# Dunce Capital

> Dunce Capital is a VC fund in San Francisco backing EdTech and Education. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 22%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.duncecapital.com

Dunce Capital is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on EdTech and Education. Dunce Capital invests in idea, pre-seed, and seed stage startups in the future of learning and work.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Dunce Capital. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Dunce Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/dunce-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.2M–$4.3M |
| Pre-Seed | $75k–$2.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 6 | 33% |
| Education | 5 | 28% |
| E-Learning | 5 | 28% |
| Professional Networking | 3 | 17% |
| Internet | 2 | 11% |

28 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 7 | 39% |
| Seed | 6 | 33% |
| Angel | 2 | 11% |
| Series A | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 9 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 17% |
| Peru | 1 | 6% |
| Jordan | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| John Danner | Managing Director | 33 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jwdanner |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ender | We believe portfolios are the future. We're a venture-backed startup based in Austin, TX on a mission to help every kid build one by creating a competition platform where kids can win cash prizes for building apps, games, websites, and other real-world projects. We're a team of game developers, educators, engineers, and designerspioneering the first learn-to-earn education model and are funded by some of the best investors in the education and gaming space. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Oct 01, 2021 |  |
| StudyStream | StudyStream is a video platform & online community that allows students to study with others from around the world 24/7 and in real time. The company was founded in 2020 by Sarujan Ranjan, Ti Xu, and Erfan Soliman and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. | $2.1M | Pre-Seed | Aug 28, 2021 |  |
| FourthRev | FourthRev is working to bridge the digital skills gap by connecting leading companies and universities to enable the delivery of up-to-date, industry relevant programs, ranging from micro-credentials through to degree courses. We do this by co-creating content and curriculum with leading technology companies, such as AWS, Salesforce and Tableau,which is delivered to learners by our university partners, either as stand-alone courses or as part of existing offerings. FourthRev then connects learners to employers in our partners ecosystems. | $3.2M | Seed | Feb 09, 2021 |  |
| Kritic | peer-to-peer solution designed to enhance students' higher order and critical thinking skills in online or in-person classes |  | Seed | Nov 25, 2020 |  |
| Maven | Maven is an online platform for cohort-based courses, enabling experts to create and teach engaging, live online classes on AI, product, engineering, design & more. Founded by Gagan Biyani (Udemy co-founder), Wes Kao (co-founder of altMBA), and Shreyans Bhansali (co-founder of Socratic), Maven empowers instructors with tools to build, market,and scale high-quality learning experiences. | $4.3M | Seed | Nov 12, 2020 |  |
| Prendea | Prendea offers live afterschool classes to Spanish-speaking kids ages 4 to 15. For a fixed monthly price, kids can choose as many classes as they like from our large selection that ranges from TikTok choreography to astronomy. |  | Pre-Seed | Sep 30, 2020 |  |
| Abwaab | Abwaab is an online learning platform that allows secondary-school students to learn at their own pace, test themselves and get ahead with our expert tutors anytime and anywhere. By offering short, engaging video lessons, visualized learning journeys, continuous assessment and performance analytics, we are changing the way students learn outsidethe classroom. |  | Seed | Aug 01, 2020 |  |
| Contra | Contra is a networking platform that gives users the freedom and opportunity to work independently.It provides flexible work opportunities from people through an exclusive community and referral network by showcasing work portfolios that enable freelancers and other independent professionals to earn a living on their own terms.The SanFrancisco, California-based company was established in 2019 by Ben Huffman and Gajus Kuizinas. |  | Pre-Seed | May 01, 2020 |  |
| Beanstalk | Beanstalk is offering live interactive kids classes from home, designed for each specific age group.The company's platform offers on-demand interactive kids classes by experienced teachers, enabling children to take learning classes anytime from anywhere. | $150K | Pre-Seed | Apr 15, 2020 |  |
| FourthRev | FourthRev is working to bridge the digital skills gap by connecting leading companies and universities to enable the delivery of up-to-date, industry relevant programs, ranging from micro-credentials through to degree courses. We do this by co-creating content and curriculum with leading technology companies, such as AWS, Salesforce and Tableau,which is delivered to learners by our university partners, either as stand-alone courses or as part of existing offerings. FourthRev then connects learners to employers in our partners ecosystems. | $300K | Pre-Seed | Mar 07, 2020 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Emerge VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emerge-venture-lab) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Rethink Education](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rethink-education) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [2EnablePartners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2enable-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bloomberg](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bloomberg) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bossa Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bossanova-investimentos) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Dunce Capital invest in?

Dunce Capital invests primarily in EdTech, Education and E-Learning startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 18 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 Dunce Capital's check size?

Dunce Capital typically joins rounds of $3.2M–$4.3M at Seed and $75k–$2.1M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Dunce Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Dunce Capital?

Public channels for Dunce Capital include the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Dunce Capital?

The team at Dunce Capital includes John Danner (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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