Published in Reach Capital·Sep 30, 2022Let’s Talk: Why We’re Doubling Down on TeachFXand incredibly excited to lead its $10M Series A! — by Tony Wan, Head of Investor Content Since we first invested in TeachFX in 2017, the team has expanded its reach to teachers in every state across the country, capturing classroom conversations, providing personalized feedback on their instruction, and surfacing opportunities to improve and learn with their peers. Along the…Edtech4 min readEdtech4 min read
Published in Reach Capital·Updated Sep 27, 2022Reflecting on Our Impact on K-12 Since 2015by Jennifer Wu (Venture Partner) and Jennifer Carolan (General Partner) Reach was founded on the belief that technology can meaningfully extend access to education and opportunity. It can be a powerful tool for equity but it has its limits, partly because of the social — and serendipitous — nature of…Edtech2 min readEdtech2 min read
Published in Reach Capital·Sep 12, 2022The Resiliency of Educationby Esteban Sosnik (Partner) Uncertainty is perhaps the only certainty in the current economic climate. We do not know how long it will take for inflation to return to normal levels, or what interest rates will be by then. We don’t know how long the public markets will continue on…Edtech3 min readEdtech3 min read
Published in Reach Capital·May 18, 2022Amplifying the Joy of Math: Desmos’ Next Chapterby 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. …Math5 min readMath5 min read
Published in Reach Capital·May 12, 2022Democratizing Access to Social Capital: A Look Back on Our Journey with PeopleGroveby 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. …Edtech4 min readEdtech4 min read
Published in Reach Capital·Apr 21, 2022The Edge of Early Childhood EducationImportant 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. …Childcare4 min readChildcare4 min read
Published in Reach Capital·Mar 24, 2022A Stellar Solution to Helping College Students SucceedWhy 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. …College Success4 min readCollege Success4 min read
Published in Reach Capital·Mar 11, 2022Every Company Will Be an Edtech Companyby 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…Perspectives4 min readPerspectives4 min read
Published in Reach Capital·Feb 23, 2022Essential But Undervalued: Hourly Workers Deserve MoreWhy 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. …Investments4 min readInvestments4 min read
Published in Reach Capital·Feb 15, 2022Academic Support as Affordable and Ubiquitous as PaperWhy 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…Investments3 min readInvestments3 min read
