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Reach Out Ventures

VC
Chicago, IL

Reach Out Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in EdTech. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$100K–$1.0M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
10 listed
AUM
$570M
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
EdTech
HQ
Chicago, IL

Last verified: 2026-05-17

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.0M

AUM

$570M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Small fund supporting early-stage startups innovating in education and workforce tools.

How Reach Out Ventures invests

Reach Out Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on EdTech.

Reach Out Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$1.0M per investment, backed by approximately $570M in assets under management.

Reach Out Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including EdStarter.

Partners & Team

SG

Shauntel Garvey

General Partner

Education Technology
Diversity in EdTech
Learning Access
KC

Karen Cashman

Senior Manager

AP

Anna Peters

Solo GP

EdTech
K-12
TA

Tessa Anderssen

Senior Manager, Media Relations

JK

James Kim

Partner

Equity & Higher Education Access
EdTech
Scaling Learning Platforms
ES

Esteban Sosnik

General Partner

Learning
Digital Education Platforms
Global EdTech
JH

Jomayra Herrera

Partner

Learning
Health
Work
AI tools in EdTech
JC

Jennifer Carolan

General Partner

EdTech
Learning Outcomes
Access & Opportunity
CG

Chian Gong

Partner

Education
Future of Work
Impact-Driven Startups
Pre-seed to Series B
WC

Wayee Chu

General Partner

Learning
Work
Health
Early-Stage EdTech

Industry Focus

Invests In

EdTech

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

ED

EdStarter

EdTech
How to pitch Reach Out Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in EdTech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Shauntel Garvey, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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