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EdSurge Capital

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

EdSurge Capital is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in EdTech, Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.0M checks and has 7 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$2.0M
Portfolio
7 companies on record
Partners
5 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
EdTech, Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools, SaaS
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

Portfolio

7+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on transforming education through innovative use of technology and data.

How EdSurge Capital invests

EdSurge Capital is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on EdTech, Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools, SaaS. It does not invest in Consumer.

EdSurge Capital typically writes checks of $500K–$2.0M per investment.

EdSurge Capital has backed 7 companies in our records, including LearnBot, AI Tutor, EdSurge.

Partners & Team

SP

Sherri Pemberton

Senior Project Manager

JD

Jane Doe

GP

EdTech
AI
DC

Dan Clark

Reporter

technology trends
classroom cellphone crackdown
DW

David Weldon

Reporter

future readiness
college admissions testing
IA

Ira Apfel

Host

audio journalism
podcast

Industry Focus

Invests In

EdTech
Other
AI / ML
Developer Tools
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Consumer

Portfolio Companies (7)

Other

LE

LearnBot

EdTech
AI

AI Tutor

AI
ED

EdSurge

EdTech·Acquired

A media, news, and research organization focused on the education technology sector.

LE

Learn Capital

Venture Capital·N/A

A venture capital firm focused on the education technology sector.

OW

Owl Ventures

Venture Capital·N/A

A venture capital firm focused on the education technology sector.

GS

GSV Capital

Venture Capital·N/A

A venture capital firm focused on the education technology sector.

NE

NewSchools Venture Fund

Venture Capital·N/A

A venture capital firm focused on the education technology sector.

How to pitch EdSurge Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in EdTech, Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sherri Pemberton, Senior Project Manager.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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