# Imagine K12

> Imagine K12 is a VC fund in Redwood City backing Education and Software. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Redwood City, United States
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Aug 2018
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/imagine-k12/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/imaginek12
- Website: http://www.imaginek12.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imaginek12

Imagine K12 is a startup accelerator that provides support and funding to tech companies focused on the education market. Starting a company is hard, and the education market presents unique challenges. At Imagine K12 we have a singular goal: improving your company’s chances of success. We do this through a combination of strategic advice,mentorship, seminars designed to help founders make better decisions, highly engaged networks of entrepreneurs and educators, and $100,000 of initial funding.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 9 | 60% |
| Software | 6 | 40% |
| EdTech | 2 | 13% |
| Analytics | 2 | 13% |
| B2B | 1 | 7% |

34 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 12 | 80% |
| Series A | 1 | 7% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 11 | 73% |
| Canada | 2 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Geoff Ralston | Founder | 47 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geoff-ralston |
| Tim Brady | Founder | 23 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tim-brady |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Next Tech | Next Tech makes it easy to run any program code or Linux-based software in the cloud, even from untrusted sources. Their browser-based integrated development environment (IDE), students and developers can build software without having to download anything.We strive to offer an IDE that perfectly walks the line between being a cumbersome developertool and a textbox that runs code. We believe that as the number of developers increases, the accessibility of the tools they use must increase at an equal rate to ensure that all are empowered to build what's next in tech. | $1.1M | Seed | Aug 01, 2018 |  |
| Weave | Weave is the all-in-one customer communication and engagement platform for small business. From the first phone call to the final invoice and every touchpoint in between, Weave connects the entire customer journey. Weave’s software solutions transform how local businesses attract, communicate with and engage customers to grow their business. Thefirst Utah company to join Y Combinator, Weave has set the bar for Utah startup achievement & work culture. In the past year, Weave has been included in the Forbes Cloud 100, Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies in America, and Glassdoor Best Places to Work. To learn more, visit www.getweave.com/newsroom/With over 15,000 customers, Weave was the first Utah company to join Y Combinator and has received several renowned awards, including the Fortune 100 Best Companies 2019, Forbes 2019 Cloud 100 and Forbes 2020 Next Billion-Dollar Startups, the 2019 and 2020 Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies in America, Glassdoor’s 2019 and 2020 Best Places to Work and 2019 Top CEOs. | $15M | Series B | Jan 01, 2016 |  |
| Educents | Educents is the trusted marketplace for every child’s education. Educents gives teachers, homeschoolers and parents access to innovative and fun educational products for their classroom and/or home. Specializing in innovative products created by a community of experts, the platform has already distributed over 2,500,000 high-qualityeducational resources throughout the world. As a two-sided marketplace, publishers and individual content creators rely on Educents to simplify their marketing and manage their business. Businesses are able to create their own storefronts and Educents provides them with integrated payment and communication tools to grow their brand. | $12M | Series A | Dec 30, 2015 |  |
| Triplebyte | Triplebyte is a recruiting and technical screening platform for tech companies. They believe the current technical hiring process doesn't do enough to help engineers show their strengths. They're dedicated to building a better process. You can read more about their views on hiring in their manifesto. | $3M |  | Sep 28, 2015 |  |
| Triplebyte | Triplebyte is a recruiting and technical screening platform for tech companies. They believe the current technical hiring process doesn't do enough to help engineers show their strengths. They're dedicated to building a better process. You can read more about their views on hiring in their manifesto. | $3M | Seed | Sep 28, 2015 |  |
| Showbie | Showbie combines all of the essential tools for assignments, feedback, and communication in one easy-to-use platform. Showbie's features were designed with teachers and students in mind. Teachers can get set up and start using Showbie's powerful platform within minutes. Teachers who use Showbie love how it transforms their classroomsinto engaging, collaborative, and organized learning environments. Showbie's suite of tools make it easy to give rich, differentiated feedback to students, so everyone gets the help they need to succeed. Showbie allows students to share files and ideas with each other, ensuring everyone is on the same page and encouraging collaboration. Showbie lets teachers work with their peers and easily engage with families. Teachers can set up groups to work directly with colleagues, share best practices, or discuss the needs of particular students. Parents can easily be part of the conversation too; teachers can set up groups just for families where they can post class updates and even permission slips. Because of its easy-to-use, intuitive design, it's no surprise that teachers love Showbie. A 2018 Showbie survey (http://ow.ly/T30r30l0H5j) found that 98% of teachers said it was easy to use and implement and 97% said it helped them improve feedback and speed up grading. With more than 3 million users worldwide, Showbie is poised to become the leading platform for the digital classroom. | $2.3M | Seed | Apr 07, 2015 |  |
| Educents | Educents is the trusted marketplace for every child’s education. Educents gives teachers, homeschoolers and parents access to innovative and fun educational products for their classroom and/or home. Specializing in innovative products created by a community of experts, the platform has already distributed over 2,500,000 high-qualityeducational resources throughout the world. As a two-sided marketplace, publishers and individual content creators rely on Educents to simplify their marketing and manage their business. Businesses are able to create their own storefronts and Educents provides them with integrated payment and communication tools to grow their brand. | $2.9M | Seed | Apr 06, 2015 |  |
| Classkick | Classkick is the place where students do work, and get helps from teachers and classmates.Teachers make a assignments on Classkick, check detailed individual understanding, give instant help. Students can raise their hand privately and give peer-to-peer feedback. The technology is hyper-focused on increasing student learning and helping teachersbe even more effective. | $1.7M | Seed | Mar 11, 2015 |  |
| EdPuzzle | EdPuzzle combine simple video-editing tools with powerful analytics so that a teacher can take a video and make it personal, engaging and effective. |  | Seed | Jan 14, 2014 |  |
| Kaymbu | Kaymbu is the iPad-based teacher documentation system to capture the essence of classroom activities and strengthen relationships between home and school. Teachers use Kaymbu to record photos and video of important classroom activities. |  | Seed | Jan 14, 2014 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Initialized Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/initialized-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Amasia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amasia) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Caffeinated Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caffeinated-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Felicis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/felicis-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fort Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fort-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fresco Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fresco-capital-advisors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Imagine K12 invest in?

Imagine K12 invests primarily in Education, Software and EdTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 15 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 Imagine K12?

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### Who are the partners at Imagine K12?

The team at Imagine K12 includes Geoff Ralston (Founder) and Tim Brady (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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