# ASU ScaleU

> ASU ScaleU is a VC fund in Tempe backing Education, EdTech and Human Resources. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tempe, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.scaleu.org/

ASU ScaleU is a functional higher education technology accelerator in which we integrate, test and validate new technologies at the nation’s largest public research university dedicated to innovation. We provide early stage EdTech startups with the opportunity to test their digital learning product in a complex and dynamic university environment.Each product that we work with dramatically and measurably improves student outcomes and institutional effectiveness.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 3 | 75% |
| EdTech | 2 | 50% |
| Human Resources | 2 | 50% |
| Higher Education | 2 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 2 | 50% |
| United States | 2 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1Mentor | 1Mentor partners with higher-ed institutions to navigate a rapidly changing job market by empowering them and their students with real-time information about skills, knowledge, and tools required by industry. | $700K | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| Beagle Learning | Beagle helps in-person and remote teams make critical decisions faster by providing a simple, systematized process to gather input from the team and select the most important ideas to focus on. Beagle's AI system measures the quality of the ideas teams choose, and automatically records the logic behind decisions made to avoid repeated work andbring new teams up to speed faster. They provide this through a SaaS web app that can be integrated into existing learning management tools and communication platforms.Beagle works with higher education institutions, companies, and the US Department of Defense to increase trainee retention, accelerate team buy-in, decrease unnecessary conflict, and speed up critical decision making. | $290K | Pre-Seed | Feb 10, 2020 |  |
| Riipen | Riipen is an experiential education platform for universities and colleges so that their students graduate with the employable skills and industry connections that will get them relevant employment upon graduation. We connect faculty and students, inside and out of the classroom, to companies that want a more effective and engaging way to createbrand awareness and recruit on campuses across the globe. | $3.8M | Seed | Dec 11, 2019 |  |
| AstrumU | AstrumU is creating a new paradigm for the ‘Learn+Work’ Lifecycle based on outcomes. The 'AstrumU Platform' provides predictive insights by using artificial intelligence to translate data from students, schools and employers—delivering meaningful and lasting careers discovered through facts, not fortune. | $2.3M | Seed | Feb 07, 2018 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Reach Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reach-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Air Force Accelerator Powered by Techstars — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Archangel Network of Funds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archangel-4de5) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Atrium Capital — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BuenTrip Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/buentrip-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does ASU ScaleU invest in?

ASU ScaleU invests primarily in Education, EdTech and Human Resources startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did ASU ScaleU last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for ASU ScaleU closed in Jan 2022. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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