Emerge

📣 New Manifesto Alert! Read on to find out more about our new manifesto and the areas of future of work and learning we are most excited about!

🚀 Calling all female founders building the future of learning and work! We’re bringing together a powerhouse of learning experts for a Female Founder Office Hour. Whether you're looking for advisors, investment or mentorship for the best of the best in our industry, then this is the group for you. 👎 It’s no secret—only a small fraction of VC funding finds its way to women-led businesses. While edtech shows promise, it’s not immune to this gap! Women make up 30% of edtech founders, yet only 3.8% of VC funding goes to female founded startups. At Emerge, we’re committed to changing this. With 43% of our portfolio companies co-founded by women in our last fund, we’re dedicated to supporting incredible women-led ventures and continuing this in (our recently closed) Fund II! Apply to join us on Thursday, December 12th to meet and gain insights from an incredible group of founders, operators, and executives in our Venture Partner and Emerge Insider communities, from organisations like Andela, Degreed, Udacity, Korn Ferry, Chegg Inc., and edX. 👇 Interested? Drop your startup’s name below and apply for a spot through the link in the comments! 💖 Not a female founder? I would so appreciate if you could amplify this opportunity by sharing or tagging a phenomenal female founder in your network who could benefit from this!! Susan Steele Cynthia Stuckey Poonam Kalinani Smita Bakshi Clarissa Shen Elizabeth Waite Monica Garcia Junco Jamie Farrell Farah Mulji Yuying Chen-Wynn Tanaya Kilara Amelia Manning Nina Huntemann Ann-Mari Höfinger Catalina S. Amanda Nolen #FemaleFounders #Edtech #VC #Investment #Advisors #Startups

🇫🇷 BASED IN PARIS AND BUILDING OR INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF WORK / LEARNING? Then come join Jan and I, as well as Le Wagon Co-Founder Boris and nolej Co-Founder Nejma at the Emerge X Le Wagon Paris meetup. Sign up here: https://lu.ma/1akbq74t Can't wait to be back in Paris. The last time I was there I bought this fig shirt thinking it was great. Then I got home and realised it wasn't. Wish i'd done some more due diligence. Founders - don't make the same mistake I did, come meet investors from Partech, Ventech, XAnge, Educapital, Singular, Founders Future, daphni, Seedstars, Breega, EQT Ventures and more to find the best fit for you.

🍂 October's nearly over, but there's still time to fall into your next edtech career opportunity 🎃 ✨ Ready for a fresh start in an impactful and innovative startup? Our portfolio has some amazing opportunities waiting for you like: 👉 (Senior) Business Automation Manager at VARM 🌍 Why Now? Buildings are the largest energy consumers in Europe, contributing to 36% of all EU CO₂ emissions. VARM is on a mission to decarbonize buildings by advancing insulation technology. Having just closed a strong Seed Round with top-tier investors, VARM aims to insulate 1 million houses over the next decade. Join us to unf*ck the planet and drive the energy transition forward! 👉 Associate People & Culture Manager at Colossyan 🌟 Who are Colossyan? Colossyan is revolutionising AI video to make knowledge transfer effortless. With over $22M raised in Series A funding and recognised as a G2 "Leader," we’re expanding our international team of 60+ passionate individuals. Their vibrant culture emphasises growth, collaboration, and fun. But don't take their word for it - check out the pics from their latest offsite in Istanbul! 🔗 Curious what other opportunities might be waiting for you? Check our the Emerge careers page (link in comments) and find your next home #EdTech #ClimateTech #AI #Hiring #JobOpportunities #JoinOurTeam #Careers

