Funded Education Startups in Portland
Disclosed deal sizes in this Portland-area education list are tightly clustered at the low-to-mid range, except for one clear outlier: Verto Education’s $2…
Disclosed deal sizes in this Portland-area education list are tightly clustered at the low-to-mid range, except for one clear outlier: Verto Education’s $29M round (2021-12-16) is far above the next-largest disclosed amount of $2M (Kinotek, 2026-01-05). Six of the ten rows carry non-disclosed or non-specified amounts (Series Unknown or undisclosed amounts), with only four entries showing dollar figures ($29M, $2M, $1M, and three $100K/$10K rounds). Temporally, the most recent entries concentrate in a short window: 2023-08-23 appears twice (Escuela Viva $10K; Yoga Riot $10K), and 2026-01-05 to 2026-04-30 adds two more rows (Kinotek $2M; Dougy Center undisclosed). Geographically, Portland, Oregon dominates the roster, but the list also includes Portland, Maine (Kinotek and Nearpeer), suggesting the “Portland” label is shared across multiple states. The rows span 2021-12-16 through 2026-04-30, with Dougy Center (2026-04-30) as the most recent entry.
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Frequently asked
What stands out on deal size, and how does the largest disclosed round compare to the rest?
Verto Education’s $29M (2021-12-16) is an outlier; the next-largest disclosed amount is $2M from Kinotek (2026-01-05), with Nearpeer at $1M (2024-10-02) and several $100K–$10K rounds (e.g., $100K for Portland Workforce Alliance on 2023-12-15 and Community Friends on 2023-09-15).
Do the most recent rounds cluster into a tight date window?
Yes for the newest segment: two rows fall between 2026-01-05 and 2026-04-30 (Kinotek $2M; Dougy Center undisclosed). There’s also a separate intra-year cluster on 2023-08-23 with two $10K rounds (Escuela Viva and Yoga Riot).
Is “Portland” mainly Portland, Oregon, or do other states show up meaningfully?
Portland, Oregon appears repeatedly (e.g., Dougy Center 2026-04-30; The Learning Internet 2024-08-20; Escuela Viva 2023-08-23), but Portland, Maine also shows up twice (Kinotek 2026-01-05 and Nearpeer 2024-10-02). The Maine entries are also mid-to-lower disclosed sizes ($2M and $1M) rather than the $29M outlier.
How much of the list is disclosed vs. undisclosed amounts or unspecified series?
4 of 10 entries show disclosed amounts ($29M, $2M, $1M, and three $100K/$10K rounds), while 6 of 10 are marked as undisclosed amounts (Dougy Center 2026-04-30; The Learning Internet 2024-08-20; Skylyte 2022-11-07). Separately, the stage label is ‘Series Unknown’ on many rows (e.g., Dougy Center; Nearpeer; Portland Workforce Alliance), even where amounts are disclosed.
Which stage labels appear, and is there a dominant stage among the disclosed rows?
Among the explicitly labeled stages, only one ‘Pre-Seed’ appears (Skylyte, undisclosed, 2022-11-07), one ‘Seed’ appears (Kinotek $2M, 2026-01-05), and one ‘Venture - Series Unknown’ appears (Verto Education $29M, 2021-12-16). The remaining entries predominantly use ‘Series Unknown’ as the stage classification (e.g., Portland Workforce Alliance $100K on 2023-12-15; Community Friends $100K on 2023-09-15).
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