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Education venture capital investors

87 active venture and growth firms state that they invest in education. Each was read against its own website; firms that turned out to be advisories, lenders or recruiters were removed, as were funds that have wound down.

Where these firms are

  • California 11
  • United Kingdom 11
  • United States, state not given 8
  • Germany 5
  • Canada 4
  • China 4

Head office location. Most firms invest well outside it.

1315 Capital

Venture capital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Healthcare & Life Sciences · Business & Professional Services · Consumer & Retail · Education

Healthcare specialists investing in exceptional teams to drive operational improvement and growth acceleration.

Advent Life Sciences

Venture capital

London, UK


Stages

Seed

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Education

Trans-Atlantic life-sciences venture capital backing first-in-class/best-in-class biotech and medtech from seed through mid-stage.

Algebra Ventures

Venture capital

Cairo, Egypt


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Transportation & Logistics · Education · +1 more

Egypt's leading VC firm partnering with bold founders building transformative, tech-driven companies at scale.

Amino Capital

Venture capital

Palo Alto, USA


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Consumer & Retail · Education

Data-driven VC backing big-data, machine-learning and network-effect companies from seed to growth.

Angel Academe

Venture capital

London, UK


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Energy & Utilities · Education · Environmental & Safety

Angel investment network and EIS fund backing early-stage, women-led technology startups.

Anti Fund Investment Fund

Venture capital

Miami, Florida, USA


Stages

GrowthPre-seedSeedSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Transportation & Logistics · Education

Creator-economy-backed venture fund (Geoffrey Woo, Jake & Logan Paul) pairing capital with attention/distribution for frontier-tech startups.

BE Accelerator (æ¯”ç¿¼åŠ é€Ÿå™¨)

Venture capital

Taipei, Taiwan


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Education

Hospital-backed venture capital and accelerator investing in MedTech/HealthTech startups and providing clinical validation and Asia market access.

Brightside

Venture capital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Stages

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Consumer & Retail · Education

Early-stage fund backing founders building technology that disrupts incumbents in foundational, everyday consumer industries across North America.

Burda Principal Investments

Venture capital

Munich, Germany


Stages

GrowthSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Media & Communications · Education · Environmental & Safety

Growth-capital arm of Hubert Burda Media providing long-term, permanent-capital-style equity to fast-scaling digital and consumer technology companies.

Canyon Creek Capital

Venture capital

Santa Monica, CA, United States


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Consumer & Retail · Energy & Utilities · Education

Inflection-point seed/pre-Series A investor backing companies with demonstrated market adoption that are not yet ready for a traditional Series A.

CedarBridge Capital Partners

Venture capital

Dubai, United Arab Emirates


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Consumer & Retail · Education

Middle-market growth investor partnering with management teams in MENA and adjacent emerging markets to scale founder-led businesses through operational value creation and long-term ownership.

ClearVision Equity

Venture capital

San Diego, California


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Food & Beverage · Education · Agriculture

Founder-led venture firm providing flexible growth capital plus hands-on talent and advisory support to early and growth-stage companies across a deliberately diversified sector set.

Club degli Investitori

Venture capital

Turin, Italy


Stages

GrowthPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Food & Beverage · Real Estate · Education

Italy's most active business angel network, with 400+ member entrepreneurs and professionals syndicating capital, network and operating expertise into Italian-founded startups and innovative SMEs.

CoInvest Capital

Venture capital

Vilnius, Lithuania


Stages

Seed

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities · Transportation & Logistics · +1 more

Lithuanian state/EU-funded evergreen co-investment fund (100% subsidiary of national development bank ILTE) that invests only alongside at least three accredited business angels or other VCs, using a…

Cow Corner Investing

Venture capital

Brighton, England, UK


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Business & Professional Services · Education

Backs growing knowledge-based B2B software and services businesses with a long-term, founder-partnership approach.

Divergent Investments

Venture capital

London, United Kingdom


Stages

GrowthLate stage

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Consumer & Retail · Education · Environmental & Safety

Self-styled 'Private Equity 5.0' fund founded by Francis Bento that systematises sourcing, underwriting and value creation with proprietary data/AI tools (VISION, SYNAPSE, LEAF) across the healthspan…

Edge

Venture capital

London, United Kingdom


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Media & Communications · Education

London VC (Edge Investments) specializing in creative teams and emerging technologies, investing in seed/Series A UK companies; portfolio incl. Unity and audioBoom.

Educapital

Venture capital

Paris, France


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Education

Europe's largest Edtech and Future-of-Work VC backing mission-driven founders scaling into global category leaders.

Holtzbrinck Digital

Venture capital

Munich, Germany


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Media & Communications · Education

Invests in and builds early-stage digital science, education and content companies, also acting as an LP in other VC funds.

iBionext

Venture capital

Paris, France


Stages

GrowthSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Education

Venture studio that spots, builds and grows breakthrough health-tech companies and backs them via its growth fund.

Inventures Investment Partners impact Venture Capital

Venture capital

Brussels, Belgium


Stages

GrowthSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Healthcare & Life Sciences · Education · Environmental & Safety

Impact VC manager investing in European SMEs whose core business integrates measurable social/environmental impact aligned with the UN SDGs.

IvyCap Ventures Advisors Private Limited

Venture capital

Mumbai, India


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Education

Backs founders from premier institutions across early-to-growth-stage Indian startups.

Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds

Venture capital

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Education

Long-established Pennsylvania VC (four partnerships, formerly NEPA Venture Funds) investing in growing IT, healthcare, education and software businesses; little recent activity.

MVM

Venture capital

London, United Kingdom


Stages

GrowthLate stage

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Education

Backs companies addressing significant unmet medical needs in large markets with differentiated, durably protected technology.

