# SEI Ventures

> SEI Ventures is a VC fund in Washington backing Education and Human Resources. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 40%
- Fund size: $5M
- Last fund: Oct 2018
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/seiventures/?originalSubdomain=in
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/SeiVentures
- Website: http://www.seiventures.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seiventures/

SEI Ventures is a corporate-backed fund that invests in innovative startups to help them reach their full potential. Their investment in your business is more than just financial. When they commit to working with a company, they become partners and lend their full support to move the company forward. They provide founders a unique value. Theirinnovative start-ups can test products across their degree programs and with their base of 80,000+ learners and students. They’ve also helped a number of founders improve their products, accelerate their go-to-market activities, and grow their businesses.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for SEI Ventures. Shizune tracks 2 team members at SEI Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/sei-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 3 | 60% |
| Human Resources | 2 | 40% |
| Legal | 1 | 20% |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |
| Medical | 1 | 20% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 60% |
| Canada | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Taylor Chapman | Principal | 0 | — |
| Terrence McDonough | Managing Director | 2 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Trust & Will | Trust & Will is an online service providing legal forms and information that makes creating estate planning easy, fast, and secure. It is not a law firm and is not a substitute for a lawyer’s advice about complex estate planning. The company is backed by some venture capital firms including Revolution’s Rise of the Rest, Western TechnologyInvestments, Luma Launch, Halogen Ventures, and Techstars, as well as angel investors.Trust & Will was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | $15M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 23, 2023 |  |
| Riipen | Riipen is an experiential education platform for universities and colleges so that their students graduate with the employable skills and industry connections that will get them relevant employment upon graduation. We connect faculty and students, inside and out of the classroom, to companies that want a more effective and engaging way to createbrand awareness and recruit on campuses across the globe. | $3.8M | Seed | Dec 11, 2019 |  |
| NextStep | NextStep is an information technology company that provides training and job placement for workers via mobile application platform. It features a mobile and web-based platform that enables its users to manage staff accordingly on their accurate positions. The company was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Seatle, Washington. | $3M | Series A | Aug 01, 2019 |  |
| NextStep | NextStep is an information technology company that provides training and job placement for workers via mobile application platform. It features a mobile and web-based platform that enables its users to manage staff accordingly on their accurate positions. The company was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Seatle, Washington. | $3M | Seed | Aug 01, 2019 |  |
| Osmosis | Osmosis is a personalized learning platform that helps you retain more, gain a deeper understanding of concepts & feel more prepared for your courses & exams. Osmosis empowers the clinicians and caregivers with the best learning experience. | $4M | Series A | Jun 11, 2019 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [LearnStart](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/learnstart) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [City Light Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/city-light-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Frontier Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frontier-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Jazz Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jazz-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SpringRock Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/springrock-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Amex Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/american-express-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does SEI Ventures invest in?

SEI Ventures invests primarily in Education, Human Resources and Legal startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 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 SEI Ventures?

Public channels for SEI Ventures 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 SEI Ventures?

The team at SEI Ventures includes Taylor Chapman (Principal) and Terrence McDonough (Managing Director). 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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