Emerge
Girish Krishnaswamy is an experienced executive currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer at Sketchy since April 2023. Girish is also active in the education and venture capital sectors, holding roles such as Reach Roadrunner at Reach Capital, Venture Partner at Emerge Education, and Advisor at Necessary Ventures. Previously, Girish had an extensive tenure at Chegg Inc., where responsibilities included Chief Business Officer, Vice President, and General Manager, focusing on Learning Services and driving significant revenue growth. Girish holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, and a dual B.S. degree in Finance and Honors Economics from Penn State University.
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Emerge
Emerge - The first check for founders defining the future of work and learning Emerge is a global pre-seed fund backed by 100+ of the world’s best future of work and learning operators. Our vision is to democratise access to opportunity – by being a catalytic partner for early-stage founders, providing first-cheque financial support, ongoing expertise and access to a community who have ‘been there and built it’ with unrivalled market-specific know-how. Founded in 2014 as Europe’s only edtech specialist fund, Emerge now invests in B2B and B2C startups across all categories enabling people to grow and fulfil their potential, from early childhood, K12 and higher education through to lifelong learning, workforce development, career navigation and the future of work. Emerge has invested in over 80 companies, now valued at over $2b and impacting more than 31M people worldwide, including Yoto, Causaly, Colossyan, Edurino, Mattilda, Unibuddy, MyEdSpace and Solvely. Emerge invests anywhere between $250k and $2.5M at pre-seed and seed. The team welcomes direct applications - apply through our website. Read more about Emerge’s investment thesis and the startup ideas we’re excited by in our Fund II manifesto linked below.