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Top 25 Education-focused investment firms based in the United States

Name: Education-focused investment firms based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026 1,418 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,418 education-focused investment firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 22,211 professional contacts across them, including 5,194 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers education-focused investment firms headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 28, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 28, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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22,211Contacts tracked

5,194Verified emails

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The 25 largest education-focused investment firms based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,418 education-focused investment firms based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to education-focused investment firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Hustle Fund	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	n/a	711 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Hustle Fund is a venture capital firm investing in hilariously-early pre-seed founders.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2	BLK Capital Management, Corp	Strong evidence	Cambridge, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	517 contacts →
	Strong evidence “BLK Capital Management is a 100% student run nonprofit that focuses on educating our members by exposing them to the field of active investment management.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3	Sequoia Capital	Indirect evidence	Menlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	388 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sequoia helps daring founders build legendary companies from idea to IPO and beyond.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4	AMG	Partial evidence	West Palm Beach, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	297 contacts →
	Partial evidence “AMG is a leading partner to independent investment management firms globally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5	Tiger Global	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	275 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Tiger Global is a research-driven investment firm pursuing a long-term approach to partnering with high-quality, innovative companies across different stages of their lifecycle.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6	Sands Capital	Indirect evidence	Arlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	223 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sands Capital is an active, long-term investor in leading innovative growth businesses, globally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7	First Generation Investors	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	179 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “First Generation Investors (FGI) is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that teaches high school students the power of investing and brings classroom lessons to life by providing…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8	Anthos Capital	Indirect evidence	Santa Monica, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	n/a	174 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Anthos, founded in 2007, invests in emerging consumer and technology companies that drive innovation and shape the future.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9	Ascendium Education Group	Partial evidence	Madison, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	170 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Ascendium is committed to making education and training after high school a reality for learners from low-income backgrounds.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10	Veritas Capital	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	166 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Veritas Capital is a longstanding technology investor with over $50+ billion of assets under management and a focus on companies operating at the intersection of technology and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11	Providence Equity Partners	Indirect evidence	Providence, RI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	160 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Providence Equity Partners L.L.C.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12	The Vistria Group	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	147 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Vistria Group is building a new kind of private investment firm that seeks to deliver both financial returns and societal impact.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13	Graham Partners	Strong evidence	Newtown Square, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	147 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Graham Partners is a private investment firm focused on investing in technology-driven companies that are spurring innovation in advanced manufacturing, resulting in product…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14	Contrary	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	136 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Contrary is a talent and research-driven investment firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15	Colby Student Investment Association	Partial evidence	Waterville, ME, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	129 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Colby Student Investment Association (CSIA) is a student-run club which manages its own equity portfolio.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16	Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, LLC	Indirect evidence	Beverly Hills, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	124 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “LLCP is a middle-market private equity firm with a 42-year track record of investing across various targeted sectors, including Business Services, Franchising & Multi-unit…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17	K1 Investment Management	Strong evidence	Manhattan Beach, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	121 contacts →
	Strong evidence “K1 is a leading investment firm focusing on high-growth enterprise software companies globally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18	Ascent	Partial evidence	San Diego, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	117 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Ascent is a mission-driven, institutional funded fintech company based in San Diego, CA committed to evolving the education finance industry by providing more than just student…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19	Young Investors Society	Partial evidence	Westlake Village, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	n/a	108 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Young Investors Society provides quality financial literacy education and programs to students from all backgrounds and socio-economic levels.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20	The 360 Huntington Fund, Northeastern University	Indirect evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	105 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Discover the 360 Huntington Fund: A Tradition of Excellence in Student-Led Asset Management The 360 Huntington Fund is the D'Amore-McKim School of Business' student-managed public…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21	University Growth Fund	Partial evidence	Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	101 contacts →
	Partial evidence “University Growth Fund is the largest education-based private equity fund in the country, giving university students the opportunity to gain real-world experience as they invest…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22	Notre Dame Investment Club	Partial evidence	Notre Dame, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	98 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in the 1950's, the Notre Dame Investment Club is a student-led group with the purpose of introducing undergraduates to careers and concepts in investing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23	INVUS	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	91 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Invus has been empowering entrepreneurs to transform their industries since 1985.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24	Vector Capital Management	Strong evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	89 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Vector Capital is a leading, San Francisco-based global private equity and credit investment firm focused on transformative investments in technology and technology-enabled…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25	Dragoneer Investment Group	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	85 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Dragoneer is a growth-oriented investment firm with over $35 billion in assets under management.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: education-focused investment firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names education-focused investment firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of education-focused investment firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name education-focused investment firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Education-focused investment firms based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026

23.4%Verified-email coverage

15.7Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

13.2%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

870

11-50

410

51-200

114

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 1,418 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among education-focused investment firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “education-focused investment firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names education-focused investment firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among education-focused investment firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 5,194 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 28, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Education-focused investment firms by metro

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names education-focused investment firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many education-focused investment firms are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,418 education-focused investment firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Hustle Fund, headquartered in San Francisco, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most education-focused investment firms?

New York leads with 187 headquartered companies, followed by San Francisco (67) and Chicago (52).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 5,194 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,418 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 28, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.