Stories of Change

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United States

12.11.20

A Platform that Opens Up the Future of Work to Everyone Including Student Parents

We invested in Career Karma because it is a promising model that helps learners access middle-to-high skill tech jobs, many of whom are women, students of color and student parents.

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United States

12.09.20

Career Karma Raises $10 Million Series A to Help Workers Acquire In-Demand Trades

Career Karma raises $10 million, with support from investors including Imaginable Futures to scale their platform, which helps workers navigate digital and technology career pathways.

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Kenya

11.24.20

Engaging and Listening to Youth in Kenya

We invested in Shujaaz because of their unique focus and commitment to listening and lifting youth voices. Understanding youth sentiment is critical for designing youth and equity-centric solutions.

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United States

11.23.20

Bezos Family Foundation, Mackenzie Scott Support Maternal Health Care

The Centering Healthcare Institute has announced grants totaling $13 million supporting efforts to scale up its model, which provides continuity of care from pregnancy through early childhood.

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Global

11.16.20

Global Entrepreneurship Week: What Drives You to Be An Edu-preneur?

This Global Entrepreneurship Week, we’re honoring with gratitude and celebrating all the brilliant and compassionate edu-preneurs with whom we are grateful to partner.

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United States

10.20.20

Handshake Raises $80M More to Build a More Diversity-Focused LinkedIn for College Students

Handshake, which provides a platform for college students to search for work, and for recruiters to search for candidates and advertise entry-level openings, has raised $80 million.

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United States

10.02.20

Rising to the Moment: How Edquity Supports Students in Crisis During Covid-19 and Beyond

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United States

09.30.20

Risers’ Choice: Student Parents Pick the Innovative Solution that Help Student Parents Like Them Succeed

Student parent judges Lesley Del Rio and Ariel Ventura-Lazo chose College Unbound to receive the $100,000 Risers’ Choice prize. In this Q&A, we find out why and what made College...

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Global

09.15.20

Uniting Students, Parents and Educators Online for Better Outcomes

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Kenya

09.15.20

Localized Edutainment is Changing Lives in Africa

With innovative edutainment programs, Ubongo is equipping Africa's next generation with the...

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