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J4.Ventures
United States
J4.Ventures is a venture capital investment firm based in Silicon Valley with an additional office in New York City. The firm invests across the information technology, financial technology and education technology sectors.
Venture Capital
Jack Zheng
Beijing, Beijing, China
Zhaoyu is a partner at ZhenFund, where he is in charge of both education and O2Os. Prior to joining ZhenFund, Zhaoyu was the Vice President ...
Investment Partner
James Champy
United States
Mr. Michael Seiman serves as Chief Executive Officer & Chairman at Digital Remedy. He also is an Angel Investor. The company has grown quickly and is now a major player within the crowded online advertising landscape, serving billions of ad impressions in more than 65 countries every day. CPXi continues the rapid growth that led to its inclusion on Magazine's list of fastest-growing privately held advertising/marketing companies in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2014. Mike was selected as a semi-finalist in Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year initiative in 2010 and 2013 and as a finalist in 2009 and 2014. In his free time, Mike serves on the Board of Trustees of his alma mater, Hofstra University. He also focuses on numerous philanthropic initiatives including sitting on the boards of the H.E.S. (Hebrew Educational Society non-profit community center) and Children International, where he spearheaded the development of community centers in both Guayaquil, Ecuador in 2010 and Barranquilla, Colombia.
Individual/Angel
James Kennedy
Hong Kong
Mr. Lee Shau Kee is an Angel Investor. He Co-Founded property developer Sun Hung Kai with Kwok Tak-Seng. He started Henderson Land Development in 1976. A dedicated philanthropist, he's donated millions towards education over the years.
Individual/Angel
Jared Oken
Slovakia
Mr. Faysal Sohail is a Co-Founder, & serves as Executive Chairman at InoBat. Mr. Sohail serves as Managing Director at Presidio Partners. He also serves as Co-Chief Executive Officer & Director at Avanea Energy Acquisition. He served as a Board member at Foro Energy. He served as a Board member at SRE Solutions. He serves as a Board Member at Wildcat Discovery Technologies and Mojo Networks. He has more than 27 years of professional experience and joined Presidio Partners in 2002 as General Partner. He also serves as Chairman at Altair Group. Faysal helped build three companies, including Cadabra Design Automation, which was eventually acquired by Numerical Technologies (NMTC). When he's not building companies, Faysal pursues a second passion - education. He's committed to improving computer literacy and increasing high school graduation rates among young people in Silicon Valley and emerging regions like Asia and Africa. Faysal received his B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois. Faysal is committed to education and has served on the board of Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) for 10 years, seven as Chairman. Faysal is a guest lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business as well as U.C. Berkeley on global entrepreneurship and venture capital.
Individual/Angel
Jared Schutz
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Jared Schutz - Founder & Chairman @ Starfall Education
Individual/Angel
Jason Palmer
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Jason Palmer is a General Partner at New Markets Venture Partners with twenty years of experience as an education technology entrepreneur, e...
Investment Partner
Individual/Angel
Jefferson Accelerator Zone
United States
Jefferson Accelerator Zone is an accelerator that advances commercialization of new technologies by supporting the members of the Jefferson community through superior services, mentorship, education, and partnerships in translating new discoveries into practical applications.
Accelerator
Incubator
Jefferson Capital Partners (Richmond)
United States
Founded in 1988, Jefferson Capital Partners is a private equity firm based in Richmond, Virginia. The firm seeks to invest in the consumer, business services, education, health care, and selected information technology industries.
Private Equity Firm
Jefferson Education Accelerator
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
The Jefferson Education Accelerator supports the testing and scaling of solutions that are making a positive impact on student success.
EdTech
Education
Higher Education
Accelerator
Jeffrey Burde
United States
Mr. George Heinrichs serves as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at ANDE. He also served as Senior Advisor & Board Member at LifeRaft. He was also the Founder and served as Principal and Managing Partner at Public Safety Ventures. Mr. Heirichs was a Board Member of SceneDoc and served as Senior Advisor at LifeRaft. He initially engaged in public safety service while pursuing formal education in software engineering. His first public safety jobs were serving as a communications dispatcher and as an emergency medical technician. He then served as a commissioned police officer for ten years in a metropolitan area department. He ultimately left public service to devote his full time to entrepreneurial efforts to improve public safety- in 1979 co-founding one of the largest public safety service companies, Intrado in North America. He serves on the Board of No Barriers, a non-profit committed to helping people who face barriers in their lives. He also serves on other company boards and until recently served as the co-chair of the International Chiefs of Police Foundation Board and as Board Member at Adventos.
Individual/Angel
Jeffrey Katzman
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Jeffrey Katzman was helping Fortune 500 companies identify gaps in employee's knowledge and tailor their education efforts, when he thought:...
