Jennifer Carolan

Co-Founder & Partner at Reach Capital ยท Joined 2015

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Biography

Jennifer Carolan is a co-founder and Partner at Reach Capital. She grew up in Chicago and its suburbs and taught history in traditional public schools for seven years before earning an MA in Education from Stanford University. She then spent close to a decade in venture capital, including work at NewSchools Venture Fund, before co-founding Reach Capital in 2015. Her portfolio leans toward learning companies including ClassDojo, Desmos, Newsela, Outschool and Seesaw, and she invests across Reach's three focus areas of learning, health and work. She also teaches Lean Launchpad at Stanford.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

ClassDojoDesmosNewselaOutschoolSeesaw

Career Timeline

2011
Helped launch the NewSchools Seed fund at NewSchools Venture Fund
2015
Co-founded Reach Capital

Sources & References

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