Jobs for the Future

Jobs for the Future

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Overview

Jobs for the Future (JFF) is a national nonprofit that builds educational and economic opportunity for underserved populations in the United States. JFF develops innovative programs and public policies that increase college readiness and career success and build a more highly skilled, competitive workforce. With over 30 years of experience, JFF is a recognized national leader in bridging education and work to increase economic mobility and strengthen our economy.

Highlights

Founded

1983

Industry

Non Profit

Employees

251-500

Investment

4

Lead Investment

0

Exits

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Stages

Early Stage Venture, Seed

Investor Type

N/A

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North America

Contact Information

Social

Profile Resume

Jobs for the Future, established in 1983 and headquartered in United States, North America., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Seed investments across Information Technology, Software, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Education, Corporate Training, MOOC, Financial Services, Venture Capital. Their recent investments include Korbit Technologies, Khosla Ventures, Merus Capital, Global Brain Corporation, Desjardins Capital. The highest investment round they participated in was $1.5B. Among their most notable exits are Korbit Technologies and Khosla Ventures. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

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Daniel Obregon

Vice President, Marketing and Communications

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Sara Vander Zanden

Senior Manager

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Brian Douglas

Chief Operating Officer

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Maria Flynn

President and CEO

Investment portfolio

Jobs for the Future has made 4 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jul 01, 2023, when Making Space raised $850.0K.

Jobs for the Future has made 1 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Aug 12, 2021, when Anthill raised $3.0M.

investments

4

Diversity investments

1

Lead investments

0

Number of exits

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Investments

4

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Aug 12, 2021
Anthill Anthill
Software3.0M
Mar 01, 2022
PAIRIN PAIRIN
Software2.1M
May 30, 2023
Korbit Technologies Korbit Technologies
Information Technology11.3M
Jul 01, 2023
Making Space Making Space
Recruiting850.0K

Exits

0

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

4

Investors

5

Funds

0

Funding Rounds

4

Jobs for the Future has raised 4 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 01, 2023 from a Pre Seed Round - Making Space round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Aug 12, 2021
Seed Round - Anthill Seed Round - Anthill
-3.0M-
Mar 01, 2022
Series B - PAIRIN Series B - PAIRIN
-2.1M-
May 30, 2023
Series A - Korbit Technologies Series A - Korbit Technologies
-11.3M-
Jul 01, 2023
Pre Seed Round - Making Space Pre Seed Round - Making Space
-850.0K-

Investors

7

Jobs for the Future is funded by 7 investor(s). American Student Assistance and U.S. Department of Labor Kantor are the most recent investors.

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
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1.0M
May 11, 2013
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1.0M

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