Emerge
Shadee Barkan is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in partnerships, venture capital, and education technology. Currently serving as a Venture Partner at Emerge Education, Shadee also holds the position of Chief Partnership Officer at Honor Education and is a Limited Partner at Stage 2 Capital, focusing on early-stage B2B software companies. Previous roles include Investor at Hustle Fund, Chief Business Officer at BookClub, and Senior Vice President of Global Partnerships at 2U. Shadee was instrumental in growing partnership revenue as the founding Chief Partnerships Officer at Trilogy Education and has a background in strategic account management at Verisk. Educated at Rutgers University with a B.A. in English and French Literature, Shadee is also an active board member of Women Of MENA In Technology, aiming to empower women in the tech industry.
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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.