Participated · Series A · Jul 2026

DeweyLearn develops multimodal AI that ingests classroom audio, video, and learning data to generate actionable insights on instruction and learner performance. Its platform is applied across clinical and healthcare education, higher education, workforce learning, and K-12 in both physical and online settings. DeweyLearn says it can observe and evaluate real learning in action and return expert-level feedback at scale, and it reports grading more than 20,000 student homework submissions at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts to date. The company won the 2026 ASU+GSV Cup, selected from more than 3,000 companies as the top education technology startup. Founders Luyen Chou and Dirk Liebich bring backgrounds in EdTech leadership and applied AI, respectively. The recent Series A financing is intended to help the company scale its multimodal assessment capabilities.

Participated · Series B · Jan 2026

AnswersNow is a Richmond-based health-tech company that offers personalized, virtual applied behavioral analysis (ABA) therapy to families of children with autism. Its AI-driven platform creates individualized learning modules that adapt to each child’s interests, aiming to raise the immediacy, accessibility, and quality of care. The service is already available as in-network coverage with multiple commercial insurers and Medicaid across several states. Led by CEO Jeff Beck, the company positions itself as an affordable, scalable alternative to traditional in-person ABA therapy. With the new capital, AnswersNow plans to enhance its technology stack, expand its clinical and operational team, and deepen its AI capabilities to drive further personalization and efficiency. Prior to the latest round, the startup had attracted backing from Left Lane Capital and Owl Ventures, although earlier funding amounts were not disclosed.

Led · Series A · Jan 2026

Cloudforce builds nebulaONE, a Microsoft Azure-native platform that enables universities, healthcare systems, and other regulated institutions to run leading AI models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, etc.) inside their own cloud tenants while meeting FERPA, HIPAA, and GDPR requirements. The product supports more than 3 million users across over 90 institutions worldwide, including Oxford, UCLA, and London Business School, and it has achieved 100 % subscriber retention and double-digit quarterly revenue growth in 2025. By coupling software with consulting, change-management services, and forward-deployed engineers, Cloudforce positions itself as end-to-end infrastructure for institutional AI adoption. The firm was named Microsoft’s 2025 Education Partner of the Year and 2024 Supplier of the Year, underscoring a deep technical alignment with Microsoft Azure. With fresh capital, the company plans to accelerate global expansion, hire aggressively in 2026, introduce vertical-specific AI agents for education and healthcare, and move further into the public sector. Cloudforce has already obtained HIPAA certification and landed its first half-dozen healthcare customers, signaling early traction beyond higher education. Its “AI for All” vision aims to lower costs and eliminate data-privacy trade-offs that historically limited access to advanced models.

Led · Series A · Nov 2025

Founded in 2024 by Pratham Mittal, Tetr College of Business positions itself as a first-of-its-kind global B-school where students learn business by creating real companies. More than 300 undergraduate students rotate through seven countries—USA, Italy, Singapore, Brazil, the UAE, India and Ghana—during its four-year program, gaining hands-on entrepreneurial experience at partner institutions. The school intends to open three additional campuses in the United States, Europe and Dubai while expanding its operating network to ten countries. It also plans to introduce new management and entrepreneurship programs to broaden its academic offerings. In October 2023, Tetr launched a $10 million "Tetr Under 20" fund to invest in student-led startups across AI, emerging tech, sustainability, D2C and healthcare. As of FY24, the company remained pre-revenue and recorded a Rs 70 lakh loss, driven mainly by marketing and employee expenses. The freshly raised capital is aimed at funding campus expansion, geographic reach and program development as the institution moves toward revenue generation.

Participated · Series A · Oct 2025

Founded in 2024 by Justin Wenig, Starbridge centralizes fragmented public-sector information—such as PDFs, agency websites, meeting minutes, and directories—into a single interface. Its platform ranks government and education accounts by purchase likelihood, flags leadership changes, and highlights new initiatives so sales teams know where and when to engage. Starbridge differentiates itself from incumbents like GovWin and GovSpend by layering AI-driven workflows on top of its datasets, turning raw information into actionable insights inside users’ existing tools. The company’s next product milestone is the launch of a fully integrated experience that pipes Starbridge data directly into CRMs, Slack, and sales sequencers. Wenig previously built and exited Coursedog, giving the team firsthand experience selling into the public sector’s bureaucratic environment. Financially, Starbridge has secured $52 million in venture funding to date, including a recent $42 million Series A. Revenue and user metrics were not disclosed in the article.