282 - Shauntel Garvey on Edtech Impact Investing

<p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">In this episode, Tom is talking education venture funding with Shauntel Garvey!</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">Shauntel is a partner and co-founder of Reach Capital, an impact-focused edtech venture fund that was spun out of non-profit NewSchools Venture Fund, in 2015. Since then, they have deployed about $95 million in 61 investments, including some well-known startups such as ClassDojo, Ellevation, NearPod, and Newsela <span style= "color: #14171a;">—</span> <em>all</em> while maintaining a focus on education and workplace innovations.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">Join the conversation to learn more about Reach Capital, how they have evolved since branching out from NewSchools, the amazing companies in their portfolio, what a typical investment process looks like, and all about return, growth, and impact when it comes to venture funding.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[:10] About today’s episode.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[:45] Tom welcomes Shauntel Garvey to the podcast.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[:53] How did Shauntel get to MIT?</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[2:50] Why did Shauntel decide to go to Stanford and pursue a dual education MBA?</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[4:01] Was Shauntel aware of how many extraordinary people have gone through this same program when she was going through it herself?</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[4:49] Shauntel shares about when she first learned about NewSchools Venture Fund and what led her to become involved.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[6:35] How and when Shauntel and her co-founder (of Reach Capital) decided to branch out from NewSchools and start their own venture fund.</span></p>