platform serves musicians and music educators seeking to transcribe songs.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEdTech
Andrew Carlins(Co-Founder & CEO)KatieAlexTim
Springboard is an online learning platform offering career-focused courses in fields like software engineering, data science, cybersecurity, and UX design, with personalized mentor and career coaching support. The platform enables working professionals to upskill in 3-9 months while maintaining employment.
EdTech
Tynker is a digital learning platform providing coding curriculum and courses for children through schools and parents. The company serves students globally with programming education designed to build computer science and critical thinking skills.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechChicago, US
GSV is an investment platform and convening organization focused on innovations in education and workforce development across the "PreK to Gray" lifecycle. It operates a flagship summit and manages GSV Ventures, a multi-stage venture fund investing in education and skills transformation companies.
EdTechFintech
Board seats · per SEC filings · 5
what is this? ⓘ$3.8M raise · filed May 2026 · via Steve Kupfer
$44M raise · filed Aug 2025 · via Steve Kupfer
$3.6M raise · filed Jun 2024 · via Esteban Sosnik
$15M raise · filed Jun 2023 · via Esteban Sosnik
$39.3M raise · filed Jun 2023 · via Steve Kupfer
Inferred from directors named on each company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Reach Capital invest at?
- Reach Capital invests at the Seed stage.
- What is Reach Capital's typical check size?
- Reach Capital typically writes checks of $100K – $12M.
- What sectors does Reach Capital focus on?
- Reach Capital focuses on EdTech.
- Where is Reach Capital located?
- Reach Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Reach Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Reach Capital leads investment rounds.
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