The NewSchools Seed Fund
Through the Seed Fund, NewSchools invests in entrepreneurs developing education technology tools, applications, content, and services that will significantly improve education opportunities for children from low-income communities. The Seed Fund was created to make investments in early-stage, pre-Series A education technology companies often overlooked by the traditional investing community because of their focus on schools.
The Seed Fund is led by NewSchools Associate Partners Jennifer Carolan (jcarolan[at]newschools[dot]org) and Wayee Chu (wchu[at]newschools[dot]org). Advisors to the fund include:
Ethan Beard, Facebook
Michael Berman, Aspire Public Schools
Steve Blank, Stanford/Berkeley
Tim Brady, Imagine K12
Stan Chudnovsky, Ooga Labs
Shawn Carolan, Menlo Ventures
Jim Connor, Sandhill Angels
James Currier, Ooga Labs
John Danner, Rocketship Education
Alison Elliott, design thinking/K12
Matt Greenfield, StoneWork Capital
Joe Greenstein, Flixster
Jim Greer, Kongregate
Alex Grodd, BetterLesson
Chaula Gupta, Teach For America
Alex Hernandez, Charter School Growth Fund
Charles Hudson, SoftTech VC
Anthony Kim, Education Elements
Alan Louie, Imagine K12
Geoff Ralston, Imagine K12
Victor Reinoso, Georgetown and Former Deputy Mayor of DC
Miriam Rivera, Ulu Ventures
Steve Schoettler, Junyo
Sue Shalvey, Aspire Public Schools
Kim Smith, Bellwhether Education Partners
Alasdair Trotter, Innosight Consulting