# Rethink Education

> Rethink Education is a VC fund in White Plains backing Education and EdTech. See 151 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: White Plains, United States
- Total investments: 151
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 28%
- Last fund: Apr 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rethink-education
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/rethink_ed
- Website: http://rethink.vc/education

Rethink Education is a venture capital fund focused exclusively on education technology that invests in early- and growth-stage start-ups looking to scale their solutions both domestically and across the globe.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Rethink Education. Shizune tracks 13 team members at Rethink Education. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/rethink-education?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.4M–$7M |
| Series A | $2.5M–$20M |
| Series B | $5M–$46M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 59 | 39% |
| EdTech | 35 | 23% |
| Software | 26 | 17% |
| E-Learning | 14 | 9% |
| Health Care | 11 | 7% |

114 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 43 | 28% |
| Series A | 39 | 26% |
| Series B | 20 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 12 | 8% |
| Pre-Seed | 11 | 7% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 88 | 58% |
| Australia | 3 | 2% |
| Peru | 2 | 1% |
| France | 2 | 1% |
| India | 1 | 1% |

12 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andre Bennin | Managing Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dre-bennin |
| Bridget Duru | Investor and Associate | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bridget-duru |
| David Bramble | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-bramble-4c4f |
| Kurt Hackett | Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kurt-hackett-08b3 |
| Matthew Greenfield | Managing Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-greenfield |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Understood Care | Understood Care provides virtual patient advocates for Medicare beneficiaries to simplify healthcare navigation. These advocates assist with tasks like scheduling appointments, arranging transportation. | $5M | Seed | Mar 16, 2026 |  |
| Rasa Legal | Rasa Legal provides software solutions to help individuals expunge their criminal records in a simple and affordable manner. The company offers services in Utah and Arizona, utilizing an eligibility app to analyze court records and determine if a record can be cleared. Rasa Legal is committed to being a second chance employer, working with peoplewho have records to design better products. The company aims to make the process of clearing a criminal record straightforward and accessible for everyone. | $6M | Seed | Mar 10, 2026 |  |
| Avela Health | Avela Health offers remote autism diagnostic evaluations and personalized therapy for neurodiverse children and families. | $10M | Seed | Feb 10, 2026 |  |
| BeConfident | Practice English with AI on WhatsApp and video-calling | $15.8M | Series A | Feb 05, 2026 |  |
| Beam Child Development | Provider of pediatric therapy intended to keep educators, attract families, support every child and serve preschool. The company provides a wide range of services like speech, occupational, and physical therapy, personalized care on-site, support for teachers, developmental screenings, and parent communication, enabling teachers to managechallenging behaviors with ease. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2026 |  |
| Ohai.ai | Ohai.ai is a Software Development company. |  | Seed | Aug 19, 2025 |  |
| Montamo | Montamo trains lateral entrants with standardized methods. We rely on both our on-site academy and our digital learning software. | $6.5M | Seed | Mar 31, 2025 |  |
| Campus | Campuswire is a real-time messaging app for college classes that streamlines class discussions, Q&A, and announcements. The company on a mission to optimize the world’s teaching and learning. They are assembling a world-class team of engineers, designers, pedagogists, and more to solve problems in teaching and learning. | $46M | Series B | Mar 20, 2025 |  |
| Scout | Scout is an innovative student information system that uses artificial intelligence, specifically crafted for K-12 schools. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Mar 12, 2025 |  |
| Hiveclass | Hiveclass Encourage kids to play, run, jump and connect with other athletes while learning new techniques, mastering tricks, and having fun. | $1.5M | Seed | Feb 07, 2025 |  |

10 of 151 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Reach Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reach-capital) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Learn Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/learncapital) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
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- [Strada Education Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/strada-education-network) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [ECMC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ecmc) — VC Fund, 7 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Rethink Education invest in?

Rethink Education invests primarily in Education, EdTech and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 151 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 Rethink Education's check size?

Rethink Education typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$7M at Seed, $2.5M–$20M at Series A and $5M–$46M 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 Rethink Education participates in.

### How do I contact Rethink Education?

Public channels for Rethink Education 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 Rethink Education?

The team at Rethink Education includes Andre Bennin (Managing Partner), Bridget Duru (Investor and Associate) and David Bramble (Partner), among 13 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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