🚀 Looking for your next career move? Our portfolio companies are leading the future of learning and work - and they’re hiring! Highlighting just a few of the roles on our job board right now: 👉 VARM is looking for a Full Stack Engineer / Technical Lead  VARM is tackling Europe’s building decarbonization challenge. They’ve just closed a Seed Round and need a tech lead to build their core platform and scale insulation solutions. Help reduce CO₂ emissions and make a real climate impact. 👉 Colossyan is hunting for a Customer Success Manager Colossyan is revolutionizing AI video creation for Learning & Development. Join as a CSM to manage global accounts and drive customer success for industry giants like Paramount and Novartis. 👉 Algor is looking for a Senior Frontend Developer Algor is transforming learning with AI. They need a frontend developer to create intuitive interfaces with React.js and Next.js. Shape the future of personalized education and impact students worldwide. Explore more roles on our careers page, link in comments. #climatetech #edtech #AI #startups #hiring

LEGENDARY week in Copenhagen for TechBBQ and our fourth edtech / future of work meetup where we gathered 70 founders and investors passionate about disrupting the space. Highlights: 💡 Wizdom's insights on how to cultivate a high performing team: i) Don't compromise on competencies when hiring, poor cultural fit will impact the whole organisation; ii) Burnt out teams underperform - proper R&R is crucial to high performance.  🕰 Helene's founder story from Tiimo and the trade off between speed to market and taking the time to get the product right, especially when you are building truly impactful products for users. It takes patience! 😅 The second Emerge run club - ANOTHER ZERO TURNOUT. Third time lucky? (Puresport how did you do it?!!) Thanks to everyone who came along, Wizdom, Helene and Rasmus for your AMAZING insights, and our friends Michael and Dominika for being fantastic co-hosts.

💡 In the early days of a startup, pivoting quickly can be the difference between success and failure. But when do you know it's time to stop experimenting and start executing? Emerge Venture Partner, Smita Bakshi, co-founder of zyBooks: A Wiley Brand, shares the pivotal moments that signaled it was time to scale — including a surprising lesson learned from a packed conference booth and a long game strategy in edtech. 👀 Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel (Emerge PMF Academy) for more insights on early-stage startup strategy.

🇩🇰 Are you going to TechBBQ next week? Are you building / investing in EdTech or Future of Work and based in Denmark / the Nordics? If YES - then join me and my colleague Sami together well as Headspace Chief Purpose Officer Wizdom and Zensai CEO Rasmus Holst at the Emerge X Antler Copenhagen meetup next week. 🤑 Founders, come and meet investors from other funds including byFounders, Export and Investment Fund of Denmark, Scale Venture Partners, Norrsken, CVX Ventures, Wave Ventures and Maersk Growth and more. 🦄 Investors, come find the next big thing! Spots are limited - link to sign up here: https://lu.ma/ncqdblck

🔥 Founders, how much time should you really spend on strategy when you're constantly putting out fires? According to Smita Bakshi, co-founder of zyBooks: A Wiley Brand, strategy isn't just important—it's critical to reducing those fires in the first place. 💡 She breaks it down into two essential phases: 1️⃣ Before Product-Market Fit: Identify the undeniable need, know why you are best suited to solve it, and look for key inflection points to leverage. 2️⃣ After Product-Market Fit: Focus on delighting your users and expanding your user base. Stick to your strategy, even when tempting opportunities arise outside your core focus. 👀 Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel (Emerge PMF Academy) for more insights on early-stage startup strategy.

👋 Edtech founders, we’re hosting a free workshop on reaching Product-Market Fit in edtech with EdTech product coach and advisor, Matt Walton, founding Chief Product Officer at FutureLearn. "The Never-Ending Road to Product Market Fit" Date: Tuesday 24th September Time: 1-2pm, UK (on Zoom) If you’d like to join, drop your company name in the comments and complete the short application form under this post! We'll explore: 👉 What is product-market fit? 👉 How do you know you’ve got it? 👉 6 insights common to EdTech companies who have successfully found it. We’ll introduce a diagnostic tool to help participants explore for themselves on which dimensions they are making progress and where to focus their efforts. Plus, share case studies of Edtech companies that have successfully done it. As the name suggests, finding product-market fit is a never-ending road so this is not just for early stages but equally relevant to established startups and scale-ups and people trying to innovate in established organizations. 🙌 We can’t wait to see you there.