A New Era of EdTech

HierLearning is short for Hierarchy of Learning. We all know that there's a hierarchy to learning - you can't learn multiplication until you've mastered addition. All learning is hierarchical (even learning how to read) and HierLearning is focused on promoting early stage startups that strive for student learning and mastery of content.

There are too many EdTech companies (backed by unsuspecting VCs) that are solving problems in education that don't need to be solved. HierLearning is intent on incubating early stage startups that actually move the needle on student learning and nothing else.

HierLearning only invests in early stage startups that can measurably showcase how they will increase student learning. The key word is 'measure'. There must be a path where student gains can be measured against the status quo.

$25K USD up to a maximum of $1M USD.

As an incubator, HierLearning attracts, identifies, and invests in early stage startups. The goal is to help them reach a minimally viable solution that can be implemented and tested for student learning. Once the solution is validated for student learning, we then provide the scaffolding to grow and scale.

For startups that successfully move into the grow and scale phase within the first year, the goal is to begin partial exists within 24-36 months.