Participated · Series A · Jul 2026

EdVisorly provides an admissions and enrollment automation platform called EddyAI that automates workflows such as transcript processing, transfer credit mapping, and GPA recalculations for colleges and universities. Institutions using the platform have reported reductions in manual processing of up to 85% and more than a 6x increase in admissions data processing productivity. EdVisorly partners with over 100 colleges, universities, and higher education systems, including the University of Connecticut, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, University of Massachusetts, and Carnegie Mellon University. The company plans to continue investing in product and engineering, expand partner success and implementation teams, and build onboarding and adoption resources to scale institutional deployments. EdVisorly was founded by Manny Smith, an Air Force veteran and officer who attended the U.S. Air Force Academy and UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business.

Participated · Series B · Mar 2026

Clasp applies a military-inspired ROTC model to healthcare by enabling employers to commit to clinicians before graduation and repay student loans over time in exchange for tenure. Its Loan-Linked Hiring approach replaces transactional sign-on bonuses with retention-based student loan repayment that vests with tenure; Clasp reports retention rates 2.5x higher than traditional hiring models. Across its network, employers have committed more than $130M in student loan repayment across thousands of programs, and customers include Boston Children’s Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering, MyEyeDr., Northwestern Medicine, Novant Health, OhioHealth, VCA Animal Hospitals, and others. The company plans to use the Series B proceeds to expand across health systems nationwide, deepen university partnerships, and scale the infrastructure that connects employers, schools, students, and financial institutions. Clasp was founded by Tess Michaels in 2018 and is based in Boston. The company positions student loan repayment as workforce infrastructure to reduce clinician turnover and support longer tenures.

Participated · Series B · Feb 2023

Pairin is a social impact technology company that connects workforce and education to support students and career-seeking professionals. Its science-based, no-code platform enables workforce programs, government and educational organizations to deliver training, career guidance, skills development, and tailored community services through data integration and workflow solutions. The company is based in Denver, Colorado and was founded in 2012; Michael Simpson is CEO. Pairin plans to use the recent funding to add software engineers and sales and marketing experts to support its growth. The firm raised both equity and credit to bolster its operational and growth plans, as reported in the article. Pairin offers a workforce journey platform that centralizes essential content and resources provided by regional workforce, government and educational organizations to make career and training pathways more relevant and equitable. The platform enables organizations to effectively deliver career guidance, skills development and tailored community services through one solution. Founded in 2012 by CEO Michael Simpson and based in Denver, the company targets improved access to workforce and educational resources. Pairin raised a $4.36M Series A and intends to use the funds to support growth of operations and further develop the platform. Previously, the company raised $2.1M in June 2020 from social impact investors including New Markets Venture Partners, Juvo Ventures, JFFLabs, Village Capital and Voqal. The latest close included additional funding from existing investors and a new investor, Potencia Ventures. Pairin provides a workforce process management platform that personalizes career exploration, job matching and skill development for education systems, workforce programs and governments. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado and was founded in 2012 by CEO Michael Simpson. It closed a $2.1M first tranche of its Series A funding round. The round was led by social impact investor New Markets Venture Partners with participation from New U Venture Partners, JFFLabs and return investors Village Capital and Independent Spectrum. Pairin intends to use the funds to continue growth of its My Journey platform and for hiring initiatives.

Participated · Series B · Dec 2022

Eduvanz is an online marketplace for education loans that allows students to study now and pay later with pocket-friendly monthly instalments, often at zero percent rates. It provides flexible loan products focused on K-12 programmes, online skill-development courses and professional courses. The company is Sequoia-backed and, according to Tracxn, ranks first among 34 active competitors. Financially, Eduvanz raised $12.6 million (about Rs 104.5 crore) in an extended Series B via allotment of 68,373 Series B1 CCPS at an issue price of Rs 15,283.71 per share. In April the firm also raised Rs 50 crore in a debt round with participation from MAS, Vivriti, Oxyzo, and Unifi AIF. Prior to this equity raise the fintech had a total of $24.7 million in funding, per Tracxn. Eduvanz was founded in 2016 by Varun Chopra, Raheel Shah and Atul Sashittal and is Mumbai-based. Eduvanz holds an NBFC licence and offers low-cost EMI credit for education and learning-related needs. The company emphasizes off-balance-sheet partnerships as a core strategy to keep its balance sheet light. As of December 2021, Eduvanz had total assets under management (AUM) of Rs 288.4 crore. The firm reported that credit disbursal doubled in FY22. To execute its strategy, Eduvanz intends to have 70% of AUM off-balance-sheet going forward. The company has been expanding its lender base to support growth while limiting on‑balance‑sheet exposure. Eduvanz is a Mumbai-based digital finance NBFC offering study-now-pay-later education loans with pocket-friendly monthly installments at zero percent rates. The company says it has enabled more than 25,000 learners and disbursed loans worth Rs 300 crore. Co-founded in 2016 by Varun Chopra and Raheel Shah, Eduvanz is backed by Sequoia Capital and Unitus Ventures. From April to December 2020 the startup reported a fourfold increase in unique customers and a threefold rise in monthly loan disbursals. Management says the new debt will strengthen its position as it moves to become a leader in education financing and help reach more learners. The funding is intended to expand the company’s lending capacity and support growth. Eduvanz provides loans to students for upskilling courses and school fees. It enhances underwriting by using parameters such as social media scores and education scores, and by taking guardians or parents as guarantors. The company plans to use the new capital to build AI-based risk management technologies and to simplify collections to support borrowers through their lending journey. Eduvanz also plans to develop new credit products and expand its reach into tier 2 and tier 3 geographies in India. The company raised USD 5 million as part of a Series A round led by Sequoia India, with participation from existing investor Unitus Ventures. Eduvanz offers unsecured education and skill-development loans instantly through an online platform, working with training partners, corporates and certification providers across more than 16 industry sectors. The company uses proprietary AI-based algorithms and predictive analytics to collate financial and socio-economic data from conventional and non-conventional sources for loan appraisal. Founded in 2016 by Varun Chopra, Raheel Shah and Atul Sashittal, Eduvanz is Mumbai-based. It says the RBI licence to start an NBFC will help it become a leading lender for vocational courses, on-the-job training and certification programs. The startup raised $500,000 to strengthen its AI-based lending technology and support expansion.

Participated · Series C · Jul 2022

APDS operates a managed learning environment built on its proprietary "Whole Human Framework" curriculum, assessments and individualized plans to prepare justice-impacted learners for reentry. The company delivers technology and services free to incarcerated learners and currently serves learners in more than 110 correctional facilities across 17 states. APDS reports measurable outcomes: a 20% increase in post-incarceration employment, a 130% increase in high school equivalency (HSE) pass rates, and roughly a 70% higher likelihood of completing post-release reentry plans. The team emphasizes scaling its platform and content through strategic partnerships and product development. APDS positions itself to support national reentry planning momentum and to connect learners with resources to obtain living-wage jobs.