# University Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > University Ventures is a private equity based in United States. 21 investments on record, latest Oct 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/university-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # University Ventures Last cheque observed Oct 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email Quiet New fund $143M, Sept 2023 Private equity Seed Series A Series B Ed-tech Edtech Education Follow University Ventures and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Funiversity-ventures) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 21 on record Since the last cheque **2559** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$7.2M** Rounds led **1 of 21** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch University Ventures ## University Ventures highlights - 01 21 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 69% of its rounds - 03 Led 1 rounds ## What they do > University Ventures invested in the future of higher education from 2011 through 2018. From their own website - **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Up to $10M as they say - **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** Ed-tech Edtech Education - **Based in:** New York, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **21 appearances** - **2019** 5 rounds - **Oct** **[Techtonic](https://millionrounds.com/company/techtonic)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$6.0M** With 2 others - **May** **[PeopleGrove](https://millionrounds.com/company/peoplegrove)** US · Prweb **$4.7M** With 6 others - **Apr** **[Motimatic](https://millionrounds.com/company/motimatic)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$4.0M** With 4 others - **Apr** **[Credly](https://millionrounds.com/company/credly)** US · FinSMEs **$11M** With 6 others - **Apr** **[CollegeVine](https://millionrounds.com/company/collegevine)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$24M** With 3 others - **2018** 5 rounds - **Nov** **[MPower Financing](https://millionrounds.com/company/mpower-financing)** US · FinSMEs **$110M** With 8 others - **Oct** **[Meritiza](https://millionrounds.com/company/meritiza)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$13M** With 7 others - **Jul** **[Galvanize](https://millionrounds.com/company/galvanize)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$32M** With 3 others - **Feb** **[Meritize](https://millionrounds.com/company/meritize)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$6.8M** With 6 others - **Jan** **[LearnPlatform](https://millionrounds.com/company/learnplatform)** US · FinSMEs **$3.2M** With 5 others - **2017** 7 rounds - **Oct** **[Galvanize](https://millionrounds.com/company/galvanize)** US · FinSMEs **$7.0M** With 1 other - **Sept** **[MIssionU](https://millionrounds.com/company/missionu)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$8.5M** With 3 others - **Sept** **[Credly](https://millionrounds.com/company/credly)** US · FinSMEs **$4.6M** With 4 others - **Sept** **[Vemo Education](https://millionrounds.com/company/vemo-education)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$7.4M** With 4 others - **May** **[Paragon One](https://millionrounds.com/company/paragon-one)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$1.9M** With 7 others - **Mar** **[Examity](https://millionrounds.com/company/examity)** US · FinSMEs **$21M** With 1 other - **Feb** **[Motimatic](https://millionrounds.com/company/motimatic)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$3.4M** With 3 others - **2016** 1 round - **Jul** **[Revature](https://millionrounds.com/company/revature)** **$20M** *Led* - **2015** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[CampusLogic](https://millionrounds.com/company/campuslogic)** Series A **$7.5M** With 14 others - **Sept** **[Portfolium](https://millionrounds.com/company/portfolium)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 2 others - **2012** 1 round - **Jun** **[UniversityNow](https://millionrounds.com/company/universitynow)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$17M** With 5 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **5 named** DS **Daniel Shlomo Pianko** Manager of the Sole General Partner i Filing they signed DF **David Figuli** Manager i Filing they signed DF **David Fuguli** Manager of the Sole General Partner i Filing they signed GA **Gregg Alan Rosenthal** Manager of the Sole General Partner of the Isssuer i Filing they signed RD **Ryan David Craig** Manager of the Sole General Partner i Filing they signed We also hold **5** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## What the register says From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law **$363M** assets it manages Oct 2026 **2+** funds on file numbered funds in its name **Registered** investment adviser full reporting to the SEC - **Legal name:** University Ventures Funds Management, LLC - **SEC number:** CRD 163575 Funds on its Form ADV **11** private funds, **$420M** in gross assets · filed Mar 2024 - University Ventures SPV-I, L.P. *Non-qualifying venture capit* 43 investors $182M - University Ventures Fund II, L.P. *Non-qualifying venture capit* 20 investors $177M - Achieve Partners SPV I, L.P. *Non-qualifying venture capit* 17 investors $17M - University Ventures Fund I, L.P. *Non-qualifying venture capit* 9 investors $13M - University Ventures Fund I BECO-Investment, L.P. *Non-qualifying venture capit* 2 investors $11M - Beacon-UV Fund, L.P. *Non-qualifying venture capit* 2 investors $9.0M - University Ventures Fund I PB and Affiliates Co-Investment, L.P. *Non-qualifying venture capit* 4 investors $5.0M - University Ventures Income Share Agreement Fund I, L.P. *Non-qualifying venture capit* 2 investors $4.5M - USA Funds-UV Co-Investment Fund, L.P. *Non-qualifying venture capit* 2 investors $972K - ZOMA-UV Fund, L.P. *Non-qualifying venture capit* 2 investors $3K And 1 more on the filing. New fund on file **$143M** raised in Sept 2023 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$7.2M** the round, not its cheque Led 1 of 21 rounds **5%** - **Said size:** Up to $10M - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Oct 2019 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A said *5* - Seed said *4* - Series B said *3* - Series C *1* - Growth said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2012 2019 Often in the room with - [New Markets Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-markets-venture-partners) 4 - [Chicago Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures) 2 - [Learn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/learn-capital) 2 - [PC Squared](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pc-squared) 2 - [Zoma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zoma-capital) 2 **Pitching University Ventures?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as University Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**New Markets Venture Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-markets-venture-partners)[**Chicago Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures)[**Learn Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/learn-capital)[**PC Squared** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pc-squared)[**Zoma Capital** Family office **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zoma-capital) ## Recently backed The latest companies University Ventures put money into. [**Techtonic** $6.0M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/techtonic)[**PeopleGrove** $4.7M · May 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/peoplegrove)[**Motimatic** $4.0M · Apr 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/motimatic)[**Credly** $11M · Apr 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/credly)[**CollegeVine** $24M · Apr 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/collegevine)[**MPower Financing** $110M · Nov 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/mpower-financing) ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name University Ventures in their description, not their title. - [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) 25 Jul 2019 · 1h 2m How Income Share Agreements Can Help Rebuild The Middle Class with Daniel Pianko and Andy Hall With [Andy Hall](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-hall)[Daniel Pianko](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-pianko) Mentions [University Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/university-ventures)[Brett Bolkowy](https://millionrounds.com/person/brett-bolkowy) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about University Ventures ### What does University Ventures invest in? University Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (69% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Ed-tech, Edtech and Education. ### How active is University Ventures? 21 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2019. ### What has University Ventures invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Techtonic (Series B, Oct 2019), PeopleGrove (Undisclosed round, May 2019) and Motimatic (Series A, Apr 2019). ### How big are University Ventures's cheques? The median round it joins is $7.2M. ### Does University Ventures lead rounds? Sometimes: it led 1 of its 21 investments on record (5%). ### Where does University Ventures invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is University Ventures investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2019. ### Who does University Ventures invest alongside? 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