Kristen Hamilton
Entrepreneur-In-Residence @ Maveron
Seattle, United States
Kristen Hamilton is a Series A investor at Maveron in Seattle focused on Education and EdTech. Kristen Hamilton is the Board Member of Aduro. He was a Co-Founder at Onvia. He attended the Ivey Business School at Western University.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Kristen Hamilton invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Education 2 (50%)
- EdTech 1 (25%)
- Internet 1 (25%)
- Higher Education 1 (25%)
- Language Learning 1 (25%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (50%)
- Series B 2 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Altius Education combines the best aspects of a university and a technology company to improve the experience and outcomes of 21st century students. The company’s mission is to develop innovations in virtual learning systems, student services, and educational pathways in order to provide students with an effective and personalized universityeducation. Altius pursues this mission through Ivy Bridge College, created in partnership with Tiffin University. Ivy Bridge is America’s transfer college—a new kind of institution that provides a highly-supported path for students to obtain their associate degree online, then seamlessly transfer to a four-year college or university to finish their bachelor’s. Partnering with over 120 academic institutions, Altius has created an innovative model of higher education focused on student success. Headquartered in San Francisco, with operations in Ohio, Altius is funded by Maveron, Spark Capital, and Charles River Ventures. | $18.6M / Series B / Nov 17, 2010 | ||
| Livemocha, Inc. is the world's largest language learning community, combining online instructional content with a global community of language learners. Livemocha offers languages learning programs in over 35 languages. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Seattle, Washington. | $8M / Series B / Dec 22, 2009 | ||
| Altius Education combines the best aspects of a university and a technology company to improve the experience and outcomes of 21st century students. The company’s mission is to develop innovations in virtual learning systems, student services, and educational pathways in order to provide students with an effective and personalized universityeducation. Altius pursues this mission through Ivy Bridge College, created in partnership with Tiffin University. Ivy Bridge is America’s transfer college—a new kind of institution that provides a highly-supported path for students to obtain their associate degree online, then seamlessly transfer to a four-year college or university to finish their bachelor’s. Partnering with over 120 academic institutions, Altius has created an innovative model of higher education focused on student success. Headquartered in San Francisco, with operations in Ohio, Altius is funded by Maveron, Spark Capital, and Charles River Ventures. | $8M / Series A / Sep 23, 2009 | ||
| Livemocha, Inc. is the world's largest language learning community, combining online instructional content with a global community of language learners. Livemocha offers languages learning programs in over 35 languages. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Seattle, Washington. | $6M / Series A |
Co-Investors
About Maveron
Maveron is a consumer-only venture capital firm. Founded in 1998 by Dan Levitan and Howard Schultz, the firm has offices in San Francisco and Seattle. Maveron investments include Zulily, Allbirds, Common, August Home, eBay, Capella Education, General Assembly, and Trupanion. Maveron's name was coined from the words "maverick" and"vision."Maveron funds seed and Series A companies that empower consumers to live on their terms. Based in SF and Seattle and invest coast-to-coast.Maveron has adopted the Diversity Term Sheet Rider.
Maveron Contacts
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Anarghya Vardhana
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Dan Levitan
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David Wu
Partner
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Grace Chou
Partner
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Howard Schultz
Co-founder
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What does Kristen Hamilton invest in?
Kristen Hamilton invests primarily in Education, EdTech and Internet startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 4 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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The most recent investment recorded for Kristen Hamilton closed in Nov 2010. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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