Where does Chandell Stone work?

Chandell Stone is Founder of Degrees of Freedom and Advisory Board Member - US Women in Tech Program at Village Capital.

What companies did Chandell Stone found?

Chandell Stone founded Degrees of Freedom.

Where did Chandell Stone go to school?

Chandell Stone studied at Y Combinator (W21); Harvard Graduate School of Education (Master of Education (M.Ed.), Learning & Teaching (EdTech)); North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (Bachelor's, Mathematics Secondary Education).

Chandell Stone

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Advisory Board Member - US Women in Tech Program at Village Capital · Founder at Degrees of Freedom

Mexico City Metropolitan Area

FoundedDegrees of Freedom · YC

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About

Chandell Stone has worked with low-income students in the Bronx and Harlem, founded the volunteer travel company Destination Impact, and launched Stone Solutions, a virtual assistant services firm connecting African professionals with entrepreneurs and small business owners. She now leads Degrees of Freedom.

Founder at Degrees of Freedom YC W21

Intro paths

Chandell went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Degrees of Freedom's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Degrees of Freedom

S. Aaron AndrewFounder

Jazel SmithFounder

Experience

Chany VenturesFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2023 — presentMexico City, Mexico
Hospitality ESLChief Product Officercurrent2023 — presentMedellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates NetworkBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
Village CapitalAdvisory Board Member - US Women in Tech Programcurrent2025 — present
TechstarsMentorcurrent2022 — present
Destination ImpactFounder2014 — 2022
Kapor CapitalVC Fellow: Investment & Ecosystem Building2022Oakland, California, Estados Unidos
Degrees of FreedomCo-Founder (YC W21)2020 — 2021
Building Excellent SchoolsFellow2019 — 2020Greater Atlanta Area
Georgia Charter Schools AssociationFellow2019 — 2020Greater Atlanta Area
Success Academy Charter SchoolsAssistant Principal2016 — 2018Bronx, New York
Math for AmericaEarly Career Fellow2015 — 2016Greater New York City Area
Democracy Prep Public SchoolsAlgebra 2/ Trigonometery Teacher2014 — 2016Harlem, NY
Harvard Graduate School of EducationVice President of Diversity2013 — 2014Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Skills & more

Microsoft Word9PowerPoint9Microsoft Office14Microsoft Excel7Leadership23Public Speaking24Staff Development28Tutoring20Research35Higher Education30Training11Fundraising11

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Colleagues at Village Capital

Abel Grande

Iberia Associate at Nexxus Capital

Alyssa Padron

Program Manager at Village Capital

Ana María Aristizábal

Director, Head of Education and Workforce Development Investments at Potencia Ventures at Village Capital

Audrey Mate

Senior Program Manager, Africa at Village Capital

Brittney Riley

Investor at Village Capital

Cali Simmons

Senior Investment Analyst at Village Capital

Chenelle Ansah

Angel at Alma Angels

Christine Aquino

Head of Team & Organizational Development at Village Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Chandell Stone?: Chandell Stone has worked with low-income students in the Bronx and Harlem, founded the volunteer travel company Destination Impact, and launched Stone Solutions, a virtual assistant services firm connecting African professionals with entrepreneurs and small business owners. She now leads Degrees of Freedom.
Where does Chandell Stone work?: Chandell Stone is Founder of Degrees of Freedom and Advisory Board Member - US Women in Tech Program at Village Capital.
What companies did Chandell Stone found?: Chandell Stone founded Degrees of Freedom.
Where did Chandell Stone go to school?: Chandell Stone studied at Y Combinator (W21); Harvard Graduate School of Education (Master of Education (M.Ed.), Learning & Teaching (EdTech)); North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (Bachelor's, Mathematics Secondary Education).

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Also worked at Kapor Capital21

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About

Founder at Degrees of FreedomYC W21

Intro paths

Degrees of Freedom's investors · 1

Co-founders at Degrees of Freedom

Experience

Skills & more

Colleagues at Village Capital

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Techstars mafia2,005

Techstars mafia315

Harvard Graduate School of Education mafia15

Village Capital mafia15

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Also attended Harvard Graduate School of Education44

Also attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University10

Also attended Queens University of Charlotte7

Shared employers

Also worked at Kapor Capital21

Also worked at Georgia Charter Schools Association1

Also worked at Democracy Prep Public Schools2

Also worked at Harvard Graduate School of Education11

Founder at Degrees of Freedom YC W21