ECMC Group is a Minneapolis-based nonprofit corporation focused on helping students succeed. Through its $250M Education Impact Fund, it operates as a corporate-backed evergreen impact investment fund investing in early- and growth-stage companies and fund managers in postsecondary education, workforce development, and economic mobility.
Their most common stage is series-a (58% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $14.9M (across 19 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
18
Fund Size
$250M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
Jessica Haselton
Managing Director
Joe Watt
Managing Director of Education Impact Fund
James Fisher, CFA
Senior Director, Equities and Alternatives
Eric Nelson
Impact Investing
Greg Van Guilder
Chief Investment
Joseph Watt
Education Impact Investing
Mindi Chen
Edtech + Workforce Investor
Steve Deutsch
Impact Investing
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kollegio | Seed | $2.8M | Apr 2025 |
 Be My Eyes | Series A | $6.1M | Jan 2025 |
 Stepful | Series B | $31.5M | Nov 2024 |
 Backpack Healthcare | Series A | $14M | May 2024 |
| YYoume Healthcare | Series A | $14M | May 2024 |
 Backpack | Series A | $17M | May 2024 |
 Backflip | Series A | $27M | Jan 2024 |
| AAprende Institute | Series A | $22M | Jan 2023 |
| AAvanti Financial Group | Series A | $37M | Mar 2021 |
 EmpowerU | Seed | $1M | Jan 2021 |
| AAmerican Prison Data Systems | Series B | $5M | Jun 2020 |
 Meritize | Series A | $13.2M | Oct 2018 |
 Quad Learning | Series B | $10M | Apr 2014 |
| Backpack Healthcare | Bridge | $14M | — |
 Aprende | Series A | $22M | — |
 BoodleBox | Unknown | $5M | — |
| AAvanti | Series A | $37M | — |
 Fishtree | Series A | $3M | — |
 Motivo | Seed | $2.2M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 7 October 2026