Participated · Seed · Jun 2022

Neol offers a Web3-enabled, decentralised and tokenised cohort-based learning platform that also functions as an on-demand talent marketplace for creative professionals. The product is designed to enfranchise creatives and innovators from scale-ups, corporations and creative organisations so participants can learn, connect and participate as owners. The company has run eight cohorts serving over 600 learners and 200 customers. Neol intends to continue building its network of communities and expand from initial markets in the U.K., Europe and the Middle East into new markets in the Global South. The startup plans to use its recent funding to accelerate product, brand and partnership development. Leadership includes co-founders Kerem Alper (CEO) and Akar Sumset (president).

Participated · Seed · Mar 2022

AltaClaro provides experiential learning solutions for legal professionals and law firms through a personalized legal training technology platform. Its platform delivers short videos, interactive assessments, mock transactions and online feedback sessions with experts, combined with assessment tools and contextual delivery. The company positions its content and delivery to help professionals gain practical, practice-ready skills. AltaClaro is led by CEO Abdi Shayesteh and is based in Houston, TX. The company plans to use new funding to expand its course catalog and platform offerings and to grow its global market share. No operating metrics or revenues were disclosed in the article.

Participated · Seed · Feb 2022

Fluence is an expertise-driven educational platform that provides professional certification and training in psychedelic therapy and integration. Founded in 2019 and based in NYC, the company works directly with licensed healthcare professionals and graduate students to advance clinical skills and evidence-based psychedelic care. Over the past two years it has trained nearly 1,000 practitioners and has partnerships with drug developers including Beckley Psytech, Tryp Therapeutics, and Clairvoyant Therapeutics to develop therapy manuals and custom training for clinical trial therapists. Fluence plans to expand its course and certificate offerings and bolster development of training software and its e-learning platform. The company is also developing a psilocybin-assisted therapy program to meet Oregon Health Authority requirements ahead of Measure 109 implementation. Leadership includes founders Dr. Ingmar Gorman and Dr. Elizabeth Nielson and COO Michael Kuntz.

Led · Seed · Dec 2021

YaizY provides live, curated courses in advanced digital subjects—computing, multimedia arts, innovation, entrepreneurship and design—delivered by a hand-picked team of certified tutors. The platform serves more than 14,000 students and over 140 teachers and offers over 15 courses. YaizY emphasizes motivating children to develop a growth mindset and 21st‑century skills through interactive, imagination‑fueled curricula. The company plans to expedite its U.S. expansion, grow its customer base in the U.K. and Israel, and increase development of its live education platform. Management intends to launch additional fun yet rigorous courses designed for long-term student learning. YaizY was co-founded in 2020 by Vitaly Gordon, Lasha Bokuchava, and Evgeniy Roshchupkin.

Participated · Seed · Nov 2021

Framework positions itself as an on-demand business school offering microlearning and community-driven education for high-growth companies. Its product includes 15-minute "Frameworks" taught by tech operators from companies including Slack, ASOS, Flo Health and Netflix, plus live office hours and 1:1 member connections. The platform emphasizes bite-sized, practical content and community engagement as an alternative to long-form business education. Framework spun out of Founders Academy, the nine-month free alternative-MBA born out of Founders Forum. It has a waitlist of more than 2,500 people ahead of a planned launch next year. The company recently raised a seed round to support its launch and growth.