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Leif: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Leif is a mission-driven technology company dedicated to increasing access to education at an affordable cost. Their platform and services facilitate the use of Income Share Agreements (ISAs) to mitigate upfront tuition costs and lack of outcomes-certainty as barriers to education accessibility for students. ISAs align the cost of an education program to the value provided to a student. Leif has already helped thousands of students access quality education and brighter futures. It was started in 2017 and operates in New York, United States.

leif.org LinkedIn New York, United States 11-50 employees
EdTech Financial Services FinTech
Total raised
$50.0M
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
May 2021

Leif has raised $50.0M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $50.0M announced in May 2021.

That round is above the $1.5M median round size for Education companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Leif Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$50.0M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$50.0M in May 2021
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
New York, United States

Latest funding round on record: May 2021.

Leif Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$50.0M

Leif Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Jeffrey Groeber
CEO
Locked

Contact details for the Leif team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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Leif Funding Compared to Other Education Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
1,474
$1.5M
29,878
$7.5M

Leif's latest round of $50.0M is above the median round in Education. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Leif Funding FAQs

What does Leif do?

Leif is a mission-driven technology company dedicated to increasing access to education at an affordable cost. Their platform and services facilitate the use of Income Share Agreements (ISAs) to mitigate upfront tuition costs and lack of outcomes-certainty as barriers to education accessibility for students. ISAs align the cost of an education program to the value provided to a student. Leif has already helped thousands of students access quality education and brighter futures. It was started in 2017 and operates in New York, United States.

How much funding has Leif raised?

Leif has raised $50.0M across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $50.0M announced in May 2021.

When did Leif last raise funding?

Leif's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $50.0M, announced in May 2021.

Who is the CEO of Leif?

Jeffrey Groeber is listed as CEO at Leif.

Where is Leif headquartered?

Leif is based in New York, United States.

How many employees does Leif have?

Leif is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Leif's funding compare to other Education startups?

Leif's latest round of $50.0M is above the $1.5M median round size for Education companies on FundedIQ across 1,474 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Leif Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Leif is left off this page rather than filled in.

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