Emerge
Lee Weiss has extensive experience in the education and financial services sectors, currently serving as Chief Commercial Officer and General Manager at Kaplan since February 2019. Weiss also holds the position of Venture Partner at Emerge Education since June 2022. Prior to these roles, Weiss held various high-level positions at Kaplan, including Senior Vice President of University Partnerships & Innovation and Vice President & General Manager of University Partners. Additional experience includes roles at Kaplan Test Prep and American Express, where responsibilities included product strategy, development, and risk management. Lee Weiss earned a degree from Cornell University and furthered education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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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.