# 1776 Ventures

> 1776 Ventures is a VC fund in Washington backing Education and EdTech. See 98 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 98
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 9%
- Last fund: Jul 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1776-ventures/about/
- Website: https://1776.ventures

1776 Ventures is a global seed fund investing in companies in the following sectors: education, energy, smart cities, transportation, food/agriculture, fintech, and healthcare.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $750k–$4M |
| Series A | $2.2M–$23M |
| Convertible Note | $500k–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 10 | 10% |
| EdTech | 8 | 8% |
| Software | 8 | 8% |
| Health Care | 5 | 5% |
| Transportation | 5 | 5% |

98 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 30 | 31% |
| Series A | 14 | 14% |
| Convertible Note | 12 | 12% |
| Funding Round | 7 | 7% |
| Series B | 4 | 4% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 30 | 31% |
| Kenya | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Israel | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Donna Harris | Co-Founder | 95 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/donna-harris |
| Kathleen Hale | Director of Operations | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kathleen-hale-ebb6 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Clarametyx Biosciences | Clarametyx Biosciences is a late preclinical stage biotechnology company developing targeted, immune-enabling biologic therapies to counter persistent infections associated with biofilms. | $33M | Series A | Jan 05, 2024 |  |
| HopSkipDrive | HopSkiDrive is an information technology company that offers safe and dependable transportation solutions for schools and families. The company specializes in the fields of ridesharing for kids, kid transportation, school transportation, and student transportation.HopSkipDrive presently has contracts with more than 400 school districts andoperates in 21 significant markets across 12 states. HopSkipDrive CareDrivers have securely transported 2 million riders to more than 16,000 schools while driving more than 20 million miles.It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | $37M | Series D | Sep 13, 2022 |  |
| HopSkipDrive | HopSkiDrive is an information technology company that offers safe and dependable transportation solutions for schools and families. The company specializes in the fields of ridesharing for kids, kid transportation, school transportation, and student transportation.HopSkipDrive presently has contracts with more than 400 school districts andoperates in 21 significant markets across 12 states. HopSkipDrive CareDrivers have securely transported 2 million riders to more than 16,000 schools while driving more than 20 million miles.It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | $25M | Series C | Aug 11, 2021 |  |
| Swiftly | Swiftly develops enterprise software that helps transit agencies and cities improve urban mobility. The platform harnesses billions of data points and sophisticated algorithms to improve transit system performance, service reliability, and real-time passenger information. | $22.8M | Series A | Jul 09, 2020 |  |
| MPOWER Financing | MPOWER is a US-based lender offering student loans to international students studying in the US or Canada without requiring a co-signer, collateral, or US credit history because our proprietary credit algorithm focuses on future potential.MPOWER disburses payments directly to the university on behalf of the students to pay for tuition oruniversity-sponsored services like housing, meal plans, or health insurance. Students start paying back the loan within 6 months after graduation. The loan comes with interest discounts, free personal finance education courses, credit-building, and a job placement service for the students. | $9M |  | Jun 08, 2020 |  |
| MPOWER Financing | MPOWER is a US-based lender offering student loans to international students studying in the US or Canada without requiring a co-signer, collateral, or US credit history because our proprietary credit algorithm focuses on future potential.MPOWER disburses payments directly to the university on behalf of the students to pay for tuition oruniversity-sponsored services like housing, meal plans, or health insurance. Students start paying back the loan within 6 months after graduation. The loan comes with interest discounts, free personal finance education courses, credit-building, and a job placement service for the students. | $9M |  | Jun 08, 2020 |  |
| Dorsata | Dorsata enables healthcare providers to make better decisions that are informed by data and best practices. The company provides teams of clinicians tools to build, share, and then use defined workflows, called care pathways, for efficient decision-making, documentation, and order entry. Leveraging these clinician-developed care pathways, Dorsatais committed to transforming healthcare from a cost-reduction and quality improvement standpoint.Dorsata was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. | $5.2M | Series A | Apr 09, 2020 |  |
| HopSkipDrive | HopSkiDrive is an information technology company that offers safe and dependable transportation solutions for schools and families. The company specializes in the fields of ridesharing for kids, kid transportation, school transportation, and student transportation.HopSkipDrive presently has contracts with more than 400 school districts andoperates in 21 significant markets across 12 states. HopSkipDrive CareDrivers have securely transported 2 million riders to more than 16,000 schools while driving more than 20 million miles.It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | $22M | Series B | Feb 04, 2020 |  |
| MPOWER Financing | MPOWER is a US-based lender offering student loans to international students studying in the US or Canada without requiring a co-signer, collateral, or US credit history because our proprietary credit algorithm focuses on future potential.MPOWER disburses payments directly to the university on behalf of the students to pay for tuition oruniversity-sponsored services like housing, meal plans, or health insurance. Students start paying back the loan within 6 months after graduation. The loan comes with interest discounts, free personal finance education courses, credit-building, and a job placement service for the students. | $10M | Series B | Jan 01, 2020 |  |
| Twiga Foods | Twiga is a mobile-based supply platform for Africa’s retail outlets, kiosks, and market stalls. The company is using a mobile-based, cashless, business-to-business (B2B) supply platform to access distribution into the millions of small and medium-sized vendors in African urban markets. Founded in 2013, Twiga is based in Nairobi, Kenya. | $23.8M | Series B | Oct 28, 2019 |  |

10 of 98 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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- [Govtech Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/govtech-fund) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [University Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does 1776 Ventures invest in?

1776 Ventures invests primarily in Education, EdTech and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 98 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is 1776 Ventures's check size?

1776 Ventures typically joins rounds of $750k–$4M at Seed, $2.2M–$23M at Series A and $500k–$2M at Convertible Note. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds 1776 Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact 1776 Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at 1776 Ventures?

The team at 1776 Ventures includes Donna Harris (Co-Founder) and Kathleen Hale (Director of Operations). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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