Strada Education Network
VC Fund
Indianapolis, United States
Strada Education Network is a VC fund in Indianapolis focused on Education and Higher Education. Strada Education Network formerly USA Funds, is a new kind of nonprofit organization that takes a fresh approach to addressing — and solving — critical higher education and workforce challenges. They advance their guiding principle, Completion With a Purpose®, through a unique combination of strategic philanthropy, research and insights, andinnovative solutions to improve the college-to-career connection.
- Total investments:
- 62
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Strada Education Network invests in
Stages Strada Education Network invests in
Countries Strada Education Network invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1.5M–$7M
- Grant
- $250k–$1.5M
- Series A
- $1.5M–$13M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Education 28 (45%)
- Higher Education 14 (23%)
- Universities 12 (19%)
- EdTech 10 (16%)
- Training 8 (13%)
Stage
- Grant 18 (29%)
- Series A 10 (16%)
- Seed 9 (15%)
- Funding Round 5 (8%)
- Series B 3 (5%)
Country
- United States 42 (68%)
- Canada 2 (3%)
- Trinidad and Tobago 1 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Michele Chang
Chief Strategy Officer
|
Chief Strategy Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jessica Hinkle
Senior vice president for strategic investments
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Senior vice president for strategic investments | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Stephen Moret
President & CEO
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President & CEO | Total investments: 10 | Find email | |
|
Thomas Ertel
Chief Accounting Officer
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Chief Accounting Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| EdVisorly is a revolutionary platform, boosting community college to university student transfer success. EdVisorly empowers community college students with the tools to discover transfer friendly 4 year universities, directly engage with university transfer counselors and admissions teams, and build accurate course roadmaps for admissions to theirtarget bachelor's degree programs. | $13.3M / Series A / Jul 08, 2026 | ||
| A predictive, generative-AI data platform that delivers meaningful insights to educators by re-imagining analytics for K-12 education. | $4.1M / Seed / Jun 06, 2024 | ||
| Revolutionary talent assessment platform Plum is talent realized. Universally designed, Plum uses objective data to measure and match human potential to job needs, enhancing talent decisions across the employee lifecycle. With unmatched scalability, Plum empowers organizations to quantify job fit, improve quality of hire, identify potential,provide personalized career insights and create high-performing teams from one platform. Plum has been named a Top HR Product of the Year by Human Resource Executive, won an HR Tech Award from Lighthouse Research & Advisory and secured High Performer status with G2. Visit www.plum.io to learn more. | $5.9M / Convertible Note / Feb 21, 2023 | ||
| Rio Salado College has over fifteen physical locations in Maricopa County, most of which are devoted to GED, ABE, and ELAA classes. Its academics are mainly concentrated online, with over 50 programs of study leading to certificates and associate’s degrees.Though many colleges nowadays offer courses online, Rio Salado is almost completelyinternet-based. Its library and even its student union exist online, with technical support and librarian chat available 24/7.Rio Salado uses the “term block” method of scheduling, in which students can choose from one of 16 blocks per terms. This gives you some flexibility in scheduling, as each block is spaced a week apart. With three terms per year, Rio Salado offers 48 different start dates for its students.The school also seeks to help its graduates find jobs in a shifting economic environment. Rio Salado currently has four classes related to educational and career success: * Career Exploration * Creative Job Hunting * Creating College Success * Strategies for College SuccessBy providing strategies for professional and educational development, these courses can help you succeed at the college level and beyond. | $1.5M / Grant / Jan 17, 2023 | ||
