# The AI Education Project funding: rounds and investors

> The AI Education Project has raised $1.0M across 2 rounds since 2023. Investors include Techstars. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/the-ai-education-project (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *The AI Education Project*

2 rounds we have observed, with the one investor named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Education

Raised 5 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$1.0M** raised across 2 rounds since 2023, from 2 sources

- **Latest round:** Venture Jun 2026
- **Biggest round:** $1.0M Grant · Nov 2023
- **Investors:** 1

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## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2024 2025 2026

**$1.0M** Grant

**?** Venture

- **First round:** Grant, $1.0M
- **Biggest round:** $1.0M
- **Between rounds:** 2.6 years

## The rounds

- **Jun 2026** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *1 returning* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) Source recorded
- **Nov 2023** Grant **$1.0M** *1 new* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From The AI Education Project's own website: 16 on the team.

- **Alex Kotran** Chief Executive Officer
- **Emma Doggett Neergaard** Chief Programs Officer
- **Kate Anthony** VP, Finance & Operations
- **Ally Kupcewicz** Director, People
- **Ashley Renick** Senior Programs Lead, West Coast
- **Ehrik Aldana** Board Member
- **Haley Ziegler** Lead, Finance And Administration
- **Julie Brickell** Board Member
- **Karen Silverman** Board Member
- **Kristen Kayser** Senior Programs Lead, Midwest
- **LeNard Pitts** Senior Programs Lead, East Coast
- **Marcus Brauchli** Board Member
- **Mari Strand Cary** Senior Lead, Research & Evaluation
- **Na'taja Flood** Lead, Program Delivery & Operations
- **Shelby Christenen** Learning Operations Specialist
- **Tiffany Taylor** Board Member

## Everyone who backed them

[Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) VC firm **2** rounds

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## Quick answers about The AI Education Project

### Who invested in The AI Education Project?

The AI Education Project's investors include Techstars.

### How much has The AI Education Project raised?

The AI Education Project has raised $1.0M across 2 rounds since 2023. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did The AI Education Project last raise?

The AI Education Project's most recent round was a Venture in Jun 2026.

### What was The AI Education Project's biggest round?

The AI Education Project's largest round on record is $1.0M (Grant), in Nov 2023.

### Who backed The AI Education Project first?

The AI Education Project's first round on record, in Nov 2023, was backed by Techstars.

### What stage is The AI Education Project at?

The AI Education Project's latest named round is a Venture, in Jun 2026.

### Where is The AI Education Project based?

The AI Education Project is based in the United States.

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