COPPER WIRE VENTURES
Portfolio
Our portfolio companies reach a broad spectrum of audiences across the educational and family tech sectors, but have a common thread of contributing to the future of learning for all ages. As our portfolio grows, we’ll find new ways to share ideas, resources, and best practices that help grow the industry along with each individual company.
2020 Investments
Maro (by BeforeWeBegin)
Because small humans have big questions.
BeforeWeBegin is a digital health and education technology company that equips parents and teachers to better implement mental health, wellness and sex education by creating digital content that engages the modern student. We distribute that content through two platforms: The first is Maro - a mobile companion that enables parents to roadmap their child's development and use digital media as a medium for tough conversations. The next iteration will allow teachers to create individualized, bite-sized lesson plans that align with state regulation, track impact and earn certifications in managing at-risk student behavior. Maro launched in Apple's app store in November 2020.
Zoe Immersive
Giving VR superpowers to students and teachers.
Zoe provides creation tools that empower your students to create powerful & authentic interactive experiences using immersive technologies whether they are in a classroom or virtually anywhere in the world.
Mindprint Learning
A strength-based approach to improving learning outcomes for students of all ages.
Mindprint provides insight into how each student learns best so educators can deliver instruction and teach in the format that is easiest for that student to understand and retain. Mindprint can accurately measure a student's core learning skills in the domains of executive functions, complex reasoning, memory, and processing. Student results are delivered through unique learner profiles and personalized learning plans, which guide teachers as to why students are struggling in specific academic topics and provide the most appropriate strategies to help each student learn more easily and efficiently.
EveryDay Labs
Reduce chronic absenteeism by engaging families to overcome barriers to K–12 attendance.
EveryDay Labs improves student outcomes through the power of behavioral science. They partner with districts to reduce absenteeism because they believe every student deserves the opportunity to be present and learning every day. They empower families by sharing the right message at the right moment, proven to increase the number of students in school every day. To date, EveryDay Labs has served students across more than 2,000 schools, preventing more than 400,000 absences, equating to over 150 million minutes of instructional time they would have otherwise missed.
Chapperone
Safer and easier field trips.
An easy-to-use app that makes chaperoning school trips both easier and safer. Whether you’re taking students to the local museum for the day, or traveling further on a longer trip, you will be able to communicate with all students anytime, without having to share your phone number. You can also access important student information at the click of a button.
LiftEd
Confidentially address the unique needs of diverse learners, and their school teams.
LiftEd offers all the tools you need in one place: instructional planning, data tracking, team and parent 2-way communication (in multiple languages) to save you time and energy doing the hard work to best serve students with IEPs, IFSPs, BIPs, or those at-risk.
Co-Learn
For curious, engaged families.
CoLearn is a community of parents who seek ways to support each other while educating their children at home. We strive to build a national co-learning network that brings the benefits of traditional schools without the pain and constraints. We believe by working together we can transform education!
Class Rebel
Education is a peaceful protest against class inequity.
Sign up. Show up. Learn. Education on raising and investing money is not only for people fortunate enough to attend Ivy League colleges. We believe it is for anyone who wants to learn.
The Social Institute
Helping students navigate social media.
The Social Institute (TSI) offers a gamified, online learning platform that empowers students to positively navigate their social world — including social media and technology — to fuel their health, happiness, and future success.
wethink
We are building better humans.
weTHINK Inc., is a female- and minority-owned 21st learning program company leveraging the latest mobile and interactive experience technology to help the U.S. corporations, public schools and universities, and the U.S. military assess and learn required skills critical for applicants to succeed.
Unicycle
A better way to communicate with your classroom is here.
Finally, inbox with ease.
Unicycle is the first inbox workflow tool designed for educators. Effortlessly manage high volume across multiple classrooms in one central place, so you can focus on what you really love—teaching.
Advisory Board
& Strategic Services
Circletime, Inc. —
Founding Advisor
Circletime’s mission is to empower parents to support their children’s optimal development through shared learning experiences that are convenient and effortless.
NYEdTech Meetup —
Organizer since 2015
Forum to meet, share stories, & learn from other professionals in the EdTech industry.
How Women Invest —
Limited Partner
Founding LP in a $10mm venture capital fund that leverages a professional network of over 13,000 women to identify high-potential female founders and provide the rocket-fuel and mentorship to propel these fearless leaders to success.