# Donna Harris

> Donna Harris is a seed investor at Builders and Backers Capital backing Software and Education. See 95 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Builders and Backers Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/builders-and-backers-capital)
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 95
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 6%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/donna-harris/4/737/a59
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/dharrisindc
- Website: http://www.buildersandbackers.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donna.harris.129357

Donna Harris is a seed investor at Builders and Backers Capital in Washington focused on Software and Education. Donna Harris is Founder of Builders + Backers, Co-Founder of 1776 and Managing Partner of 1776 Ventures; and she was previously Managing Director of the Startup America Partnership. As a board member of both the Global Entrepreneurship Network and the National Center for Entrepreneurship, an Advisor to the Economic Innovation Group, and aDistinguished Fellow of the Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship at The Busch School, Donna works to inspire entrepreneurs to create companies of impact and to become leaders in their communities. She avidly believes in the power of entrepreneurial thinking to drive culture change and collective flourishing and she frequently gives keynote talks to inspire it at conferences and on college campuses around the world.Donna began her career as a system engineer, after which she founded multiple technology companies and was on the leadership team of several others. Over her successful entrepreneurial career, she raised tens of millions in capital and had several successful exits. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University, and MBA from The University of Michigan Ross School of Business and an honorary doctor of laws from American University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 9 | 9% |
| Education | 9 | 9% |
| EdTech | 7 | 7% |
| FinTech | 7 | 7% |
| Financial Services | 6 | 6% |

111 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 32 | 34% |
| Series A | 14 | 15% |
| Convertible Note | 10 | 11% |
| Series B | 5 | 5% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 3% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 35 | 37% |
| Kenya | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Israel | 1 | 1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 |  |
| Kingscrowd | Kingscrowd is the definitive data, analytics, and advisory platform for the online private markets. Often recognized as the "Bloomberg of the online private markets," we are dedicated to bringing transparency and institutional-grade rigor to online alternative investing.Our ecosystem is built on two core pillars:1. Private MarketResearch & Data: We aggregate, analyze, and rate startup investment opportunities from over 50 online platforms (including Wefunder, StartEngine, Dealmaker, and Republic). By combining proprietary AI-driven quantitative algorithms with expert qualitative analyst reports, we empower individual and institutional investors to make data-driven decisions with confidence.2. Strategic Advisory Services: Beyond data, Kingscrowd provides the essential infrastructure for market participants. Through our advisory arm and subsidiaries like Kingscrowd Advisory (dba CrowdCheck) and raisepapers.com, we deliver industry-leading legal, compliance, disclosure, and due diligence services. We guide issuers and platforms through the complexities of Regulation CF and Regulation A+, ensuring regulatory integrity and successful capital raises.By bridging the gap between sophisticated investment intelligence and critical compliance infrastructure, Kingscrowd serves as the central operating system for the entire online private investment economy. We are the trusted partner for investors seeking alpha and founders seeking capital. |  | Equity Crowdfunding | Nov 19, 2021 |  |
| Farmstead | Farmstead is an artificial intelligence-powered farm to doorstep grocery delivery startup. Farmstead's personalized Smart Shopping List helps the user discover new dishes to cook and buy what they love in minutes. The user saves time, waste less food, and eat healthier with their fresher-than-theirr-supermarket supply chain. | $19.4M | Series B | Oct 21, 2021 |  |
| Prometheus Alternative Investments | Prometheus Alternative Investments, Inc., a Los Angeles, Calif.-based fintech startup. | $5M | Seed | Sep 29, 2021 |  |
| Fiveable | Fiveable is a social network platform for education that offers students learning through content, community, and courses. Fiveable is on a mission to create educational equity through social learning. The student-centered platform includes a robust content library, engaging community spaces on Hours, and interactive experiences that connectstudents who are learning the same thing at the same time. | $10M | Series A | Sep 28, 2021 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Linen App | Linen Wallet is a signature Wallet for defi and web3. They support ethereum and polygon networks. |  | Seed | Jun 30, 2021 |  |
| Pacaso | Pacaso modernizes the generations-old practice of co-owning a second home, creating a marketplace that makes buying and selling easy, and adding professional management and technology to make scheduling dates and owning the home seamless and simple.Buyers considering a second home can tell Pacaso where they want to buy, how much they want tospend, and how much time they expect to spend in the house. Pacaso and its real estate agent partners will help them find the perfect home and set up a professionally managed LLC uniquely designed for co-ownership. The buyer will purchase their desired share — for example, half of the home, which will guarantee them access to the home for half the year — and Pacaso will briefly purchase the remainder of the home, before reselling the remaining portion to vetted buyers. Pacaso will manage the property, and owners will use Pacaso’s mobile app to make scheduling easy and equitable. | $75M | Series B | Mar 24, 2021 |  |
| Pacaso | Pacaso modernizes the generations-old practice of co-owning a second home, creating a marketplace that makes buying and selling easy, and adding professional management and technology to make scheduling dates and owning the home seamless and simple.Buyers considering a second home can tell Pacaso where they want to buy, how much they want tospend, and how much time they expect to spend in the house. Pacaso and its real estate agent partners will help them find the perfect home and set up a professionally managed LLC uniquely designed for co-ownership. The buyer will purchase their desired share — for example, half of the home, which will guarantee them access to the home for half the year — and Pacaso will briefly purchase the remainder of the home, before reselling the remaining portion to vetted buyers. Pacaso will manage the property, and owners will use Pacaso’s mobile app to make scheduling easy and equitable. | $75M | Series B | Mar 24, 2021 |  |
| Autonomy | NXCR is a vehicle subscription startup that makes mobility flexible, affordable, and fully digital.It creates a profitable platform that enables vehicle subscriptions to thrive as a sustainable business model in automotive retail. NextCar is innovating through technology, operations and infrastructure, and strategic partnerships in order toadvance the vehicle subscription model and marketplace. | $30M | Seed | Feb 22, 2021 |  |

10 of 95 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Builders and Backers Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/builders-and-backers-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Builders + Backers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/builders-backers) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [FirstMark](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/firstmark-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Moonshots Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moonshots-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Acrew Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acrew-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

## About Builders and Backers Capital

VC Fund · Washington, United States

Builders + Backers Capital offers syndicate investments to accredited investors wishing in early-stage companies solving our communities greatest challenges.

2 contacts available at Builders and Backers Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Donna Harris | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/donna-harris |
| Kathleen Hale | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kathleen-hale-ebb6 |

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## FAQ

### What does Donna Harris invest in?

Donna Harris invests primarily in Software, Education and EdTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 95 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Donna Harris last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Donna Harris closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 95 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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