| University of Utah in Salt Lake City is the state’s leading public university and houses the only medical school in Utah. Undergraduate and graduate academics are abundant as are student life opportunities.More than 100 undergraduate majors exist in such disciplines as:*Architecture*Business *Education *Engineering *Fine Arts*Health Careers *Humanities *Social WorkUniversity of Utah also awards more than 90 graduate degrees. In addition to having a medical school, University of Utah has a Law and Pharmacy school.Students can also find a lot of ways to participate in University of Utah’s college life. There are more than 400 student clubs and organizations as well as an Outdoor Recreation program and film festivals.Undergraduates seeking admission will need to submit an application with a fee, along with transcripts and SAT or ACT scores. A high school grade point average of at least 2.6 is expected and the minimum ACT and SAT scores are usually around 18 and 860 respectively.With the exception of academic scholarships, which are based on academic performance, the decision to award financial aid is usually based on financial need. In addition to scholarships, types of aid could include federal and private loans, grants and other sources.For most types of aid, students must fill out a FAFSA, at which time the Department of Education and the school will decide what their financial aid award will be. | $1.5M / Grant / Jan 17, 2023 | ||
| Arizona State University creates an institution that is committed to excellence, access and impact. ASU measures itself by those it includes, not by those it excludes. ASU pursues research that contributes to the public good, and ASU assumes major responsibility for the economic, social and cultural vitality of the communities that surround it. | $1.5M / Grant / Jan 17, 2023 | ||
| The University of Texas System is one of the nation’s largest systems of public higher education with eight academic and six health institutions.University of Texas System to provide high-quality educational opportunities for the enhancement of the human resources of Texas, the nation and the world through intellectual and personal growth. | $1.5M / Grant / Jan 17, 2023 | ||
| Maybe you want to become an Allied Health professional. Perhaps you wantto eventually attend Brown University. You can do both and more bystarting at Community College of Rhode Island.Community College of Rhode Island campuses are located in Warwick,Lincoln, Providence, Newport and Westerly. Distance education courses arealso available.Regardless of which campus you attend, academics encompass Allied Healthprograms, Computer Studies, English, Foreign Languages, Nursing,Performing Arts, Social Sciences and more.Should your goal be to transfer, the college’s advising and counselingdepartment will assist you. If your intention is to start a career afterleaving Community College of Rhode Island, the Career Development Centerwill help with that. Other services include free tutoring, writingassistance, disability services and a Women’s career center.Tuition at Community College of Rhode Island is significantly lower forstate residents. Financial aid is also offered, upon approval, to helpstudents to cover tuition and other expenses.Admissions applications may be found online. | $400K / Grant / Nov 17, 2022 | ||
| (Formerly APDS) Launched in 2014, Orijin’s mission is to rewrite every justice-impacted person’s story, allowing each to re-enter society with renewed career-readiness, re-skilled education, and training through a customized pathway, to rebuild their lives and create sustainable employment. Orijin provides a robust cloud-based learning andcommunications platform delivered on secure tablet computers in hundreds of correctional facilities across the country. Orijin is a public benefit corporation and certified Certified B Corporation that never charges incarcerated individuals or their families for its technology or services. To learn more, go to https://Orijin.works | $7M / Series C / Jul 12, 2022 | ||
| Qualified active working professionals including gig workers join and access Line's tools, services, safety nets to save, spend, plan better and protect themselves against financial uncertainties via the Line iOS and Android apps. Money Service Businesses, Insurers, Teclos, Retailers, and Medical Market Places that these professionals activelyuse, embed line in their consumer channels to increase transaction volume and prevent non-payment, as well as in their business process to eliminate fraud, detect payment, and other lapses ahead of time. | $7M / Seed / May 02, 2022 | ||
| See all 62 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Strada Education Network invest in?
Strada Education Network invests primarily in Education, Higher Education and Universities startups, most often at Grant and Series A stage. Most of the 62 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 Strada Education Network's check size?
Strada Education Network typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$7M at Seed, $250k–$1.5M at Grant and $1.5M–$13M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Strada Education Network participates in.
How do I contact Strada Education Network?
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Who are the partners at Strada Education Network?
The team at Strada Education Network includes Michele Chang (Chief Strategy Officer), Jessica Hinkle (Senior vice president for strategic investments) and Stephen Moret (President & CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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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