by Tony Wan, Head of Investor Content at Reach Capital The pandemic forced the world to conduct the biggest experiment with online education ever. And what we’ve learned will fundamentally shape the future of teaching and learning. The early days shone a spotlight on existing disparities. Thirty percent of U.S…

by Tony Wan, Head of Investor Content Art brings math to life, and vice versa. Of the thousands of stories I’ve filed as a former journalist, one of the most delightful has been Desmos’ student art contest. …

by Chian Gong (Partner) Personal connections unlock professional opportunities, and career paths are shaped just as much by networks as knowledge. Yet too often, connections happen by circumstance. …

Important takeaways from an early education panel at the 2022 ASU GSV conference — by Christine Hernandez, Content Specialist, Winnie The COVID-19 pandemic thrust childcare and early education into the spotlight. When most industries shifted to operating remotely, the childcare industry remained open and in-person to care for and educate our youngest and most vulnerable. …

Why We Led Stellic’s Series A — by Tony Wan, Head of Investor Content It’s no surprise that the best solutions are often designed by those who feel the pain most acutely, and some of the most popular education tools are built by students. Such is the case for Quizlet and Course Hero, both category leaders in…

by Esteban Sosnik, General Partner In 2011, Marc Andreessen proclaimed that “Software Is Eating the World.” We have seen that prediction unfold across every industry, from commerce to real estate, finance and fashion, media and hospitality, and especially in recent years, education. What sometimes gets glossed over are the humans…

Why we invested in WorkWhile — by Jomayra Herrera (Partner) and Shauntel Garvey (General Partner) ​​Everyday we depend on our 83 million hourly workers — the delivery drivers, store cashiers, restaurant servers — who altogether make up over 58 percent of the U.S. workforce. …

Why We Invested in Paper’s $270 Million Series D Round — by Tony Wan (Head of Investor Content) and James Kim (Partner) Ever since Benjamin Bloom published his 1984 seminal study on “The 2 Sigma Problem,” which found that one-on-one tutoring had an outsized impact on student learning, the search has been on for ways to provide it at scale. That…

by Jomayra Herrera, Partner At Reach, our mission is to invest in entrepreneurs and companies that help people reach their fullest potential. …