A nonprofit venture studio that helps underestimated founders build innovative new education orgs that help kids

Los Angeles, CA
Joined July 2015
Fund 1 catalyzed the launch of 10 innovative new charter schools in the LA area. We’re excited to celebrate #GivingTuesday by launching Fund 2, which will focus on ed-tech entrepreneurs seeking to make hybrid learning more joyful, accessible & effective. facebook.com/donate/41038056…
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El Rio Community School, a new tuition-free #Waldorf-inspired public school, opened this week with Grades TK-3! The school is fully enrolled with a wait list, indicative of the massive parent demand for innovative school models like this one. Congrats, Katie & team!!! 🙌🎉👏🤩 – at Highland Park, Los Angeles
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We’re heartbroken to learn our friend Ernie Levroney passed away this weekend. He was head of Wesley School & had aspirations to launch a new charter, PRIME School, to better serve all kids in LA. So kind-hearted & almost always smiling. We’ll miss him & remember him fondly. 💔
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CONGRATS to Reframe Fellow LaTonya Derbigny for getting the green light to launch Invictus Leadership Academy in Watts next fall! A saga of vision, hard work, and perseverance, many years in the making. 🙌🎉👍 Learn more at invictusla.com/.
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Amira Raises $5 Million to Boost Literacy Through Voice Recognition Product | EdSurge News edsurge.com/amp/news/2019-09…
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Founder LaTonya Derbigny and her leadership team at Invictus Leadership Academy, a proposed TK-8 in Watts, are ready for today’s @LASchools board meeting!
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Swing by and say hello at Glendale Tech Week! glendaletechweek.com/gtweven…