Investment Notes: Earlywork
Jelix Ventures sets out why its Fund 1 backed Earlywork's $1.5 million round, praising the edtech startup's team and vocational model while flagging scaling questions.
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Startup · $2.2m raised
an Ed Tech startup on a mission to fix the disconnect between education and careers
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Earlywork raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Archangel Ventures | Seed · Pre-seed | - |
| Dave O'Mahony | Seed | - |
| Dave Shepherd | Seed | - |
| David Shein | Seed | - |
| Jay Simons | Seed | - |
| Jelix Ventures | Seed | - |
| No Brand | Seed | - |
| Paul Robson | Seed | - |
| Sam Rahmanian | Seed | - |
| Ultraviolet Ventures | Seed | - |
| Phase One Ventures | Pre-seed | - |
| Square Peg Capital | Pre-seed | - |
Every published round Earlywork took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauce | Seed | 11 Nov 2022 | $2.3m | Participant | SmartCompany, Startup Daily, Forbes Australia |
Companies Earlywork has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauce | 11 Nov 2022, Seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Earlywork, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Earlywork has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Earlywork did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Earlywork is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Earlywork acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Earlywork. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Jelix Ventures sets out why its Fund 1 backed Earlywork's $1.5 million round, praising the edtech startup's team and vocational model while flagging scaling questions.
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