Participated · Seed · Sep 2021

New Apprenticeship delivers an experience-based learning and performance coaching system to prepare workforce talent for tech careers. The company runs an 8–12-week pre-apprenticeship to make candidates work-ready, followed by a 12-month registered apprenticeship with industry-recognized credentialing. Certification areas include digital marketing, data analytics, IT service management, cyber security, and web development. Led by CEO Brad Voeller, the company aims to create highly qualified, productive talent and future leaders in tech. New Apprenticeship closed a $2.5M seed funding round and intends to use the proceeds to build out its management team and invest in sales operations and technology. The company also named Kris Knopf as Chief Revenue Officer to lead enterprise sales and custom offerings for large hiring initiatives.

Participated · Seed · Jan 2020

Edquity is a Brooklyn-based company that provides a research-driven basic needs insecurity and emergency aid technology platform for college students. Its platform includes emergency aid underwriting and disbursement functionality and a hub for social services referral. The company is led by CEO David Helene and Chief Strategy Officer Sara Goldrick-Rab. Edquity previously launched its evidence-based technology in the Dallas County Community College District. In that deployment the technology processed more than 100 applications within the first hour, has since processed over 500 applications, and has deployed nearly $100,000 in emergency assistance. The company plans to use the newly raised funds to expand its emergency cash grant and social services referral technology to additional colleges and universities. Edquity is a Brooklyn-based edtech and fintech company that offers a suite of technology platforms aimed at college financial success. Its core product is a cash-flow management, emergency resource referral, and emergency aid platform for college students designed to help students weather food and housing insecurity and other financial emergencies. The platform enables colleges to identify students at risk of dropping out for financial reasons, measure utilization of emergency resources on- and off-campus, and track the immediate impact of emergency aid on student financial health. Edquity has partnered with institutions including LaGuardia Community College, Nevada State College, and Palo Alto College, and has worked with K-12 districts and non-profit college access organizations such as the New York City Department of Education, DC Public Schools, IDEA Public Schools, and College Possible. Led by founder and CEO David Helene, the company planned to launch the new platform at LaGuardia and Nevada State in late January 2019. Beyond growing its campus presence in 2019, Edquity intends to roll out its own financial products to meet the needs of low-income learners and has received over $1.5M from partners including the Lumina Foundation, Wells Fargo, CFSI, the Gates Foundation, and New Schools Venture Fund.

Participated · Seed · Apr 2019

GIBLIB operates a streaming media platform providing high-fidelity, immersive 4K and 360-degree VR medical lectures and surgical videos to medical professionals worldwide. The company creates, produces, and curates on-demand educational videos featuring expert physicians at leading academic medical centers. GIBLIB distributes exclusive content produced in partnership with institutions such as Mayo Clinic, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and Stanford Children's Hospital. The platform aims to improve lifelong medical education and knowledge sharing across specialties. GIBLIB closed a $2.5 million seed funding round to further enhance its offerings and rapidly develop its online medical library. The company will use the investment to substantially increase the quantity of content available to its user base. Investors and company leaders expressed enthusiasm that the platform will transform medical education and learning experiences for physicians and students.