Higher Ground Education

About

Higher Ground Education aims to bring the Montessori education methodology to the mainstream through modernization.

Lake Forest,California,United States
https://tohigherground.com/

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Series B
Industries: Association,EdTech,Education,Management Consulting,Non Profit
Founded date: Jan 1, 2016
Operating Status: Active
Legal Name: Higher Ground Education, Inc.

Higher Ground is an organization dedicated to mainstreaming and modernizing Montessori education. Its purpose is to help children worldwide achieve just such elevation. The company focuses on expanding the reach and impact of the Montessori movement to creating systems, services, and resources that empower Montessori educators everywhere.

The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, California.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

3

$40M

Higher Ground Education has raised a total of $40M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 20, 2021 from a Series C round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Jan 20, 2021	Series C	$40M	5	Venn Growth Partners	—	Detail
Oct 11, 2019	Series B	—	1	—	—	Detail
Jun 1, 2019	Series B	—	4	Learn Capital	—	Detail

Funds Raised

Announced Date	Fund Name	Money Raised
Apr 5, 2022	HGE FIC N	$1M
Mar 30, 2022	HGE FIC L	$5.50M
Feb 22, 2022	HGE FIC I	$2.50M

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

2

6

Higher Ground Education is funded by 6 investors. Venn Growth Partners and Learn Capital are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Venn Growth Partners	Yes	Series C
Learn Capital	—	Series C
Nathan Doctor	—	Series C
Nimble Ventures	—	Series C
Peak State Ventures	—	Series C
Vast Ventures	—	Series B

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles

7

Higher Ground Education has 7 current employee profiles, including Board member Greg Mauro

Board member

Executive

Executive

Board member

Executive

Acquisition

Higher Ground Education has acquired 5 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Montessorium on Sep 17, 2018. They acquired Montessorium for 0.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
Sep 17, 2018 Montessorium	E-Learning	acquisition	—	Detail
Mar 12, 2020 CozyKin	Child Care	acquisition	—	Detail
Jan 20, 2021 Learner-Centered Collaborative	Education	acquisition	—	Detail
Apr 8, 2021 FreshGrade	EdTech	acquisition	—	Detail
Dec 1, 2022 NeighborSchools	Child Care	acquisition	—	Detail