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Foundry College

100 Bush St Ste 1812, San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Foundry College is a San Francisco, CA-based online college that delivers face-to-face classes in an online environment. Its curriculum emphasizes soft skills education and includes a job credential intended to align students with current and future jobs. Classes are conducted entirely in the online classroom with no pre-work or homework assigned. The institution was created by a team led by Dr. Stephen M. Kosslyn. Foundry College raised $1M in funding and intends to use the proceeds to grow nationwide. The funds were raised via an open convertible note led by Zanichelli Venture. Foundry College is a San Francisco, CA-based online two-year college founded in 2018 by Dr. Stephen M. Kosslyn. It is designed to educate working adults to fill middle-skills jobs and works closely with employers and organizations to ensure taught skills are immediately relevant. The curriculum integrates practical training with a broad education so students can adapt as the labor market changes. Every class combines live, instructor-led lectures with small group active learning sessions to ensure new knowledge is integrated, retained, and put into practice. The company raised $6M in funding from Learn Capital. Foundry College is launching its first class beginning in January 2019.

Total raised
$7M
Funding rounds
2
Latest round
Convertible Note
Latest activity
May 2021

Industries

  • Education
  • Higher Education
  • Project Management
  • Training
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Recent funding

  1. Convertible Note

    May 2021

    $1M

  2. Equity

    Oct 2018

    $6M

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