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Parul Gupta is an experienced leader in sustainability and education, currently serving as the Managing Director of Mobilization at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, focusing on expanding global access to sustainability knowledge. Parul is also a Board Member at SubjectToClimate and serves as Co-founder, Board Member, and President at Springboard, which offers online courses to bridge the skills gap in the digital economy. Additionally, Parul holds roles as Venture Partner at Ahead VC and Emerge Education, and advises various early-stage companies. Previous experience includes founding and managing Climate Impact Group, serving as a Schultz Fellow at the Nevada Clean Energy Fund, and contributing to multiple climate-focused organizations. Parul holds advanced degrees from Stanford University, UCLA, the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, and completed research at UC San Diego.
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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.