# Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

> Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is a VC fund backing Education. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/houghton-mifflin-harcourt
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/hmhco
- Website: http://www.hmhco.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HMHTeen

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is a global learning company specialized in pre-K–12 education content, services, and technology solutions. It develops and delivers interactive, results-driven learning solutions that advance teacher effectiveness and student achievement. Through curricula and technology innovation, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt collaborateswith school districts, administrators, teachers, parents, and students. The company also publishes an extensive line of reference works and award-winning literature for adults and young readers.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt serves more than 50 million students in over 150 countries worldwide, while its award-winning children’s books, novels, non-fiction, and reference titles are enjoyed by readers throughout the world. The company was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Boston, M.A.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 2 | 40% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 40% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| Gaming | 1 | 20% |
| Children | 1 | 20% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Series B | 2 | 40% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lawrence Fish | Chairman of the Board of Directors | 0 | — |
| Alejandro Reyes | SVP & Chief People Officer | 0 | — |
| Amy Metet | SVP & Chief Information Officer | 0 | — |
| Fran Hauser | Author | 3 | — |
| James Bowen | Senior Vice President, IT Global Services | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amira Learning | Amira Learning offers an intelligent reading assistant that listens, assesses, and tutors. Amira recommends appropriately challenging stories, listens as a student reads aloud, and intervenes when helpful. The company assesses oral reading fluency and analyzes errors to pinpoint strengths and weaknesses. Every time a student and Amira readtogether, Amira generates diagnostic reports that empower teachers and parents. It gives teachers more time to teach and gives students a more effective way to practice. | $6.3M | Series A | Sep 11, 2019 |  |
| Writable | Writable helps teachers scaffold and motivate students to become purposeful, proficient writers, and helps K12 schools assess and monitor writing growth. The Writable platform includes a three-part feedback engine (peer-, self-, and teacher-review) and a set of common skill-focused writing assignments that save teachers time on preparation andfeedback. Founded in 2016, Writable is a Google for Education Partner and is venture funded by Omidyar Technology Ventures and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. For more information, visit www.writable.com. | $3.2M | Seed | Aug 22, 2018 |  |
| Osmo | Started in 2013 by Pramod Sharma and Jerome Scholler, Osmo is a gaming company built around its proprietary Reflective Artificial Intelligence. It aims to create a new play movement to unleash the boundaries of the screen with the launch of its inaugural product, Osmo. Osmo expands the playing field and engages creative thinking and socialinteraction, allowing any object - pen and paper, you name it - to interact with the digital device. Osmo is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | $18M | Series B | Dec 08, 2016 |  |
| Speakaboos | Speakaboos is a reading application that offers bedtime stories, nursery rhymes and songs for kids, located in New York. |  | Series B | Nov 13, 2014 |  |
| Speakaboos | Speakaboos is a reading application that offers bedtime stories, nursery rhymes and songs for kids, located in New York. |  | Series A | Aug 28, 2013 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Rethink Education](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rethink-education) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Kyowon Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kyowon-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Advancit Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advancit-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Collaborative Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/collaborative-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GSV Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gsv-acceleration) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Houghton Mifflin Harcourt invest in?

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt invests primarily in Education, Artificial Intelligence and Apps startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt?

The team at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt includes Lawrence Fish (Chairman of the Board of Directors), Alejandro Reyes (SVP & Chief People Officer) and Amy Metet (SVP & Chief Information Officer), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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