Learn Capital

Learn Capital is a US education venture capital firm that invests in education technology startups.

Core business

Learn Capital says it 'transforming the way the world learns'. Its website reads:

'We’re in the middle of one of the great revolutions in the history of education. New technologies are not only intensifying classroom learning, but creating a world in which any Internet-enabled device can become a classroom on demand.

Portfolio

• Bridge International Academies
• Edmodo, a 'social network for students, teachers and educators'
• Udemy, a marketplace for online learning.
• Class Dojo, a behavior-tracking app that lets teachers award points or subtract them based on a student’s conduct
• Learn Zillion, provides digital lesson plans for teachers based on state (common core) standards
• Creative Live, an online learning platform that broadcasts live classes
• Brainly, operates a ‘social learning network’ for students to help each other with schoolwork
• AltSchool, a network of 'micro-schools' based around learning using technology.
• Coursera, a for-profit edtech company offering online courses (MOOCs)
• General Assembly, a New York City 'startup campus' featuring courses relevant to internet startups