Leeds Illuminate
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesFounded 2020
Leeds Illuminate is a growth equity firm investing in education, workforce development, and workforce access companies with $10M+ in revenues. Launched in 2020 as a sister fund to Leeds Equity Partners, it provides growth capital and strategic support to companies expanding learning and workforce outcomes.
55% of their portfolio is in Education. Average disclosed round size is $200.6M (across 10 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
9
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series D
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
11 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Centrical | Series D | $32M | Jun 2026 |
 Eruditus | Series F | $150M | Oct 2024 |
 IntelyCare, Inc. | Series C | $115M | Apr 2022 |
 Product School | Growth | $25M | Aug 2021 |
| Eruditus | Series E | — | Jan 2021 |
 Wonolo | Growth | $138M | Jan 2021 |
 Emeritus | Unknown | $650M | Jan 2021 |
 Mursion | Series B | $20M | Nov 2020 |
| Eruditus | Series D | $113M | Sep 2020 |
 Meritus | Unknown | $650M | — |
| EEruditus Learning | Series D | $113M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative6 shared
Prosus Ventures5 shared
Accel5 shared
India Quotient3 shared
Peak XV Partners2 shared
Vendep Capital1 shared
TPG Rise1 shared
SoftBank Vision Fund1 shared
Longitude Capital1 shared
Kaiser Permanente Ventures1 shared
Revelation Partners1 shared
Endeavour Vision1 shared
Jerusalem Venture Partners1 shared
C4 Ventures1 shared
Aleph1 shared
Intel Capital1 shared
Citi Ventures1 shared
CE Ventures1 shared
Kingfisher Investment Advisors1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026