Our Portfolio
Bisk Ventures’ portfolio companies are making higher education more affordable, improving student outcomes, helping facilitate successful career transitions and pioneering entirely new approaches to digital learning.
Adjacent Academies
BV Investment 2019
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Bisk Ventures along with Rethink, Entangled Ventures and New Ground Ventures.
Adjacent Academies enables liberal arts students to earn college credit while building in-demand tech skills. Adjacent Academies provides liberal arts graduates with courses to improve the skills, networks, and opportunities to thrive in the technological transformation world.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Annoto
BV Investment 2022
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Bisk Ventures among others.
Annoto is a B2B startup company that provides engagement and collaboration tools for websites with video content. Today the “like” in the end of the video is not enough, because our emotions and opinions are changing while watching the video. We enable social interactions on video moments bringing user generated content into the passive video watching experience. Annoto seemlessly integrates and works with virtually any type of website without influencing infrastructure, layout and media platforems. It provides innovative UX for threaded discussions on video and call to action tools.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Apl Next Ed
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Bisk Ventures along with Michelson Runway, Elevate Ventures, Roger Novak and Angel Investors.
APL nextED is the first comprehensive Academic Operations Platform designed to help higher education institutions manage all data and workflows associated with academic affairs in one, single sign-on hub. APL’s integrated platform has modules for credentialing, staffing, contracting, workload, performance, activity tracking, advancement, assessment and reporting. Creating operational efficiencies to empower leadership, staff, and faculty to focus on teaching and guiding students is APL’s mission. To learn more, visit www.aplnexted.com.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
ArcLab
BV Investment 2020
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Bisk Ventures along with Tinkertanker, AWS EdStart and Spaze Ventures.
ArcLab is a mobile learning SaaS Platform. Their vision is to upskill the World’s Deskless Workforce through the World’s Simplest Learning System. ArcLab is proud to be featured in Holon IQ’s inaugural Southeast Asia Ed Tech 50. Organizations use ArcLab’s Learning & Development (L&D) platform to easily create, deliver Nano Learning – targeted bite-sized training modules – to employees on-demand, through mobile. ArcLab provides assessment modules, NanoCredentials (digital certificate badges) and learner analytics to track training uptake and map skills gaps.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Authess
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Bisk Ventures along with 20MM Foundation, AT Investors, Cambridge Innovation Capital, Chris Kaiser, Edutech Lab, Jean Hammond, Knome-IBCC, LearnLaunchX, Manipal Education, Ranu Vohra, Strada Education Network, Social Capital and Usheron Ventures.
Authess is an MIT-originated startup, uniquely leveraging technology to measure an individual’s ability to solve complex, real-world problems. The Authess platform supports authoring, delivery, analysis, and reporting of authentic, performance-based assessment. Their proprietary machine learning models and data analytics observe the user as they work through a task, capturing not just their answers, but their behavior, process and problem-solving approach. Authess performance reports offer insight into the knowledge, skills and abilities proven more credible predictors of an individual’s competence and future performance than conventional assessments and hiring methods. To learn more visit www.authess.com.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Cialfo
BV Investment 2020
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Bisk Ventures along with SIG, B Capital, Tiger Global, Edvinca (DLF), Blowfish Ventures, YK Capital, George Street Capital, Diving Blessings, Gracejoy, Karl Engkvist, Ros Yeoh, Eu Oy Chun and Alto Partners.
Cialfo was founded in 2017 by a team of former educators with one vision: a world where every student has access to postsecondary opportunities regardless of where they are. Today, Cialfo is used by educators around the world, from independent high schools and large public districts to non-profits and community-based organizations. Cialfo connects your school with the tools and the community you need to get things done. Explore by Cialfo is a solution to building relationships between college representatives and high schools. Cialfo’s online college fairs bring hundreds of colleges together to host webinars and informational sessions — and are completely free for students to attend.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
CourseKey
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Bisk Ventures along with Entangled Ventures, Ingram Content Group Ventures, Social Starts Limited Partners, Steve Altman, Paul Jacobs, Larry Rosenberger and Eric DiBenedetto.
CourseKey is a location-based learning intelligence platform that enables institutions to automatically capture and collect attendance data, push interactive content through traditional or observational assessments, and provide analytics on student, teacher and class performance. Through a suite of cloud-based solutions, CourseKey enables instructors and administrators to leverage the devices students already bring to class – laptops, tablets and smartphones – to create an interactive, paperless, live learning environment. To learn more, visit www.coursekeyeducation.com.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Craydel
BV Investment 2022
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Future of Learning Fund, Enza Capital, Sayani Investments, and others along with Bisk Ventures.
