# ETF@JFFLabs

> ETF@JFFLabs is a VC fund backing Education, Training and E-Learning. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

ETF@JFFLabs is a VC fund focused on Education and Training. Accelerating and aligning the transformation of the American workforce and education systems.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.5M–$10M |
| Series A | $3.3M–$10M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 3 | 25% |
| Training | 2 | 17% |
| E-Learning | 2 | 17% |
| Non Profit | 2 | 17% |
| Human Resources | 2 | 17% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 42% |
| Series A | 2 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 17% |
| Grant | 1 | 8% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 8% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pursuit | Pursuit is a social impact organization that creates transformation where it’s needed most. Through their four-year intensive program, they train adults with the most need and potential to get their first tech jobs, advance in their careers, and become the next generation of leaders in tech. Their graduates are hired by leading companies likePinterest, Kickstarter, LinkedIn, BlackRock, and JPMorgan Chase, and increase their average annual salaries from $18,000 to over $85,000.In addition to providing training and career support, Pursuit’s innovative operating model combines partnerships with tech companies to retrain their blue-collar workers and social impact investments to re-envision funding for outcomes-based organizations. By connecting talent with opportunity, Pursuit empowers graduates to bring change to their families, tech companies, and communities across the nation. | $10M | Seed | Mar 31, 2022 |  |
| Pursuit | Pursuit is a social impact organization that creates transformation where it’s needed most. Through our four-year intensive program, we train adults with the most need and potential to get their first tech jobs, advance in their careers, and become the next generation of leaders in tech. Their graduates are hired by leading companies likePinterest, Kickstarter, LinkedIn, BlackRock, and JPMorgan Chase, and increase their average annual salaries from $18,000 to over $85,000.In addition to providing training and career support, our innovative operating model combines partnerships with tech companies to retrain their blue-collar workers and social impact investments to re-envision funding for outcomes-based organizations. By connecting talent with opportunity, Pursuit empowers graduates to bring change to their families, tech companies, and communities across the nation. | $10M | Seed | Mar 31, 2022 |  |
| Ramped | Ramped is a job-skilling platform for early-career professionals. | $3.1M | Seed | Mar 22, 2022 |  |
| FactoryFix | FactoryFix is a managed marketplace that connects manufacturing companies to a vetted network of skilled workers such as engineers, machinists, and maintenance techs. Companies use FactoryFix to find and hire skilled labor for full-time jobs or part-time projects. | $10M | Series A | Jan 21, 2022 |  |
| WorkTorch | QuickHire is a career discovery platform for the service economy workforce. We partner with job seekers to find career fulfillment by finding the right job and advancement opportunities. This unique approach helps us provide a better engaged and aligned talent pool for employers. | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | Nov 15, 2021 |  |
| NextStep | NextStep is an information technology company that provides training and job placement for workers via mobile application platform. It features a mobile and web-based platform that enables its users to manage staff accordingly on their accurate positions. The company was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Seatle, Washington. | $3.3M | Series A | Oct 20, 2021 |  |
| Forage | Forage (formerly InsideSherpa) partners with leading companies to deliver free open-access training courses for candidates. Any candidate can enroll in the company-backed courses to build career skills, visibility, and experience. The platform runs on various virtual training courses including with KPMG, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, GE, BCG, JPMorganChase & Co., Citi, Deloitte, Accenture, and others. There are +1 million students in the Forage ecosystem. | $25M | Series B | Aug 20, 2021 |  |
| ChargerHelp! | ChargerHelp! operates at the intersection of clean technology and workforce development. ChargerHelp!'s app-based dispatch and deployment system solves the industry-wide problem of down electric vehicle charging stations by providing on-demand repairs and maintenance support from trained and supported local workforces. This capability,provided at scale, is essential to support the exponential growth in EV charging infrastructure over the next decade, and it dramatically improves efficiency, turnaround time, and network availability while reducing costs across the networks. With the ChargerHelp! service offering, partner EV charging network operators can meet new service level requirements and win new EVSE contracts to meet the exponential growth in charging demands. The ChargerHelp! app is launched, technicians are in the field in its first market, and they've secured contracts with several large EVSE networks. | $2.8M | Seed | Mar 29, 2021 |  |
| NextStep | NextStep is an information technology company that provides training and job placement for workers via mobile application platform. It features a mobile and web-based platform that enables its users to manage staff accordingly on their accurate positions. The company was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Seatle, Washington. | $2.5M |  | Jan 05, 2021 |  |
| NextStep | NextStep is an information technology company that provides training and job placement for workers via mobile application platform. It features a mobile and web-based platform that enables its users to manage staff accordingly on their accurate positions. The company was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Seatle, Washington. | $2.5M | Seed | Jan 05, 2021 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Jazz Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jazz-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [SpringRock Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/springrock-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Zoma Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zoma-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alphadyne Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alphadyne-asset-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blue Earth Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-earth-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does ETF@JFFLabs invest in?

ETF@JFFLabs invests primarily in Education, Training and E-Learning startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 12 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 ETF@JFFLabs's check size?

ETF@JFFLabs typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$10M at Seed and $3.3M–$10M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds ETF@JFFLabs participates in.

### When did ETF@JFFLabs last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for ETF@JFFLabs closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 12 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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