ECMC Foundation
VC Fund
Los Angeles, United States
ECMC Foundation is a Los Angeles-based, nationally focused foundation whose mission is to inspire and to facilitate improvements that affect educational outcomes—especially among under served populations—through evidence-based innovation. It is one of several affiliates under the ECMC Group enterprise based in Minneapolis. ECMC Foundation makes grants in two focus areas: College Success and Career Readiness. Additionally, out of the Education Innovation Ventures portfolio, ECMC Foundation makes program-related investments, into both nonprofit and for-profit ventures. ECMC Foundation’s vision is for all learners to unlock their fullest potential and achieve family-sustaining wages.
- Total investments:
- 192
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 89%
Last updated:
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Industries ECMC Foundation invests in
Stages ECMC Foundation invests in
Countries ECMC Foundation invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 6 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $380k–$3.1M
- Grant
- $20k–$1.4M
- Pre-Seed
- $150k–$2M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Non Profit 75 (39%)
- Education 47 (24%)
- Social Impact 37 (19%)
- Social 24 (13%)
- Higher Education 9 (5%)
Stage
- Grant 100 (52%)
- Seed 13 (7%)
- Pre-Seed 4 (2%)
- Funding Round 1 (1%)
Country
- United States 105 (55%)
- El Salvador 2 (1%)
- Portugal 1 (1%)
- Puerto Rico 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacob Fraire
President
|
President | Total investments: 92 | Find email | |
Jessica Haselton
Director of Program-Related Investments
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Director of Program-Related Investments | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Lynn Alvarez
Vice President of Programs and Strategy
|
Vice President of Programs and Strategy | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Patrick Bourke
Program Officer, Career Readiness
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Program Officer, Career Readiness | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Peter Taylor
President
|
President | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
| See all 6 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| GoSprout is a learning management platform that offers apprenticeships, internships, and work-based learning programs. | $1.2M / Seed / Sep 21, 2026 | ||
| ColaborativoPR promotes collaborative efforts to improve the quality of public education and expand access to opportunities in communities with high rates of poverty and inequality. | $450K / Grant / Oct 28, 2025 | ||
| The RP Group strengthens the abilities of California Community Colleges to gather, analyze and act on information in order. | $405K / Grant / Dec 04, 2024 | ||
| South St. Paul Educational Foundation funds educational enrichment and scholarships. | Grant / Jul 25, 2024 | ||
| Tubman is a multi service nonprofit organization that serves individuals and families. Tubman helps people of all ages, genders, and cultural backgrounds who have experienced relationship violence, elder abuse, addiction, sexual exploitation, or other forms of trauma. Tubman offers a wide range of services, including emergency shelter, therapy,counseling, legal help, and programs for youth. | Grant / Jul 25, 2024 | ||
| Assistance League of Minneapolis/St. Paul develops and implements philanthropic programs to benefit children and adults in the region. | Grant / Jul 25, 2024 | ||
| Saint Paul Urban Tennis is a non-profit organization. They provide tennis and life skills programming to youth. It has lessons and drills for adults of all ability levels. | Grant / Jul 25, 2024 | ||
| PUENTE Learning Center is a non-profit organization committed to education for all ages. | Grant / Jul 25, 2024 | ||
| The SEAD Project bridges cultural roots and modern aspirations for Southeast Asian communities. | Grant / Jul 25, 2024 | ||
| Volunteer youth professional mentorship | Grant / Jul 25, 2024 | ||
| See all 192 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does ECMC Foundation invest in?
ECMC Foundation invests primarily in Non Profit, Education and Social Impact startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 192 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does ECMC Foundation invest in?
ECMC Foundation typically joins rounds of $380k–$3.1M at Seed, $20k–$1.4M at Grant and $150k–$2M at Pre-Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not ECMC Foundation's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds ECMC Foundation took part in.
How do I contact ECMC Foundation?
Public channels for ECMC Foundation include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and 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 ECMC Foundation?
The team at ECMC Foundation includes Jacob Fraire (President), Jessica Haselton (Director of Program-Related Investments) and Lynn Alvarez (Vice President of Programs and Strategy), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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