Learn Capital
VC Fund
San Mateo, United States
Learn Capital is a VC fund in San Mateo focused on Education and EdTech. Learn Capital was founded in 2009 as the first venture capital firm dedicated to education and human capital development. Over the past 15 years, Learn Capital has raised $1B+ in AUM, backed 10 unicorns, and produced three IPOs and 27 M&A exits. With 176 portfolio companies across five funds, Learn Capital continues to drive innovation ineducation and workforce development.
- Total investments:
- 162
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 22%
- Fund size:
- $657k
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Learn Capital invests in
Stages Learn Capital invests in
Countries Learn Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 8 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $800k–$6M
- Series A
- $2.8M–$20M
- Series B
- $15M–$78M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Education 73 (45%)
- EdTech 43 (27%)
- E-Learning 29 (18%)
- Software 19 (12%)
- Internet 15 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 64 (40%)
- Series A 28 (17%)
- Series B 19 (12%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 8 (5%)
- Series C 7 (4%)
Country
- United States 91 (56%)
- Denmark 2 (1%)
- United Kingdom 2 (1%)
- China 1 (1%)
- India 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brook Bisrat
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Greg Mauro
Founder and Managing Partner
|
Founder and Managing Partner | Total investments: 7 | Find email | |
Michael Staton
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 7 | Find email | |
Nathaniel Whittemore
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Paul Strange
COO & General Counsel
|
COO & General Counsel | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 8 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feeling Great app quickly reduces negative feelings, boosts joy and self-esteem and blows your mind. | $8M / Seed / Aug 08, 2024 | ||
| OurRitual is a digital platform that transforms the way people strengthen and grow their relationships. | $5.2M / Seed / Jul 23, 2024 | ||
| Emergence is technology company that advances science and development of AI agent systems for enterprise. | $2.8M / Debt Financing / Jun 27, 2024 | ||
| Emergence is technology company that advances science and development of AI agent systems for enterprise. | $97.2M / Seed / Jun 27, 2024 | ||
| Superintelligent is a platform that teaches people to use artificial intelligence for work and play through practical videos and hands-on courses. | $2M / Pre-Seed / Apr 10, 2024 | ||
| Sakana AI creates a new kind of foundation model based on nature-inspired intelligence. | $30M / Seed / Jan 16, 2024 | ||
| Sharpen assists all youngsters in reaching their full potential. | $11M / Series A / Dec 06, 2023 | ||
| Amplify Education is leading the way in creating next-generation curriculum and assessment programs. Its captivating core and supplemental programs in ELA, math, and science engage all students in rigorous learning and inspire them to think deeply, creatively, and for themselves. Its formative assessment products turn data into practicalinstructional support to help all students build a strong foundation in early reading and math. All of its programs provide teachers with powerful tools that help them understand and respond to the needs of every student. | Series C / May 23, 2023 | ||
| Koala is a consumer social platform for all 200M creators worldwide to build and expand their network for purposes of social and collaborative opportunities. Connections made based on location, follower size, engagement and niche. | $550K / Pre-Seed / Apr 17, 2023 | ||
| Modal is a Mastery Platform that gives every employee the skills they need to do better work by teaching them the technical skills to understand the context or the 'why' and the 'how'' in every step of the process. | $25M / Series A / Apr 02, 2023 | ||
| See all 162 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Learn Capital invest in?
Learn Capital invests primarily in Education, EdTech and E-Learning startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 162 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 Learn Capital's check size?
Learn Capital typically joins rounds of $800k–$6M at Seed, $2.8M–$20M at Series A and $15M–$78M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Learn Capital participates in.
How do I contact Learn Capital?
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Who are the partners at Learn Capital?
The team at Learn Capital includes Brook Bisrat (Partner), Greg Mauro (Founder and Managing Partner) and Michael Staton (Partner), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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