Funded Education Startups in San Francisco
Disclosed round sizes in this San Francisco education set are dominated by a single outlier: Sphere raised $21M on 2025-11-20, while the next-largest discl…
Disclosed round sizes in this San Francisco education set are dominated by a single outlier: Sphere raised $21M on 2025-11-20, while the next-largest disclosed amounts visible here are much lower (for example, $15M at Empowerly on 2024-02-21 and $10M at Learn In on 2022-03-22). At the same time, the listing is stage- and disclosure-heavy: 19 of 45 entries are labeled “Series Unknown” and 2 of 45 entries are explicitly “undisclosed” in amount, which keeps most recent sizing comparisons constrained to a smaller disclosed subset.
Timing also clusters near the top of the list. The most recent entry is 3rd Street Youth Center & Clinic on 2026-06-29, and the earliest visible round date is Emtrain on 2020-05-06, spanning roughly six years. Multiple disclosed rounds concentrate in 2021–2022 with repeated large checks (e.g., BetterUp’s $125M on 2021-02-25; Osso VR’s $66M on 2022-03-24; Platzi’s $62M on 2021-12-06), but the newest months (2026–mid 2025) include smaller disclosed points such as Lifeline AI’s $100K on 2026-06-03 and Sphere’s $21M on 2025-11-20.
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Frequently asked
What stands out on size, and how does the largest disclosed round compare to the rest of the disclosed amounts shown?
The largest disclosed amount in these rows is BetterUp’s $125M (2021-02-25). The next-largest disclosed rounds are far smaller—Osso VR’s $66M (2022-03-24) and Platzi’s $62M (2021-12-06)—with many other disclosed entries clustered at the single-digit millions or below (e.g., Enki’s $920K on 2022-06-17; ExoDexa’s $400K on 2023-08-18).
Do disclosure labels (Series Unknown vs undisclosed) limit what can be compared across rounds?
Yes. 19 of 45 entries show “Series Unknown,” and 2 of 45 are explicitly “undisclosed” (3rd Street Youth Center & Clinic on 2026-06-29 and The AI Education Project on 2026-06-24). That means disclosed-size comparisons depend on only the remaining entries with dollar amounts shown (e.g., Sphere $21M on 2025-11-20; Riot $30M on 2025-02-03).
Which parts of the timeline look most active within this listing window?
The data spans from 2020-05-06 (Emtrain) to 2026-06-29 (3rd Street Youth Center & Clinic), but with heavy volume of large disclosed rounds in 2021–2022. Examples include BetterUp $125M (2021-02-25), Forage $25M (2021-08-20), Platzi $62M (2021-12-06), and Osso VR $66M (2022-03-24), while the newest entries in 2026 include smaller disclosed points like Lifeline AI’s $100K (2026-06-03).
Are there clusters around specific stage names, or is the mix dominated by unknown stages?
Stage disclosure is skewed toward missing classifications: “Series Unknown” appears for 19 of 45 entries, and multiple other rows carry non-standard or blank stage fields (e.g., CYPHER LEARNING on 2021-06-18 and Blair on 2021-05-07 have no stage label). Where stage labels are provided, large rounds also show up in specific named stages—for instance, Studio’s $50M as Series B (2022-04-11) and Riot’s $30M as Series B (2025-02-03).
Are any outlier rounds worth flagging beyond the top size?
Besides BetterUp’s $125M (2021-02-25), the list also includes notable low-end disclosed rounds that sit far below the multi-million cluster, such as Lifeline AI at $100K (2026-06-03) and several sub-$1M checks including Enki at $920K (2022-06-17). The smallest disclosed amount visible is $100K (Lifeline AI, 2026-06-03), which is an outlier relative to the many $3M–$10M rounds (e.g., PlusPlus $6M on 2022-03-18; Climb Hire $2M on 2023-03-09).
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