Latimer Education, Inc. is a Washington, DC–based for‑profit education company developing an online university aimed at African American students. The company’s core initiative is building an online university platform tailored to that demographic. Latimer recently closed a $1.25M round of financing. The round was led by Maveron LLC with participation from several high‑net‑worth individuals and the company’s founders, Brian W. Jones, Scott R. Royster and David A. Sutphen. As part of the financing, Maveron’s Jason Stoffer and Amy Errett will join Latimer’s board of directors. The founders participated in the round alongside external investors.

Total raised

$1M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Apr 2010