Craydel is transforming how students and working professionals in Africa search, match & apply to their best-fit higher education. Search from tens of thousands of options in 20+ countries in Africa and abroad, across every qualification, country, study mode, and price point. Match to your best-fit higher education with personalized recommendations based on your psychometrics, institution preferences, grades, budgets, and desired career outcomes. Apply entirely online and receive end-to-end support from application to enrollment from an expert admissions counsellor.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Edukasyon
BV Investment 2022
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Gobi Partners, KSR Ventures, French Partners, Mustard Seed, EduLab Capital and Bisk Ventures.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
eLearn Africa LXD
BV Investment 2023
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Bisk Ventures
eLearn Africa LXD provides online services to leading African universities to assist them in offering online degrees, in order to better serve their students and support their missions in Africa.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Enguru
BV Investment 2021
Exit: Acquired by Open English, April of 2022
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Village Capital, Dell Foundation, Ronny Screwvalla and Bisk Ventures
Live English learning made effective, fun and easy. Powering India to success since 2014.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Entagled Group
BV Investment 2019
Exit: Acquired by Guild Education, August of 2021
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Bisk Ventures along with Hereditas Capital Management, TDM Partners and Rethink Education.
Entangled Group is a Venture Studio focused on enabling a more equitable transition from an Industrial Economy to a Knowledge Economy through the creation and acceleration of high impact education and future of work companies. They take an ecosystem approach to education’s ecosystem problem, leveraging professional services, startup services and venture creation to drive innovation.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Future of Learning Fund Africa
BV Investment 2022
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Bisk Ventures, Reach Capital, Tyton Partners, Future Africa
A specialist early-stage fund that invests in new and improved models of learning that deliver education at scale and prepare Africans for the future of work. There is a global transformation of education taking place that has the ability to dramatically improve learning outcomes and better connect learning to jobs in the skills-based economy. This revolution is more relevant in Africa than anywhere as the continent soon to have the largest youth population and workforce in the world faces a generational opportunity to leapfrog antiquated education systems where demand outstrips supply. As the only dedicated thematic investor in Africa focused on the future of learning and work, FLF is a primary source of early capital, community and value addition to founders shaping what will soon be one of the leading global EdTech markets.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
GetSet
BV Investment 2017
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Bisk Ventures among others.
GetSet provides higher education students, faculty, and administrators a comprehensive platform of influence – where social productivity interventions and community interactions develop the mindset students need to succeed in college and beyond. GetSet is where where college students share their journeys, struggles, successes, lend support and learn to lean on others through the powerful stories they journal. To learn more, visit www.getset.com.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Kira Talent
BV Investment 2016
Exit: Acquired by ETS, November of 2021
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Bisk Ventures along with Relay Ventures, BDC IT Ventures, Gary Slaight, Roger Martin, Tony Lacavera, Reza Satchu, Sam Duboc and David Shaw.
Kira Talent is a holistic admissions solution designed for higher education. Founded in 2012, Kira transforms the admissions process by combining on-demand, timed video and timed written assessments with existing admissions requirements. Kira partners with more than 300 programs worldwide to build applicant-first assessments that identify and select their best-fit students. To learn more, visit www.kiratalent.com.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Knack
BV Investment 2017
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Bisk Ventures along with Jeff Vinik, Precursor Ventures, Elysium Venture Capital, Village Capital, ETS, PAR Inc., Gries Investment Funds, DCS Capital Partners, TiE Tampa Bay Angel Fund and ASU Enterprise Partners.
Knack is the leading peer tutoring platform helping universities boost student retention, engagement, and college-to-career outcomes through an innovative peer-led academic support model. Knack focuses on democratizing access and up-skilling students of all backgrounds by introducing Corporate Employer Partners like PwC as program sponsors who fund tutoring to give back and identify/engage with rising talent from their partnered campuses. To learn more, visit www.knack.com.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Localized
BV Investment 2018
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Bisk Ventures along with, Next Wave Impact, S&R Foundation, Tecovas Foundation, John McIntire, Grand Creek Trust, Pensco Trust, Jacob Hsu, Sara Sutton and Matt Kohut.
