# Entangled Ventures

> Entangled Ventures is a VC fund backing Education and Software. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulmfreedman
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/entangvelocity
- Website: http://entangled.ventures

Entangled Ventures is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Education and Software. Entangled Ventures, an Educational Technology Studio, builds companies that instigate change in education. It recruits builders to shape, develop and launch ideas associated with long-term educational themes. By contributing product, recruiting, sales and distribution, capital and all operational resources, Entangled enables the quick and efficientcreation of transformative companies. Partners include top universities willing to contribute to and beta test our products and services; this dramatically reduces time to market and increases likelihood of mass adoption. Entangled’s companies get the resources of a larger company with the ownership structure of a startup. The mission is to be the best in the world at building exceptional education companies.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 3 | 38% |
| Software | 2 | 25% |
| E-Learning | 2 | 25% |
| Higher Education | 2 | 25% |
| Corporate Training | 2 | 25% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 63% |
| Series A | 1 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Kuo | VP of Design | 0 | — |
| Paul Freedman | CEO & Founding Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-freedman |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pathstream | Pathstream is a web-based platform for teaching in-demand tech skills for work. Pathstream partners with industry-leading tech companies and higher education institutions to transform digital skills learning. The company's platform allows students to immediately access pre-configured, project based instruction, realistic workplace simulations,and on-demand coaching. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 09, 2021 |  |
| Stellic | Stellic (previously known as Metis) was founded by Carnegie Mellon undergraduates after getting frustrated by the clunky, complicated tools they were given to plan their academic journey. Under the mentorship of university advisors who were equally frustrated with the existing degree planning process, the team pursued their goal of building aplanner with intelligence and interation. The project received appreciation from the campus community and won Research Awards – convincing the team to build a company with a purpose to provide student-built tools to universities worldwide. | $3.1M | Seed | Oct 17, 2019 |  |
| CourseKey | CourseKey is a SaaS platform for vocational education providers that boosts revenue by improving student retention and graduation rates, helps maintain regulatory compliance, and streamlines processes. | $5.6M | Series A | Jun 01, 2019 |  |
| Hone | Hone is a live learning platform for management training that cultivates soft skills with hard data. Hone blends the best of expert-led small group training, peer learning, continuous reinforcement, and a technology platform to develop better leaders, managers, and teammates for today’s workplace. | $3.6M | Seed | Jan 18, 2019 |  |
| Yellowbrick Learning | Yellowbrick empowers the next generation of talent to discover, pursue, upskill, and advance their career within the creative arts, media and entertainment fields. In partnership with industry leaders in the creative arts, media, entertainment, and education — we develop experiences that help the next generation of leaders achieve their careerobjectives. | $3.2M |  | Sep 15, 2017 |  |
| Yellowbrick Learning | Yellowbrick empowers the next generation of talent to discover, pursue, upskill, and advance their career within the creative arts, media and entertainment fields. In partnership with industry leaders in the creative arts, media, entertainment, and education — we develop experiences that help the next generation of leaders achieve their careerobjectives. |  | Seed | Sep 15, 2017 |  |
| CourseKey | CourseKey is a SaaS platform for vocational education providers that boosts revenue by improving student retention and graduation rates, helps maintain regulatory compliance, and streamlines processes. | $2.8M | Seed | Sep 01, 2017 |  |
| ReUp Education | ReUp Education leverages data, technology, and coaching to re-enroll students who have left college and support them through to graduation.ReUp partners with universities and community colleges to find, engage, and empower students who have left school to return, navigate a path to complete their degree, and achieve their goals. OEach year,millions of students drop-out of college or university – some 37 million Americans in the last two decades. The reasons students drop out are multi-dimensional, with the primary barriers to completion being financial, work, family obligations, health-related issues, and motivation. Many of these “Forgotten Students” leave college with mountains of debt (over $27 billion annually) and without the earning power of a diploma. The social, economic, and human potential loss is enormous.While this completion crisis is alarming, ReUp has the solution. We are proud to work with some of the most diverse universities and colleges in the country - tackling this problem student by student. |  | Seed | Dec 21, 2016 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bisk Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bisk-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Rethink Education](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rethink-education) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [1776 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1776-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fresco Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fresco-capital-advisors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Michelson 20MM Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michelson-20mm-foundation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Reach Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reach-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Entangled Ventures invest in?

Entangled Ventures invests primarily in Education, Software and E-Learning startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Entangled Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Entangled Ventures?

The team at Entangled Ventures includes Daniel Kuo (VP of Design) and Paul Freedman (CEO & Founding Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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