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Educated Ventures

VC
New York, NYWebsite

Educated Ventures is a beta venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in EdTech, Other. The firm typically writes $75K–$300K checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

beta

Check Size

$75K – $300K

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on education technology verticals, specifically companies transforming English language learning through innovative assessments.

How Educated Ventures invests

Educated Ventures is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the beta stage, with a focus on EdTech, Other.

Educated Ventures typically writes checks of $75K–$300K per investment.

Educated Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Lingua.ly, Seesaw.

Meet the Team

JS

John Smith

Managing Partner

EdTech
Curriculum Innovation
TM

Todd Maurer

Partner Advisor

CN

Christopher Nyren

General Partner

emerging education markets
investment banking
M&A

He initially founded the firm in 2012 around several consulting clients, including Bertelsmann AG, one of the largest media and publishing companies in the world, one of the largest foundations in the world. He has also founded Educelerate , a not-for-profit network to foster start-up ventures focused on education technology and innovation.

Industry Focus

Invests In

EdTech
Other

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

LI

Lingua.ly

Language Learning
SE

Seesaw

EdTech
How to pitch Educated Ventures
  • Raising at beta? 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 $75K – $300K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as John Smith, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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