# Learn Capital

> Learn Capital is a VC fund in San Mateo backing Education and EdTech. See 155 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Mateo, United States
- Total investments: 155
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 21%
- Last fund: Jul 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/learn-capital/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/LearnCap
- Website: http://www.learncapital.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/learncapital

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.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Learn Capital. Shizune tracks 8 team members at Learn Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/learncapital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $800k–$6M |
| Series A | $3.4M–$18M |
| Series B | $15M–$78M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 71 | 46% |
| EdTech | 42 | 27% |
| E-Learning | 29 | 19% |
| Software | 19 | 12% |
| Internet | 14 | 9% |

130 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 62 | 40% |
| Series A | 27 | 17% |
| Series B | 19 | 12% |
| Funding Round | 8 | 5% |
| Series C | 7 | 5% |

12 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 90 | 58% |
| Denmark | 2 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| China | 1 | 1% |
| India | 1 | 1% |

14 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brook Bisrat | Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brook-bisra |
| Greg Mauro | Founder and Managing Partner | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-mauro |
| Michael Staton | Partner | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-staton |
| Nathaniel Whittemore | Venture Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nathaniel-whittemore |
| Paul Strange | COO & General Counsel | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-strange-54be |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Feeling Great | Feeling Great app quickly reduces negative feelings, boosts joy and self-esteem and blows your mind. | $8M | Seed | Aug 08, 2024 |  |
| OurRitual | OurRitual is a digital platform that transforms the way people strengthen and grow their relationships. | $5.2M | Seed | Jul 23, 2024 |  |
| Emergence | Emergence is technology company that advances science and development of AI agent systems for enterprise. | $2.8M | Debt Financing | Jun 27, 2024 |  |
| Emergence | Emergence is technology company that advances science and development of AI agent systems for enterprise. | $97.2M | Seed | Jun 27, 2024 |  |
| Superintelligent | 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 | Sakana AI creates a new kind of foundation model based on nature-inspired intelligence. | $30M | Seed | Jan 16, 2024 |  |
| Sharpen | Sharpen assists all youngsters in reaching their full potential. | $11M | Series A | Dec 06, 2023 |  |
| Amplify Education | 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 for creators | 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.io | 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 |  |

10 of 155 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [GSV Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gsv-acceleration) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [LearnStart](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/learnstart) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Rethink Education](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rethink-education) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Omidyar Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/omidyar-network) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Goodwater Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goodwater-capital) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Kapor Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kapor-capital) — VC Fund, 7 deals together

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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 155 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, $3.4M–$18M 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?

Public channels for Learn Capital include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### 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 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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