Individual/Angel
Jeffrey LeBlanc
United States
Mr. Joseph Proto is a Co-Founder and serves as the Venture Partner at Windham Venture Partners. He serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman at Transactis. He serves as Chairman at Finexio. He served as Advisor at Metamorphic Ventures. He served as Board Member at Bespeak. Prior to Transactis, he launched REMITCO, a remittance processing company that was acquired in 2000 by First Data, as well as Financial Telesis (CashFlex) which was acquired in 1992 by CoreStates, now part of Wells Fargo. He is an LP with Metamorphic Ventures (focused on digital media and digital commerce) and ff Venture Capital (focused on web-based services). He is a member of various financial services associations and has been a frequent speaker at conferences in the payments industry. Mr. Proto is a graduate of Montclair State University, cum laude, where he received his B.A. in English and Maharishi University of Management where he received his M.A. in Education. He serves as an adviser at Metamorphic Ventures.
Individual/Angel
Jeffrey Skoll
United States
Sow Asia Foundation is a donor-supported charity organization that makes reasoned long-term investments in social businesses to affect positive social change.Working with todays visionary entrepreneurs, the organization provides resources and effective business strategies to help alleviate poverty and tackle some of the worlds most profound challenges in the areas of healthcare, education, and the environment.Sow Asia Foundation seeks to work collaboratively with different kinds of donors, individuals, and support organizations to elicit solutions that can make a difference. Its mission is to invest in organizations and individuals who are interested in creating sustainable, positive social and environmental impact.Sow Asia Foundation was founded in 2009 and is based in Wanchai, Hong Kong.
Accelerator
Incubator
Jeffrey Stowell
United States
Mr. Brian Gaister is a Co-Founder and serves as a Partner at SaaS Ventures. He is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer at Pennington Partners. He is an Angel Investor. He is a serial entrepreneur, active investor, and is passionate about building and investing in companies and helping mentor and develop the next generation of leaders. He is also actively involved with family companies. Prior to founding Pennington Partners & Co, he spent 8 years at leading investment banks. He holds a Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA®) designation, as well as a Certified Private Wealth Advisor® (CPWA®) designation, both awarded by the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA®) in conjunction with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He earned a Bachelor of Science in International Business from the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business and has also completed the Executive Education Program on Strategy and Leadership at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business. He devotes substantial time serving on the investment committee for the Bender JCC of Greater Washington D.C. as well as serving as a long-time committee member for the Investment Management Consultants Association. He is also a member of The National Young Leadership Cabinet through JFNA and is a founding member of the Keirestu Forum in Washington D.C. He previously taught economics and served on the advisory board of the Academy of Finance in Howard County, Maryland, and is a member of Nexus Global.
Individual/Angel
Jessica Powell
United States
Ms. Pamela Bell served as the Chief Executive Officer & President at Vatterott Educational Centers. Most recently, she served as a Senior Vice President and Provost of Strayer University in Newington, Va. She served as Vice President of Online Operations of Strayer Education Inc. since April 23, 2004 and also served as its Provost. She was responsible for implementing most daily academic administrative duties including the supervision of our Regional Academic Deans and the Director of Online Operations as well as the Director of Records. Prior to that, she was Vice President - Online Operations where she supervised all functions for Strayer University Online including academics, admissions, student services, international outreach and business operations. Prior to that, she served for almost three years as Assistant Vice President and Division Manager at SAIC managing various online related programs and applications. Prior to that, she served with Strayer University Online in various assignments including Director, Academic Dean, Distance Learning Coordinator and Admissions Counselor. She holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Tennessee, a master's degree in management from Webster University and a master's degree in communication technology from Capella University.
Individual/Angel
Jim Simmons
United States
Mr. Jason Stoffer serves as Board Member at BookClub. He serves as Partner at Maveron. He is an Angel Investor. He serves as Board Member at Parade, Lovevery, Imperfect Foods, Keeps, Dolly, Julep, Latimer Education and Red Tricycle. He served as Board Member at TrueFacet. He is focused on investing in education, e-commerce and technology-enabled consumer businesses. He joined Maveron in 2007 from education services provider Career Education Corp., where he co-founded and drove admissions and marketing strategy for IADT Online, a for-profit design school and a wholly owned Career-Ed subsidiary. He was an early Board member at zulily. He was a Board Member at General Assembly. He also led several of Maveron IV's most promising Seed investments, including CourseHero and Everlane. He serves on the Board of Fund V investment Dolls Kill and also sourced Peach, a Fund V investment. He was formerly a member of the advisory board of the Lumina Foundation's Next Generation Learning Initiative. He is also a mentor for TechStars. Previously, he was a board member of Startl, an education incubator. He regularly speaks at conferences, including the Venture Capital in Education Summit, The Software & Information Industry Association Ed Tech Summit, LeadsCon, and Silicon Valley Comes to the UK. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan (BA economics) and the Wharton School at the University Of Pennsylvania (MBA).
Individual/Angel
Jisc
United Kingdom
Provider of educational services intended to provide higher education and skills to the toppers. The company provides educational services and digital solution for the toppers enabling students in higher education, further education and skills in the UK to perform at the forefront of international practice by exploiting fully the possibilities of modern digital empowerment, content and connectivity.
Accelerator
Incubator
JN Capital & Growth Advisory
Singapore
JN Capital & Growth Advisory is a startup studio and is based in Singapore, Singapore. The firm focuses on companies that are involved in technology in education, healthcare, media and facial recognition and security sectors, especially those with artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud and data technology.
Accelerator
Incubator
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