# ECMC

> ECMC is a VC fund in Oakdale backing Education and EdTech. See 30 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oakdale, United States
- Total investments: 30
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecmc/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/ecmcgroup
- Website: http://www.ecmc.org/Group/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ecmcfab

ECMC is a non-profit corporation that supports the administration of the Federal Family Education Loan Program as a student loan guaranty agency. It sponsors programs to help students and families plan and pay for college.ECMC works with schools and loan servicers to lower student loan default rates, promote financial literacy, and provideresources to support student loan borrowers to repay their loans. It provides postsecondary institutions with a suite of services that includes financial literacy, student loan repayment counseling, and default prevention.ECMC is headquartered in Oakdale, Pennsylvania.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for ECMC. Shizune tracks 2 team members at ECMC. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/ecmc?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$6.8M |
| Series A | $3M–$25M |
| Series B | $5M–$14M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 11 | 37% |
| EdTech | 6 | 20% |
| Health Care | 6 | 20% |
| Training | 5 | 17% |
| Recruiting | 4 | 13% |

50 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 10 | 33% |
| Seed | 7 | 23% |
| Series B | 5 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 13% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 3% |

7 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dan Fisher | President, ECMC; General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ECMC Group | 73 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-fisher-76a9 |
| Jeremy Wheaton | President and Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeremy-wheaton |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kollegio | Kollegio is an AI-driven platform for college applications. | $2.8M | Seed | Mar 24, 2025 |  |
| Be My Eyes | Be My Eyes is a suite of products designed on a simple premise: to harness the power of technology and human connection to assist people who are blind or have low vision to lead more independent lives. With the press of a button, the app establishes a live video connection between blind and low vision users and either sighted volunteers, companyrepresentatives or sighted co-workers. With over 5 million users across 150 countries, Be My Eyes has become the largest online community for the blind and visually impaired.Be My Eyes is on a quest to revolutionize accessible support. We are paving the way with industry leaders like Microsoft, Google, Procter & Gamble, Verizon, LinkedIn, Department of Health and Social of UK, Twitter and others, all of whom are using Be My Eyes to connect with their customers, members, citizens and employees in a more inclusive and meaningful way.The app harnesses the power of generosity, technology and human connection to help blind and visually impaired individuals lead more independent lives. | $6.1M | Series A | Jan 22, 2025 |  |
| Stepful | Stepful is an online learning platform that provides training programs for entry-level healthcare careers such as medical assistant, pharmacy technician, dental assistant, and related roles. It delivers its courses through live, instructor-led virtual classes, interactive assignments, and structured exam preparation for nationally recognizedcertifications. The platform also includes in-person clinical or externship components arranged through partner healthcare providers to help students gain practical experience. Stepful supports learners with additional services such as career coaching, resume preparation, and job search assistance after certification. Overall, it is designed to help students transition into healthcare roles by combining online instruction with hands-on training and employment support. | $31.5M | Series B | Nov 13, 2024 |  |
| Backflip | Reinvigorating neighborhoods by supporting real estate entrepreneurs with innovative technology and capital. | $30M | Series A | Oct 15, 2024 |  |
| Backpack Healthcare | Youme Healthcare is a digital mental health company that focuses on youth, family behavioral, and mental healthcare. | $14M | Series A | May 07, 2024 |  |
| Backflip | Reinvigorating neighborhoods by supporting real estate entrepreneurs with innovative technology and capital. | $15M | Series A | Apr 29, 2024 |  |
| Kyron Learning | Kyron Learning is an EdTech company that provides equitable access to one-on-one education. | $14.6M | Series A | Dec 04, 2023 |  |
| MetaBlox | MetaBlox is a Decentralized ID (DID) enabled network with key building blocks for Web3 and Metaverse. | $5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 01, 2023 |  |
| Roam | Roam offers roaming and advanced network security to users through a global wifi network. | $5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 01, 2023 |  |
| Acadeum | Acadeum is a developer of the Academic Sharing Platform. Acadeum is previously known as College Consortium. It offers a software platform that allows universities to share online courses. Acadeum supports the formation of course-sharing consortia for institutions of higher education, including the Council of Independent Colleges, the Council forChristian Colleges & Universities, and Digitex.It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | $11.9M | Series B | May 24, 2023 |  |

10 of 30 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Rethink Education](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rethink-education) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [New Markets Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-markets-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Reach Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reach-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Strada Education Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/strada-education-network) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [University Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does ECMC invest in?

ECMC invests primarily in Education, EdTech and Health Care startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 30 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 ECMC's check size?

ECMC typically joins rounds of $1M–$6.8M at Seed, $3M–$25M at Series A and $5M–$14M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds ECMC participates in.

### How do I contact ECMC?

Public channels for ECMC 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?

The team at ECMC includes Dan Fisher (President, ECMC; General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ECMC Group) and Jeremy Wheaton (President and Chief Executive Officer). 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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