ACT is a corporate venture arm. Based in Remote, United States. Known portfolio companies include Smart Sparrow, Pathbrite, New Markets Venture Partners and Open Assessment Technologies, 4 companies in all.
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Investment focus
- Sector
- Education
- Focus
- AssessmentDigital PortfoliosEdTechHigher EdK-12Upskilling
Who to pitch at ACT
ACT portfolio companies (4)
- Smart Sparrow
- Pathbrite
- New Markets Venture Partners
- Open Assessment Technologies
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About ACT
The firm's listing covers sector Education, and focus areas Assessment, Digital Portfolios, EdTech and Higher Ed; known deals cluster at Seed and Series A.
Of the 4 people on file at ACT, Parag Rane (Founder Memebr and Associate Partner), Dhruvil Sanghvi (Co-founder of Social Change) and Charlie Astorino (Investor) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
ACT shares portfolio companies with 2 other investment firms, among them Cengage Group and Yellow Brick Capital Advisers.
Frequently asked questions
What is ACT?
ACT is a corporate venture arm based in Remote, United States, with a known portfolio of 4 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does ACT invest in?
Listed sectors include Education; listed focus areas include Assessment, Digital Portfolios, EdTech and Higher Ed. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does ACT invest at?
The known deals of ACT include Seed and Series A rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at ACT?
3 of the 4 people on file at ACT are listed as contacts for the firm. All 4 have their own profile page.
How do I contact ACT?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 4 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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