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Our entire model is designed around a single question: “What will help students learn better — today and tomorrow?”
HierLearning is an incubator for early-stage EdTech and learning technology startups committed to one thing: helping students learn better — and proving it.
We support founders who think differently, challenge the system, and use learning science, AI, and technology to deliver tangible, future-ready mastery, not incremental improvement. Through co-design, we’ll pair you with school districts that will help you iterate on your solution until you get it right.
If your solution can measurably outperform the status quo, you belong here.Â
Learning outcomes first. Always.
Rethinking EdTech changes one thing, that changes everything.
About Us
Most products start with features. HierLearning starts with results.
About Us
We work backwards from success — not forwards from assumptions.
We start at the finish line.
Then, we help engineer the path to get there.
Define the outcome students must achieve
Before touching product or features, we get clear on what matters most:
What should students be able to do? What skills define thriving — today and in the future? This becomes the north star.
Build disruptive solutions that accelerate mastery
We help founders design tools that don’t just fit into existing models — they challenge them. Fewer constraints. More learning breakthroughs.
We help founders design tools that don’t just fit into existing models — they challenge them. Fewer constraints. More learning breakthroughs.
Every claim must be backed by real-world evidence. Pilots, benchmarks, comparison groups — If the product doesn’t outperform the status quo, we iterate until it does.
Scale future-proofed learning everywhere
When the results are undeniable, we help founders scale their impact across districts, countries, and learning ecosystems.
Outcome-driven growth, not hype-based growth.
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You have questions. We have answers.
HierLearning comes from “Hierarchy of Learning” — the idea that true mastery happens step-by-step.
We invest in technologies that honor this progression while pushing learning into the future through disruptive approaches.
We start where others finish: The Outcome.
Most incubators focus on features, demos, and market fit.
We focus on student success, measurable gains, and future-proofed mastery — and only invest in products that deliver.
Every startup we invest in must have a clear, research-driven plan for measuring learning outcomes.
We support founders in defining:
- Mastery Benchmarks
- Comparison Groups
- Real-world learning evidence
- Impact aligned to future skills
Innovators who challenge the existing learning system.
Builders obsessed with student outcomes.
Dreamers who want to shape the future of learning — not replicate the past.
For startups that validate and scale within a year, we target 24–36 month partial exits. The future of learning moves fast — and so do we.