George Cigale
InvestorVenture Partner at Peak State Ventures
New York, New York
Writes $100K β $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M
About
George Cigale founded Tutor.com and served as CEO and Chair until its acquisition by IAC in 2013. He has subsequently advised and invested in multiple education technology and related ventures, and currently serves as President at New Classrooms, leading the Teach to One program focused on competency-based math instruction. Cigale holds board positions at Columbia University Teachers College and The Wild Center, and serves on the advisory board at Johns Hopkins Medicine IBBS.
Experience
- New ClassroomsPresidentcurrent2023 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Johns Hopkins MedicineAdvisory Council Membercurrent2014 β presentBaltimore, MD
- Melius MicroBiomicsStrategic Advisorcurrent2025 β present
- Teachers College, Columbia UniversityTrustee, Board of Trusteescurrent2013 β presentGreater New York City Area
- UMass GlobalRegent, Board of Regentscurrent2023 β present
- The Wild CenterMember Board of Trusteescurrent2015 β presentTupper Lake, NY
- Abenaki VenturesFoundercurrent2013 β presentGreater New York City Area
- CampusAdvisorcurrent2020 β present
- NextGen Venture PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2017 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Columbia Technology VenturesMember of the Executive Advisors Network (XAN)current2016 β presentGreater New York City Area
- Higher Ground EducationBoard of Directors Observer2019 β 2024Lake Forest, CA
- Peak State VenturesVenture Partner, EdTech2018 β 2024Greater New York City Area
- Littera EducationPresident2021 β 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- Littera EducationSenior Advisor2020 β 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
- We-Education Group, Inc.CEO2019Greater New York City Area
- Lingo LiveMember Board of Directors2015 β 2019Greater New York City Area
- Wonder (AskWonder.com)Member Board of Directors2015 β 2019Greater New York City Area
- Mycrobiomics, Inc.Co-Founder2014 β 2018Greater New York City Area
- SIIA Education DivisionBoard Director2009 β 2012Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Tutor.comCEO and Founder1999 β 2012New York, NY
Education
- Binghamton UniversityBA, Political Science1986 β 1990
- The Bronx High School of Science1982 β 1986
Skills & more
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Advisory BoardsBoardCorporate FundraisingBusiness AdvisoryStrategic AdvisoryFundraisingStart-upsMarketing StrategyProduct ManagementCloud ComputingBusiness DevelopmentPublic RelationsLanguages English Β· Russian
- Stanford Introduction to Food and Health β Coursera
- 2019 Across Boundaries Speaker Badge β LearnLaunch
- Gut Check: Exploring Your Microbiome β Coursera Course Certificates
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Colleagues at Peak State Ventures
Network2
Investors connected to George in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does George Cigale work?
- George Cigale is Venture Partner at Peak State Ventures.
- What check size does George Cigale write?
- George Cigale typically writes checks of $100K β $5M.
Same school
Also attended Binghamton University64
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Also attended The Bronx High School of Science8
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Shared employers
Also worked at Teachers College, Columbia University2
Also worked at The Princeton Review15
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