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    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.

    67% of their portfolio is in Education. Average disclosed round size is $75.8M (across 6 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    5

    Fund Size

    Top Stage

    Series D

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    Susan Cates

    Susan Cates

    Managing Partner

    Laura Pinnie

    Laura Pinnie

    Managing Director

    Stephanie Nieman

    Stephanie Nieman

    Managing Director

    Elizabeth Chou

    Elizabeth Chou

    Partner

    Mahila Amjad

    Mahila Amjad

    Principal

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    6 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Eruditus logoEruditusSeries F$150MOct 2024
    IntelyCare logoIntelyCareSeries C$115MApr 2022
    Product School logoProduct SchoolGrowth$25MAug 2021
    Mursion logoMursionSeries B$20MNov 2020
    Eruditus logoEruditusSeries D$113MSep 2020
    Centrical logoCentricalSeries D$32M

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    Last updated: 8 September 2026