Localized is a platform geared at the 100M students in emerging markets whose schools don’t have alumni networks, career services infrastructure or access to employers. We help students access career guidance and industry insights from global professionals who share language, culture and roots, and pathways to employers looking to hire talent in these growth markets. To learn more, visit www.localized.world.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Lynx Educate
BV Investment 2021
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Rethink, Emerge, BrightEye, Bisk Ventures
Lynx was founded on the belief that companies across Europe wanted quality education options that match their workplace learning needs, without wasting endless time looking for the best providers. Lynx seeks to deliver on the vision of a far simpler way to connect companies to an array of learning opportunities.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Mainstay
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Bisk Ventures along with Google Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Reach Capital, Relay Ventures, Michelson 20MM Foundation, University Ventures and others.
Mainstay’s Engagement Platform empowers colleges and businesses to engage in conversations that drive action at scale. Mainstay combines rigorous research methods with a Behavioral intelligence framework designed help people take the next step toward achieving their goals.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
MakeSchool
BV Investment 2018
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Bisk Ventures along with Learn Capital, Kapor Capital, Y Combinator and Initialized Capital.
Make School is redesigning higher education for the 21st century. Their emphasis is on ensuring relevance of education for the modern economy and accessibility to students of all backgrounds. Students earn a Bachelor’s in Applied Computer Science and graduate into jobs at companies like Facebook, Google, Apple and Y Combinator startups. To learn more visit www.makeschool.com.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
MeasureOne
BV Investment 2017
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Bisk Ventures along with Socratic Ventures, Colchis Financial, SunVest and Michelson Runway.
MeasureOne’s Verafi API easily enables young consumers to access and submit their academic data in order to qualify for financial, employment, housing, credit and other services. In addition to digitally capturing academic information, the Verafi API generates predictive scores for likelihood of loan repayment and graduation. To learn more visit www.measureone.com.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
NameCoach
BV Investment 2016
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Bisk Ventures along with FF Angel / Founders Fund, Authentic Ventures, Acta Wireless Capital, The Michelson 20MM Foundation, Clifford Higgerson, Langdell Investments, The Stanford-StartX Fund, Eric Ver Ploeg, Metaplanet Holdings, Adi Family LP and Aspiration Growth Opportunities.
NameCoach is the world’s first platform for inclusive interactions, helping with accurate name pronunciation from classrooms to graduation at 180+ university campuses, including Stanford, Northwestern, and the California Community Colleges. NameCoach is now launching a universal, machine-learning based name pronunciation recommendation system that will serve any use case, from helping salespeople to fundraisers to health care staff. To learn more, visit cloud.name-coach.com.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Nexford
BV Investment 2022
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Future of Learning Fund, Bisk Ventures, Learn Capital, New Markets
Nexford University’s mission is to enable greater social and economic mobility across the world by providing learners access to high-quality, affordable, dynamic online education that prepares them for the global workplace. It is Nexford’s goal to become the largest and one of the most affordable online American universities in the world – positively impacting the lives of millions across the globe.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Pathify
BV Investment 2020
Unlike traditional student portals, Pithily provides a connected, contemporary experience that spans the student lifecycle and serves recruitment, success and fundraising efforts. The Pithily platform offers admissions, student and advancement solutions, so the institution can provide a single, unified portal experience across the student lifecycle.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
PathStream
BV Investment 2018
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Bisk Ventures along with ReThink, New Ground Ventures and Entangled Ventures.
Pathstream partners with software companies to build and deliver career-critical digital skills programs through college and university partnerships. To date, we’ve built programs for Facebook (Digital Marketing), Unity Technologies (VR/AR for Design Visualization), and Silicon Valley Bank (Business & Data Analytics) and support the academic alignment, accreditation, and delivery of programs at +20 higher education institutions across the United States. To learn more, visit www.pathstream.com.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
PeopleGrove
BV Investment 2017
Exit: Acquired by Riverside Capital, April of 2022
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Bisk Ventures along with Collaborative Fund, GSV Acceleration, Launch Capital, Reach Capital, Riverpark Ventures and University Ventures.
Founded in 2015, PeopleGrove is on a mission to connect every student and professional with the mentors, advisers and network needed to realize their full potential and find a fulfilling career. PeopleGrove’s Success Team platform has been successfully launched at the world’s leading institutions, including Stanford, University of Michigan, Wellesley College, University of Maryland University College and many more. To learn more, visit www.peoplegrove.com.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Practice
BV Investment 2016
Acquired by Instructure Nov. 2017
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Bisk Ventures among others.
