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Education / Future of Work Seed lead VCs
29 public firms are labeled Specialist, list “Education / Future of Work” as a sector focus, identify “Seed” as an entry stage, and report “Mostly Lead” or “Can Lead” without “Mostly Follow.” These are reported preferences, not a guarantee that a firm will lead a specific round.
includes only:SpecialistEducation / Future of WorkStage: SeedMostly Lead or Can LeadNot Mostly Follow
| Actions Capitalverifiedactions.capital | Can Lead | $500K–$2MInitial check · Official website · https://www.actions.capital/ | Up to 10%< 5% · 5-7% · 7-10% | Specialist | Healthtech / Digital Health, Fintech, Education / Future of Work | New York | — | — | Ryan Bloomer, Daniel Vásquez, Adriel Bercow, Felipe Gurgel | hello@actions.capital | |
| Acumen Americaacumenamerica.org | Can Lead | $250-500k | — | Specialist | Healthtech / Digital Health, Fintech, Education / Future of Work | California | — | — | Catherine Casey Nanda, Amon Anderson, Omar Benitiz, Steven Peralta, Yichen Feng, Meaghan Gamboa | acumen-america@acumen.org | |
| Amplify Capitalamplifycapital.ca | Can Lead | $1-3m | — | Specialist | Climate / Energy, Healthtech / Digital Health, Education / Future of Work | Toronto | CAD $60M Fund III | — | Kathryn Wortsman, Craig Hunter, Humza Salam | hello@amplifycapital.ca | |
| Angel Venturesangelventures.vc | Can Lead | $250K–$1MInitial check · Official website · https://www.angelventures.vc/usfund | — | Specialist | Fintech, PropTech / Construction, Food / Agriculture, Supply Chain / Logistics / Mobility, Education / Future of Work, Industrial / Manufacturing | Texas | — | — | Marcelo de la Garza,
Elisa Sepúlveda | — | |
| Better Venturesbetter.vc | Mostly Lead | $500k-1m | — | Specialist | Climate / Energy, Food / Agriculture, Life Sciences, Healthtech / Digital Health, Education / Future of Work, Deep Tech | California | $108M AUM across four funds | — | Wes Selke, Rick Moss, Lyndsey Boucherle | hello@better.vc | |
| GOVO Venture Partnersgovovp.com | Mostly Lead | — | — | Specialist | Aerospace / Defense, Climate / Energy, Education / Future of Work, Fintech, Healthtech / Digital Health, Supply Chain / Logistics / Mobility | Florida | — | — | Rob Panepinto, Brian D'Ambrosio, Jonathan Kilman, Tim Tebow | https://govovp.com/contact/ | |
| GSV Venturesgsv.ventures | Mostly Lead | — | — | Specialist | Education / Future of Work | California | — | — | Deborah Quazzo, Adam Freed, Michael Cohn, Luben Pampoulov, Jason Horne, Claire Zau, Jennifer Lee, Abhishek Mishra, Mujtaba Wani | info@gsv.com | |
| Kyber Knight Capitalkyberknight.com | Mostly Lead | $250k – $3m$250-500k · $500k-1m · $1-3m | — | Specialist | Commerce / Marketplaces, Education / Future of Work, PropTech / Construction | California | $120 million (Fund I) | 2023 | Sunny Dhillon, Linus Liang, Afnaan Hashmi | contact@kyberknight.com | |
| Learn Capitallearn.vc | Mostly Lead | — | — | Specialist | Education / Future of Work | California | — | — | Rob Hutter, Greg Mauro, Matthew Barry, Brook Bisrat, Don Burton, Vinit Sukhija | info@learncapital.com | |
| Obvious Venturesobvious.com | Mostly Lead | $3m – $30m$3M - $10M · $10M - $30M | 10%+10-12% · > 12% | Specialist | Healthtech / Digital Health, Life Sciences, Climate / Energy, Food / Agriculture, Fintech, Education / Future of Work | California | $360.36M Fund V | 2026 | James Joaquin, Vishal Vasishth, Andrew Beebe, Kahini Shah, Rohan Ganesh, Mo Islam | info@obvious.com | |
| Oceans Venturesverifiedoceans.ventures | Mostly Lead | $1-3m | 7–12%7-10% · 10-12% | Specialist | Education / Future of Work, Enterprise Software, Aerospace / Defense | New York | — | — | Steven Rosenblatt, Josh Rahn | hello@oceans.ventures | |
| Osage Venture Partnersosageventurepartners.com | Mostly Lead | $1m – $10m$1-3m · $3M - $10M | 7–10%7-10% | Specialist | Enterprise Software, Education / Future of Work | Pennsylvania | — | — | Robert Adelson, Nate Lentz, Sean Dowling, Luca Fimmano, Michael Phelan | ovp@osagepartners.com | |
| Owl Venturesverifiedowlvc.com | Mostly Lead | $3m – $30m$3M - $10M · $10M - $30M | > 12%> 12% | Specialist | Education / Future of Work | California | — | — | Kate Chhabra, Ian Chiu, Tom Costin, Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen, Lyman Missimer, Amit A. Patel, Tory Patterson, Joseph Vukel, Jenny Wang | info@owlvc.com | |
| Reach Capitalreachcapital.com | Mostly Lead | $1m – $10m$1-3m · $3M - $10M | 7–10%7-10% | Specialist | Education / Future of Work, Healthtech / Digital Health | California | $265 million Reach V | 2023 | Jennifer Carolan, Wayee Chu, Esteban Sosnik, James Kim, Jomayra Herrera, Steve Kupfer, Caoimhe MacRunnels, Harry Luo | info@reachcapital.com | |
