Academia Capital
Academia Capital is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Boston, MA investing in EdTech, Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$750K checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.
- Check size
- $250K–$750K
- Portfolio
- 1 company on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- EdTech, Other
- HQ
- Boston, MA
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-06-09
Pre-Seed
$250K – $750K
1+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Focused on investing in platforms that drive academic excellence and professional connections.
How Academia Capital invests
Academia Capital is a vc firm based in Boston, MA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on EdTech, Other.
Academia Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$750K per investment.
Academia Capital has backed 1 company in our records, including LearnX.
Partners & Team
Tom Hardy
Managing Partner
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (1)
Other
LearnX
- •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in EdTech, Other — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $750K check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Tom Hardy, Managing Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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