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Elevate EDU Ventures

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

Elevate EDU Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in EdTech, Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.5M checks and has 4 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.5M

AUM

$255M

Portfolio

4+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on startups pioneering education technology for corporate, K-12, and university-level training & development.

How Elevate EDU Ventures invests

Elevate EDU Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on EdTech, Other, SaaS. It does not invest in Consumer Services, Retail Tech.

Elevate EDU Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$1.5M per investment, backed by approximately $255M in assets under management.

Elevate EDU Ventures has backed 4 companies in our records, including UpSkill AI, ClassifyIt, Folia Software.

Meet the Team

MG

Myles Grote

Partner

JS

Jacob Schpok

Partner

MT

Matt Tyner

Managing Partner

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Christopher (Toph) Day

General Partner

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Aisha Khan

Managing Partner

EdTech
Leadership Development

Industry Focus

Invests In

EdTech
Other
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Services
Retail Tech

Portfolio Companies (4)

Other

UP

UpSkill AI

Corporate Training
CL

ClassifyIt

EdTech
FO

Folia Software

WI

Wicked Sheets

How to pitch Elevate EDU Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in EdTech, Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Myles Grote, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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