| Rethink Educationrethink-capital.com | Can Lead | $500k – $3m$500k-1m · $1-3m | 7–10%7-10% | Specialist | Education / Future of Work, Healthtech / Digital Health, Fintech | New York | $48.9 million raised for Fund IV toward a $150 million target | 2025 | Matt Greenfield, Amy Nelson, Monique Malcolm-Hay | https://rethink-capital.com/contact/ | |
| Rethink Impactrethinkimpact.com | Can Lead | $2M–$10MStated investment range · Official website · https://rethinkimpact.com/about/ | 7–10%7-10% | Specialist | Healthtech / Digital Health, Climate / Energy, Education / Future of Work, Fintech | New York | Approximately $252.2 million gross assets in Rethink Impact III | 2025 | Jenny Abramson, Heidi Patel, Chelsea Morris, Joe Garcia, Jill Ni, Braxton Sandman | chelsea@rethinkimpact.com | |
| Roble Venturesverifiedrobleventures.com | Mostly Lead | $250-500k | — | Specialist | Education / Future of Work | California | — | — | Sergio Monsalve, David Perez-Hernandez | emily@robleventures.com | |
| Ruxton Venturesruxtonventures.com | Can Lead | $100k – $500k$100-250k · $250-500k | < 5%< 5% | Specialist | Education / Future of Work, Gaming / Media / Sports, Commerce / Marketplaces, Fintech, Cybersecurity | Maryland | — | — | Mark Walsh, Jonathan Aberman | — | |
| SemperVirens Venture Capitalsempervirensvc.com | Can Lead | — | — | Specialist | Vertical AI, Healthtech / Digital Health, Fintech, Education / Future of Work | California | $141M Core Fund III | — | Robby Peters, Greg Golub, Allison Baum Gates, Colin Tobias, Raquel Scott, Amanda Paolino, CC Golub | info@SemperVirensVC.com | |
| Spero Venturesspero.vc | Mostly Lead | $1m – $10m$1-3m · $3M - $10M | 7–10%7-10% | Specialist | Healthtech / Digital Health, Climate / Energy, Education / Future of Work | California | — | — | Shripriya Mahesh, Andrew Parker, Sara Eshelman, Marc Tarpenning, Stephen Wemple, Nolan Shah | — | |
| Springbank Collectivespringbank.vc | Can Lead | $500k – $3m$500k-1m · $1-3m | — | Specialist | Healthtech / Digital Health, Education / Future of Work, Consumer, Fintech | New York | $40M | 2023 | Courtney Leimkuhler, Elana Berkowitz, Jen Lee Koss, Brian Nguyen | hello@springbank.vc | |
| Storytime Capitalstorytime.capital | Can Lead | $500k – $3m$500k-1m · $1-3m | 5–10%5-7% · 7-10% | Specialist | Education / Future of Work | Ontario | CAD $14M first close; CAD $25M–$30M target (Fund II) | 2025 | Neil Grunberg, Ryan Kimel, Lauren Epstein | https://www.storytime.capital/raise-from-us | |
| Surface Venturessurface.vc | Mostly Lead | $500k-1m | — | Specialist | Enterprise Software, Infrastructure / Developer Tools, Cybersecurity, Education / Future of Work | New York | $50M | — | Gyan Kapur, Dimitri Boguslavsky, Yash Rohera | gyan@surface.vc | |
| TELUS Pollinator Fund for Goodtelus.com | Can Lead | — | — | Specialist | Food / Agriculture, Healthtech / Digital Health, Climate / Energy, Education / Future of Work | British Columbia | $100M | 2020 | Blair Miller, Ka-Hay Law, Shafiq Vallani, Bruno Lam, Nabeela Merchant, Tobi Mueller-Glodde | pollinatorfund@telus.com | |
| The Artemis Fundtheartemisfund.com | Mostly Lead | — | 7–10%7-10% | Specialist | Fintech, Commerce / Marketplaces, Healthtech / Digital Health, Education / Future of Work | Texas | $36M (Fund II) | 2024 | Stephanie Campbell, Diana Murakhovskaya, Juliette Richert, Julie Pulda, Leslie Goldman Tepper | team@theartemisfund.com | |
| Urban Innovation Fundurban.vc | Mostly Lead | $500K–$3.5MStated investment range · Official website · https://www.urban.vc | 7–10%7-10% | Specialist | Climate / Energy, Supply Chain / Logistics / Mobility, Fintech, PropTech / Construction, Healthtech / Digital Health, Education / Future of Work | California | $121M latest fund | — | Julie Lein, Clara Brenner, Andrew Felbinger, Jenieri Cyrus | pitch@urban.vc | |
| VamosVenturesvamosventures.com | Mostly Lead | $500k – $3m$500k-1m · $1-3m | — | Specialist | Healthtech / Digital Health, Education / Future of Work, Fintech, Climate / Energy | California | $50M Fund I; $100M target Fund II | 2020 (Fund I) | Marcos Gonzalez, Ashley Ryder, Valeria Martinez, Xavier Del Rosario, Maya Trujillo, Andrew Gonzalez | info@vamosventures.com | |
| Vertical Venture Partnersverifiedvvp.vc | Mostly Lead | $500K–$5MInitial check · Reviewed firm submission | — | Specialist | Vertical AI, Healthtech / Digital Health, Fintech, PropTech / Construction, Education / Future of Work, Supply Chain / Logistics / Mobility, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Life Sciences | California | $100M | — | David Schwab, Brad Corona, Paul Conley, Matt Schwab | matthew@vvp.vc | |
| WndrCowndr.vc | Mostly Lead | — | — | Specialist | Education / Future of Work, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software | California | — | — | Sujay Jaswa, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Chenli Wang, Anthony Saleh, Jeffrey Nykun, Jen Crystal | — |
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