# Strada Education Network

> Strada Education Network is a VC fund backing Education and Higher Education. See 62 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Indianapolis, United States
- Total investments: 62
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/61414/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/stradaeducation
- Website: http://www.stradaeducation.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/stradaeducationnetwork

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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$7M |
| Grant | $250k–$1.5M |
| Series A | $1.5M–$13M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 28 | 45% |
| Higher Education | 14 | 23% |
| Universities | 12 | 19% |
| EdTech | 10 | 16% |
| Training | 8 | 13% |

59 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 18 | 29% |
| Series A | 10 | 16% |
| Seed | 9 | 15% |
| Funding Round | 6 | 10% |
| Series B | 3 | 5% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 42 | 68% |
| Canada | 2 | 3% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Michele Chang | Chief Strategy Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michele-chang |
| Jessica Hinkle | Senior vice president for strategic investments | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jessica-hinkle-4e95 |
| Stephen Moret | President & CEO | 10 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stephen-moret |
| Thomas Ertel | Chief Accounting Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-ertel-0ca9 |
| William D. Hansen | President and Chief Executive Officer | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/william-d-hansen |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EdVisorly | 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 |  |
| Doowii | 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 |  |
| Plum.io | 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 | 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 |  |
| Rio Salado College | 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 | 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 |  |
| University of Utah | 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 |  |
| University of Utah | 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 | 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 |  |
| Arizona State University | 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 |  |

10 of 62 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lumina Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luminafoundation) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Rethink Education](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rethink-education) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [New Markets Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-markets-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [EduLab Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edulab-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [ECMC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ecmc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Impact America Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/impact-america-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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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?

Public channels for Strada Education Network 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 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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