Invests in
Sectors:
Locations:
Min Investment:
$100,000.00Max Investment:
$5,000,000.00Target Investment:
$1,500,000.00
Skills
Education
Lists including Eric Scott
Work Experience
2024
Founder / head agent
2024
activeprimer.vc is meant to be my internet hub for innovators/entrepreneurs, investors and other stakeholders interested in my brand of pushing ambition on what the digital renaissance in education can and should look like.
2023
Strategic Advisor
2023
Identifying and supporting entrepreneurs & education innovators working on smart approaches from early lit through early career.
2022
Partner
2022
Identifying and partnering with entrepreneurs building ventures powered by the megatrends of this decade. Invest in: ed & talent tech, the longtail of entrepreneurship, and other things that are obviously the future.
2021
Angel investing
2021
Think about my zone as k-100 learner/human-centered innovation. Here is my portfolio: https://ericlavin.notion.site/Eric-Scott-Angel-Investments-ee9d5056dc5940c9a9f338f19f66ada0
2019
Independent Consultant
2019
Select projects with schools, companies and ecosystem actors that build the future of education, learning and work.
2019 - 2023
Advisor
2019 - 2023
Learning/product design, marketing strategy
2021 - 2022
Founder
2021 - 2022
Mobile first career navigation tool; learned lots about direct to consumer ed tech and company building
2021 - 2021
Strategic Advisor
2021 - 2021
Contributed to product innovation, marketing strategy, and M&A at SchoolMint. SchoolMint acquired Whetstone, which I co-founded.
2020 - 2021
Strategic Advisor & Program Producer
2020 - 2021
Leading update of open access courses to be cohorted, active and asynchronous to learners in various contexts, including: US high school & homeschool students, international HS students, opportunity youth, and mid career adults.
2013 - 2021
Co-founder, CEO, Board member
2013 - 2021
Whetstone is Saas based talent management and development software tool for k-12 education, with a focus on enabling high quality coaching and ongoing personalized professional learning. We partner with schools, districts, and teacher development programs to support and accelerate effective teaching with technology. We serve over 2000 schools and 100,000 teachers. I'm a co-founder, first CEO, and active board member focused on innovation/growth. Acquired by SchoolMint in Jan 2021.