Educational Testing Service (ETS)
VC Fund
Princeton, United States
Educational Testing Service (ETS) is a VC fund in Princeton focused on EdTech and Education. ETS was founded in 1947 when the American Council on Education, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the College Entrance Examination Board contributed their testing programs, a portion of their assets and a number of key employees to form an independent nonprofit organization under the leadership of Henry Chauncey.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Educational Testing Service (ETS) invests in
Stages Educational Testing Service (ETS) invests in
Countries Educational Testing Service (ETS) invests in
Contacts
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Farhat Siddiqui
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Henry Chauncey
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Kirby Salerno
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Paul Gollash
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Ralph Taylor-Smith
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Investment Focus
Industry
- EdTech 3 (75%)
- Education 3 (75%)
- Internet 2 (50%)
- PaaS 1 (25%)
- E-Learning 1 (25%)
Stage
- Series C 2 (50%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (25%)
Country
- India 2 (50%)
- Canada 1 (25%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Farhat Siddiqui
Senior Architect, Product & Platform Innovation
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Senior Architect, Product & Platform Innovation | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Henry Chauncey
Founder
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Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Kirby Salerno
Partner, ETS Accelerate
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Partner, ETS Accelerate | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Paul Gollash
GM, K-12
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GM, K-12 | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Ralph Taylor-Smith
Managing Director, Strategic Capital
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Managing Director, Strategic Capital | Total investments: 3 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Leverage Edu
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Leverage Edu is an AI-enabled marketplace designed to help students with their higher education and career growth plans. It is one of India's leading/fastest growing ed-tech companies, transforming access to an exponential career growth, by democratising mentorship, breaking traditional systems, & helping the new student of today jumpover the artificial high walls! | $25M / Series C / Jul 03, 2023 | |
UpGrad
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UpGrad is an online platform that offers educational services to its clients.UpGrad’s range of programs consists of digital marketing, product management, entrepreneurship, data analytics, data-driven management, and digital technology management. It offers industry insights and student support services.UpGrad was launched in 2015 by PhalgunKompalli, Ronnie Screwvala, Ravijot Chugh, and Mayank Kumar and is based in Mumbai. | $205.8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 08, 2022 | |
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UpGrad
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UpGrad is an online platform that offers educational services to its clients.UpGrad’s range of programs consists of digital marketing, product management, entrepreneurship, data analytics, data-driven management, and digital technology management. It offers industry insights and student support services.UpGrad was launched in 2015 by PhalgunKompalli, Ronnie Screwvala, Ravijot Chugh, and Mayank Kumar and is based in Mumbai. | $225M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 15, 2022 | |
ApplyBoard
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ApplyBoard is an online platform that empowers students around the world to access the best education by connecting international students, recruitment partners, and academic institutions on its platform. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Kitchener, ON Canada, with over 1000 staff members spanning 25 countries. ApplyBoard has builtpartnerships with over 1,500 primary, secondary, and post-secondary institutions, and works with 7,500+ Recruitment Partners, to drive highly qualified applicants and diversity to campuses across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. To date, the company has assisted more than 200,000 students with their educational journey. | $55M / Series C / Sep 16, 2020 |
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FAQ
What does Educational Testing Service (ETS) invest in?
Educational Testing Service (ETS) invests primarily in EdTech, Education and Internet startups, most often at Series C and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Educational Testing Service (ETS)?
The team at Educational Testing Service (ETS) includes Farhat Siddiqui (Senior Architect, Product & Platform Innovation), Henry Chauncey (Founder) and Kirby Salerno (Partner, ETS Accelerate). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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