14 EdTech Investors Based in Washington

Your odds of raising from local investors are better than trying to raise capital from outside your city. We put together this list to help Washington-based founders connect with edtech-based investors that write checks into EdTech companies. Here are 14 investors that match that criteria.

1) Alger Torres

Fund: Village Capital
Title: Senior Investment Analyst
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Clean Tech, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Social Impact

2) Amit Puri

Fund: Pure Play Ventures
Title: General Partner
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, EdTech, Electronics, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Other

3) Ayush Jain

Fund: Revolution
Title: Senior Associate
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Clean Tech, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, EdTech, E-Commerce, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Sales Tech, Space, Transportation, Travel, Other

4) Bryan Jangro

Fund: JMI Equity
Title: Associate
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Series B
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Media, Enterprise, Proptech, Food Services, Sales Tech

5) Craig Zelizer

Fund: PCDN.Global
Title: CEO & Founder
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Clean Tech, Communications, Future of Work, EdTech, Fintech, DEI, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Robotics, Social Impact, Other

6) Dan Eidell

Fund: SaaS Ventures
Title: Principal
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Logistics, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Food Services, Sales Tech, Space, Transportation, Travel

7) Dan Preiss

Fund: Ardent Venture Partner
Title: Vice President
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, EdTech, Fintech, Internet of Things, Professional or Technical Services

8) Jesse Bloom

Fund: SaaS Ventures
Title: Partner
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Series B
Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Recruiting, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

9) Joe Moreno

Fund: Village Capital
Title: Investment Analyst
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Clean Tech, Digital Health and Wellness, EdTech, Fintech, Social Impact

10) Mark Mason

Fund: SWaN and Legend Venture Partners
Title: Director
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Marketplaces, Consumer, Other Tech

11) Rachel Wang

Fund: Avenue Growth Partners
Title: Vice President
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AR/VR, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel, Other

12) Sebastian Molina Gasman

Fund: Accion
Title: Investment Officer, Accion Venture Lab
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Other Tech, Social Impact

13) Solomon Ephraim

Fund: Avenue Growth Partners
Title: Investor
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Series A, Series B
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Developer Tools, EdTech, E-Commerce, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Travel, Sales Tech, Food Services, Proptech, Professional or Technical Services, Consumer, Other Tech, Government Tech, Clean Tech, Communications

14) Tracy Chadwell

Fund: 1843 Capital
Title: Founding Partner
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation

Hopefully this list helps you find more local investors that invest in companies in your sector. If you’re looking to pitch these investors + the rest of the Confluence.VC investor network, make sure to check out Commonapp.VC