investment thesis

We invest in companies that make life not suck — and make good money doing it — backing founders relentless enough to rebuild infrastructure so school prepares, work provides, and people actually have a real shot at a good life, anywhere.

education

Technology that prepares students so that they have the technical and human skills needed to participate in society and the economy.

work

Technology that support workers, so they can be effective, advance in their careers, and build wealth.

access

Technology that improves well-being, opportunity, and sustainability, especially for underinvested communities.

our investment criteria

Market Size

$1b+

Service Addressable Market.

Geography

NORTH AMERICA

HQ and initial markets in North America.

Check Size

$250K - $1.2M

Our average check size for pre-seed investments is $350k, and $700k for seed stage deals.

Founder

Ruthless for ____

We invest in powerful, trustworthy, adaptable, proactive, principled teams.

Industry

education

Early childhood, K-12, Post-Secondary

future of work

Upskilling and reskilling, hiring and employment, and workforce infrastructure.

access innovation

Health equity, financial inclusion and other innovations that increase access to resources for under-invested communities

Product

Focused on rebuilding the infrastructure within broken systems.

Pre-seed

companies with a product that is being piloted

Seed

companies with a product and a business model positioned for scale

Pitch form

We’d welcome the chance to learn more about you, what drives you, and the system you’re working to improve. When you're ready, feel free to share your work through our pitch form.

Go to our pitch form