# Crom Carmichael

> Crom Carmichael is a seed investor backing EdTech and Software. See 4 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jan 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crom-carmichael-a17a0a

Crom Carmichael is a native of South Bend, Indiana, and a 1971 graduate of Vanderbilt University. He now resides in Nashville, Tennessee.Over the last 10 years Crom has funded and participated in the founding of over a dozen companies in a variety of high tech industries. Crom currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Nashai Biotech.In addition to his business career, Crom has been an active political commentator in the Nashville media market for the past twenty years. From 1989 to 1996, Crom wrote a bi-monthly column for the Nashville Tennessean, opposing the paper’s editorial positions.From 1990 to 1992, he provided regular commentaries on the NBC local affiliate in Nashville, WSMV-TV’s 6:00 p.m. news telecast, The Scene at 6. Crom also brought his views on local and national issues to the Nashville airwaves between 1985 and 1994, as a regular commentator on Teddy Bart’s Round Table, a morning radio talk show.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 2 | 50% |
| Software | 2 | 50% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 25% |
| Digital Media | 1 | 25% |
| Higher Education | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Angel | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Upswing | Upswing provides colleges and universities with an integrated student services platform to increase student retention. Colleges are able to integrate their various student support operations in a virtual environment to allow students to easily find and meet with staff in support functions like advising, counseling, student success coaching, andtutoring. Additionally, Upswing's virtual assistant connects students via SMS to college reminders and information. By streamlining student services, college administrators are able to manage support staff in a single location, oversee communication with students, and access streamlined reporting and insights. | $300K | Angel | Jan 01, 2017 | http://www.upswing.io |
| Upswing | Upswing provides colleges and universities with an integrated student services platform to increase student retention. Colleges are able to integrate their various student support operations in a virtual environment to allow students to easily find and meet with staff in support functions like advising, counseling, student success coaching, andtutoring. Additionally, Upswing's virtual assistant connects students via SMS to college reminders and information. By streamlining student services, college administrators are able to manage support staff in a single location, oversee communication with students, and access streamlined reporting and insights. | $645K | Angel | Nov 01, 2015 | http://www.upswing.io |
| Proto | Proto offers schools a results-proven solution to advance student achievement and teacher excellence. Their suite of project-based, standards-aligned courses for grades 4 to 12 inspire student learning and interest in STEM and Computer Science subjects and careers. The company's turnkey solution offers digital textbooks, online portfolios, andexpert support community. Students learn to apply Computer Science knowledge through designing and coding their own educational video games. A secure, members-only platform with built-in implementation pathways and pacing guides, class management, and assessment tools make it easy for teachers to guide personalized CSEd learning in any subject and grade level.Proto formerly known as Globaloria was founded by Idit Harel in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY, United States. | $1.5M |  | Dec 05, 2014 | http://globaloria.com |
| Upswing | Upswing provides colleges and universities with an integrated student services platform to increase student retention. Colleges are able to integrate their various student support operations in a virtual environment to allow students to easily find and meet with staff in support functions like advising, counseling, student success coaching, andtutoring. Additionally, Upswing's virtual assistant connects students via SMS to college reminders and information. By streamlining student services, college administrators are able to manage support staff in a single location, oversee communication with students, and access streamlined reporting and insights. | $525K | Seed | Jun 01, 2014 | http://www.upswing.io |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Charlotte Angel Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charlotte-angel-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NC IDEA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nc-idea-seed) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silicon-valley-growthsyndicate) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tech Wildcatters](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tech-wildcatters) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Crom Carmichael invest in?

Crom Carmichael invests primarily in EdTech, Software and E-Learning startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Crom Carmichael?

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### When did Crom Carmichael last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Crom Carmichael closed in Jan 2017. 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?

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