University Ventures Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Investment firm focused exclusively on global higher education innovation.

Founded

2011

Deals · 12mo

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Stage focus

Seed

Series A

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

Education

Finance

Higher Education

Quality Assurance

Investment portfolio

45rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
Edu101	Mar 2021Participated	$5 MSeries A
Techtonic	Oct 2019Participated	$6 MSeries B
PeopleGrove	May 2019Participated	$5 MSeries A
Motimatic	Apr 2019Participated	$4 MOther Equity
Credly	Apr 2019Participated	$11 MOther Equity
CollegeVine	Apr 2019Participated	$24 MSeries B
Packback	Jan 2019Led	$3 MOther Equity
MPOWER	Dec 2018Participated	$110 MOther Equity
UNICAF	Nov 2018Participated	$28 MSeries B
Meritize	Oct 2018Participated	$13 MSeries A
Galvanize	Jul 2018Participated	$32 MSeries C
Techtonic Group	Apr 2018Led	$2 MOther Equity
Edu101	Mar 2021Participated	$5 MSeries A
Techtonic	Oct 2019Participated	$6 MSeries B
PeopleGrove	May 2019Participated	$5 MSeries A
Motimatic	Apr 2019Participated	$4 MOther Equity
Credly	Apr 2019Participated	$11 MOther Equity
CollegeVine	Apr 2019Participated	$24 MSeries B
Packback	Jan 2019Led	$3 MOther Equity
MPOWER	Dec 2018Participated	$110 MOther Equity
UNICAF	Nov 2018Participated	$28 MSeries B
Meritize	Oct 2018Participated	$13 MSeries A
Galvanize	Jul 2018Participated	$32 MSeries C
Techtonic Group	Apr 2018Led	$2 MOther Equity

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Deal Distribution

University Ventures: 45 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	2	6
Series A	5	13
Series B	1	4
Series C+	0	2
Other Equity	5	7

Monthly Deal Activity

University Ventures: 45 deals are recorded across 173 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Jun '12	1
Jul '12	0
Aug '12	0
Sep '12	0
Oct '12	0
Nov '12	0
Dec '12	0
Jan '13	0
Feb '13	0
Mar '13	0
Apr '13	0
May '13	0
Jun '13	0
Jul '13	0
Aug '13	0
Sep '13	2
Oct '13	0
Nov '13	0
Dec '13	0
Jan '14	0
Feb '14	0
Mar '14	0
Apr '14	0
May '14	1
Jun '14	1
Jul '14	0
Aug '14	0
Sep '14	0
Oct '14	0
Nov '14	0
Dec '14	0
Jan '15	0
Feb '15	0
Mar '15	0
Apr '15	0
May '15	0
Jun '15	0
Jul '15	0
Aug '15	0
Sep '15	1
Oct '15	1
Nov '15	0
Dec '15	1
Jan '16	0
Feb '16	0
Mar '16	1
Apr '16	0
May '16	0
Jun '16	0
Jul '16	0
Aug '16	3
Sep '16	1
Oct '16	1
Nov '16	1
Dec '16	0
Jan '17	2
Feb '17	1
Mar '17	2
Apr '17	1
May '17	1
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	6
Oct '17	1
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	3
Feb '18	1
Mar '18	0
Apr '18	1
May '18	0
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	1
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	0
Oct '18	1
Nov '18	1
Dec '18	1
Jan '19	1
Feb '19	0
Mar '19	0
Apr '19	3
May '19	1
Jun '19	0
Jul '19	0
Aug '19	0
Sep '19	0
Oct '19	1
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	0
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	0
Mar '21	1
Apr '21	0
May '21	0
Jun '21	0
Jul '21	0
Aug '21	0
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	0
Nov '21	0
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	0
Feb '22	0
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	0
May '22	0
Jun '22	0
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	0
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	0
Nov '22	0
Dec '22	0
Jan '23	0
Feb '23	0
Mar '23	0
Apr '23	0
May '23	0
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	0
Aug '23	0
Sep '23	0
Oct '23	0
Nov '23	0
Dec '23	0
Jan '24	0
Feb '24	0
Mar '24	0
Apr '24	0
May '24	0
Jun '24	0
Jul '24	0
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	0
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	0
May '25	0
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	0
Aug '25	0
Sep '25	0
Oct '25	0
Nov '25	0
Dec '25	0
Jan '26	0
Feb '26	0
Mar '26	0
Apr '26	0
May '26	0
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	0
Aug '26	0
Sep '26	0
Oct '26	0

Sector Breakdown

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

University Ventures: Education & Workforce is the largest displayed sector by deal count (36 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Education & Workforce	36
Professional Services	14
Enterprise Software	12
Networks, Cloud & Communication	8
Fintech	8
Data, Analytics & IT	7
Real Estate & Construction	5
Social & Community Platforms	5
AI & Machine Learning	4
Marketing & Advertising	2
Government & Defense	1
E-Commerce & Retail	1
Transportation & Logistics	1
Consumer & Lifestyle	1
Hardware & Robotics	1
Manufacturing	1
Media & Entertainment	1

Deal Size Distribution

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

University Ventures: 45 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	23
$5M-$10M	9
$10M-$25M	8
$25M-$50M	4
$50M-$100M	0
$100M-$250M	1
$250M-$500M	0
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 7 of 7 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

University Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (36 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
United States	36
Europe	4
Jordan	1
India	1
94041	1
94105	1
Canada	1

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

University Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with New Markets Venture Partners sharing 7 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
New Markets Venture Partners	7
Lumina Foundation	5
Bertelsmann	4
Kapor Capital	4
ABS Capital Partners	3
Learn Capital	3
Lion Brothers Company	3
Morningside	3
Zoma Capital	3
1776	2
British International Investment	2
Carver Family Office	2
Chicago Ventures	2
City & Guilds Group	2
City Light Capital	2
Colchis Capital	2
Colorado Impact Fund	2
Cube Financial Holdings	2
Fresco Capital	2
Goal Structured Solutions	2