Fund Investments
Offering a portfolio of companies across the education-to-workforce continuum, fund investments afford us perspective into emerging trends and developments, provide aligned co-investment opportunities and deal sourcing, and support the maturation of the EIV portfolio with investor education.
Fund investments allow ECMC Foundation to amplify its impact by extending its dollars across additional companies.
Our 2023 Fund Investments
- LearnLaunch Fund + Accelerator ($500,000): LearnLaunch received funding in support of its third impact fund, LearnLaunch Fund III, a fund and accelerator focused on early-stage investments that improve equity and access in K-12, higher education and workforce development. The Fund couples pre-seed and seed-stage investment in education technologies with a highly regarded accelerator program that includes a robust educational curriculum, impact measurement framework, expert mentorship and access to a network of advisors.
- JFF Ventures II ($1,200,000): JFF Ventures II received funding to seed an impact fund investing in early-stage education and workforce technologies that promote economic mobility for low-wage and underrepresented workers. JFF Ventures II aims to invest in companies that promote economic advancement for individuals from low-income backgrounds.