Practice, acquired by Instructure in Nov. 2017, is an applied video microlearning solution used to foster continuous learning cultures that increase employee competence and confidence. Practice does this by creating a scalable means for teams to frequently practice core competencies and receive meaningful, timely feedback through the power of peer-to-peer assessment and coaching. Practice’s patented video technology and applied learning methodology is leveraged by organizations such as Comcast, Citi, NBC, PepsiCo, the University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard for new hire training as well as to build continuous learning cultures. For more information, please visit www.getbridge.com/practice.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Pragya
BV Investment 2016
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Bisk Ventures along with University Ventures, 20MM Foundation, Bingham-McCutchen Angel Group, Tie Angels Boston, Roger Novak, John Katzman and Jean Hammond.
Pragya helps higher-education students align their learning to careers. The AI-powered Pragya solution taps into institutional silos and off-campus sources such as LMI to guide students and unlocks unique insights to improve campus advising. Pragya is an IBM Watson partner and has collaborated with some of the world’s top institutions. Pragya is led by EdTech veterans and backed by tier-1 investors/advisors. To learn more, visit site.pragyasystems.com.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Presence
BV Investment 2019
Exit: Acquired by Modern Campus, June 0f 2021
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Bisk Ventures along with 500 Startups, Mobile Collective, Ron Schlosser and Jeff Vinik.
Presence is a student engagement and learning software that helps universities improve retention rates by tracking and learning about their students involvement patterns and behaviors. They make it easy to visualize and assess efforts through data, streamline workflows for departments and student orgs and, help map and create learning outcomes to opportunities for student success.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Qualified
BV Investment 2017
Exit: Acquired by Andela, February of 2023
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Bisk Ventures along with Cornerstone OnDemand, Social Capital, Dalus Capital, Learn Capital, Hinge Capital, Village Capital, Michelson 20MM Foundation and Learnstart.
Qualified is built with the goal of providing a developer-friendly way to effectively assess technical skills. Keeping the developer experience as our focus, they’ve created a format that harnesses real-world tasks and uses integrated testing frameworks for a seamless coding experience. These ideals have built an enterprise-grade and educational-quality platform, with developer appeal. For more information, visit www.qualified.io.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
ReUp Education
BV Investment 2016
Exit: Acquired by Avathon Capital, August of 2021
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Bisk Ventures along with Entangled Ventures, University Ventures, Impact Engine, Serious Change, Strada Education and Michelson Runway.
At ReUp, we partner with universities to find, engage, and empower students who have left school to return, navigate a path to complete their degree, and achieve their goals. Over the past two years we’ve helped “re-up” over 7,500 students and recapture over $18 million in tuition revenue for our partner universities using a proprietary combination of data, technology, and coaching.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Stellic
BV Investment 2019
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Bisk Ventures along with Rethink Education, Entangled Group, Reach Capital and Matthew Pittinsky.
Stellic Inc. offers a modern, student-centric platform for students to discover and organize their pathways in college including courses, requirements, activities, and internships. Stellic provides a unified, integrated platform for a better experience for students and advisors with integrated degree audit capabilities. Stellic was designed by students and administrators to meet today’s needs for students and institutions.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Vantage Point
BV Investment 2020
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Bisk Ventures along with Boost Capital, VR Fund, Josh Resnick and Babel Ventures.
Vantage Point unites Fortune 500s, Law Firms, Startups, and the workforce of tomorrow by unlocking and elevating Soft Skills comprehension through research-backed training programs driven by market needs. We are now delivering distributed Virtual Reality training to remote teams in a way that is cost-effective, easy-to-manage, and accessible to all employers, especially in the wake of COVID-19. We are committed to continuing to innovate and leverage technology to deliver a future beyond the crisis that is empathetic, empowered, inclusive, and united: Our Anti-Bias training is just the beginning.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials
Yellowbrick
BV Investment 2017
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Bisk Ventures along with University Ventures, Entangled Ventures, Advance Magazine Publishers, Fresco Capital, LearnStart and Michelson 20MM Foundation.
In partnership with top universities and brand partners, Yellowbrick creates experiences that tap into interest and passion points to spark success, fuel personal advancement, and unlock doors to fulfilling paths for our students. With integrated partnerships across top-tier educational institutions and brands, our courses and experiences put learners on a path toward doing what they love. To learn more, visit www.yellowbrick.co.
Investment Theme
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Services
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Corporate Learning
- Learning Experience
- Student Support
- Data & ERP
- Career Services
- Alternate Credentials