Oui Capital

Venture capital

Lagos, Nigeria


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Education

Early-stage VC backing bold African founders building technology companies.

OXO Holdings

Venture capital

Budapest, Hungary


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Business & Professional Services · Energy & Utilities · Education · +1 more

Publicly listed multi-stage investor funding and buying out early-stage European tech ventures to scale and exit.

Pioneer Fund

Venture capital

San Francisco, USA


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Education

360+ YC alumni pooling capital, expertise and network to back top Y Combinator companies.

Platanus Ventures

Venture capital

Santiago, Chile


Stages

Seed

Sectors

Software & Internet · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Transportation & Logistics · Real Estate · Education

Accelerator-model seed fund backing the best technical founders in Latin America with a 3-month program.

Reach Capital

Venture capital

San Francisco, USA


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Education

Early-stage VC backing founders improving access to learning, health and work; typical checks $500K-$5M with a spun-out-of-NewSchools heritage.

Sanara Ventures

Venture capital

Ra'anana, Israel


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Education

Health-tech VC (Teva/Philips-backed) converging investment and entrepreneurship in digital health and medtech.

SightLine

Venture capital

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Education

Minnesota healthcare-focused investor across growth, venture and secondary strategies.

Tablomonto Venture Capital

Venture capital

Netherlands


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Education · Environmental & Safety

An impact venture firm investing in technology-enabled companies addressing education, health, sustainability, workforce and equal-opportunity themes across Europe.

tba network

Venture capital

Brixen (Bressanone), Italy


Stages

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Energy & Utilities · Real Estate · Education · +1 more

Non-profit business angel network backing Alpine-region founders with risk capital and expertise.

Telegraph Hill

Venture capital

San Francisco, California, USA


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Education

Provides capital and strategic guidance to help growth-stage life science and medtech companies become world-class businesses.

Vision Plus Capital

Venture capital

China


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Industrials & Manufacturing · Education

China-based dual-currency VC (Yuanjing Capital, founded by Alibaba co-founder Wu Yongming) backing early-stage hard tech, AI, industrial digitization and medtech; portfolio includes Li Auto and Tuya.

Wellington Partners Life Sciences

Venture capital

Munich, Germany


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Education

Backs European life science entrepreneurs building breakthrough technologies.

Zephyr Management, L.P.

Venture capital

New York, United States


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Energy & Utilities · Media & Communications · Transportation & Logistics · Education

Provides equity financing to entrepreneurs solving critical problems across underserved emerging markets.

Zhencheng Capital 真成投资

Venture capital

Beijing, China


Stages

GrowthSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Financial Services · Education

Beijing-based TMT venture firm backing early-stage advanced-tech, AI, intelligent hardware, enterprise SaaS and fintech companies (portfolio includes Tiger Brokers, Dedao).

Alta Growth Capital

Venture capital

Mexico City, Mexico


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Consumer & Retail · Industrials & Manufacturing · Education

Backs resilient middle-market companies with recurring revenues across Latin America, adding strategic expertise beyond capital.

Arsenal Growth Equity

Venture capital

Winter Park, FL, USA


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Education

Backs exceptional teams at high-growth software companies with differentiated, defensible solutions in large markets.

47 more investors in education

Listed by name and head office. Full profiles are in the searchable directory.

  • Azafran Capital Partners · San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Bertelsmann Investments · Gütersloh, Germany
  • Black Jays · New York, NY, USA
  • Bochain Capital · San Francisco, California, United States
  • Boomerang Ventures · Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
  • Brighteye Ventures · London, UK / Paris, France
  • Cadence Equity · London, United Kingdom
  • Colorado Impact Fund · Denver, United States
  • Consequential Capital · US
  • Den Venture Capital · Cairo, Egypt
  • DHS Venture · Stockholm, Sweden
  • Education Growth · United States
  • Emerge Education · London, United Kingdom
  • Endeavour Vision · Geneva, Switzerland
  • Enterprise Equity Venture Capital · Ireland
  • EQUITIN · Poland
  • Flying Fish Partners · Seattle, WA, United States
  • Global Health Impact Fund · California, United States
  • HB Ventures/ 木槿资本 · Vienna, Austria
  • IBIS Capital · London, UK
  • Innovobot · Montreal, Canada
  • Invictus Growth Partners · United States
  • LabEight* · Lagos, Nigeria / Toronto, Canada
  • Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • New Markets Venture Partners · Fulton, Maryland, USA
  • Next Wave Impact · Denver, Colorado, USA
  • Oria Capital · Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Osage Venture Partners · Bala Cynwyd, PA, United States
  • Outcomes Collective Growth Capital · Austin, Texas, United States
  • Point Nine · Berlin, Germany
  • Prime Venture Partners · India
  • Ripple Ventures · Toronto, Canada
  • Roadmap Equity · San Francisco, California, United States
  • Saturn Partners · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Social Starts · United States (multiple offices incl. San Francisco, New York)
  • Strand Equity · Los Angeles, California, USA
  • SV Health Investors · United Kingdom
  • TCP Venture Capital · Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Tesi · Helsinki, Finland
  • TLcom Capital LLP · London, UK (offices in Lagos & Nairobi)
  • ZHONG Capital (熙金资本) · Shanghai, China
  • CD Capital · Shanghai, China
  • Cota Capital · San Francisco, CA
  • Social Capital · Palo Alto, California, United States
  • ARTIS Ventures · San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Tamarak · Springville, UT, USA
  • Tga- Capital · San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA

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Counts are as of 2026-09-27; the list above is loaded live, so it can differ if firms have been added or removed since. Sector and stage focus is as stated by the firm. Firms wanting a correction can get in touch.