Jean Hammond
General Partner at LearnLaunch Accelerator
Boston, Massachusetts
Invests in
Locations:
Min Investment:
$20,000.00Max Investment:
$120,000.00Target Investment:
$70,000.00
Skills
Education
- MS
- BU
Lists including Jean
Investments
UpBrainery Technologies
Total Funding:
Lingco Language Labs
Total Funding:
Alchemy Vision
Total Funding:
KiddieKredit
Total Funding: $1M
Ann-Education
Total Funding:
Respiratory Motion
Total Funding:
Zulama
Total Funding: $650K
Choosito
Total Funding: $100K
Skookii
Total Funding: $25K
Knowledge to Practice
Total Funding: $2M
FillMyFork
Total Funding:
LearnPlatform
Total Funding: $7M
Apptient
Total Funding:
Testive
Total Funding: $5.2M
Playrific
Total Funding: $3M
QuadWrangle
Total Funding: $150K
Rifiniti
Total Funding: $2.9M
Socrative
Total Funding: $750K
ThriveHive
Total Funding: $2M
Promoboxx
Total Funding: $9.6M
Zagster
Total Funding: $5M
Locu
Total Funding: $4.6M
Marginize
Total Funding: $650K
Work Experience
General Partner
2012
LearnLaunch Accelerator provides the most promising edtech startups worldwide with seed funding, an unmatched team of mentors, intensive coaching and all the tools needed to grow a successful edtech startup. LearnLaunch is dedicated to connecting, supporting, and growing greater education technology ecosystems to drive innovation and transform learning. It offers a vibrant community, educational events, a collaborative co-working space, and a selective accelerator program to promote the growth of the education technology sector in greater Boston, a world education hub. LearnLaunch Accelerator provides the most promising edtech startups worldwide with seed funding, an unmatched team of mentors, intensive coaching and all the tools needed to grow a successful edtech startup. LearnLaunch Campus is a collaborative co-working space dedicated to edtech startups and is home to more than 30 edtech companies LearnLaunch Institute is a non-profit with a mission to increase learning by providing support for the creation and growth of education technology and learning companies in New England. LearnLaunch Institute connects educators, entrepreneurs, learners, investors, and industry affiliates in the education innovation ecosystem. It offers conferences, meetups, teacher showcases, classes, and other services to the edtech community. Increasing LearnLaunch Institute provides education services to support the growth of digital personalized education in schools and school districts.
2021
Co-Founder
2021
EdInno is the learning community for edtech innovators. Learn more and sign up here: bit.ly/edinnoannouncement
2006
Member of Boston Forum
2006
Golden Seeds invests in companies with women in the senior team. Jean co-founded the Boston branch of Golden Seeds.
2005
Member
2005
Angel group for Tech investments
Member
2003
Angel Investing
Member - North American Executive Board
2015
Board Member
2012
Index of the Massachusetts Innovation Economy published by the MassTech Collaborative
Board Member
2010
2001
Principal
2001
Consulting with early stage businesses. Active angel Investor MIT Entrepreneurship Center, Entrepreneur in Residence, fall of 2009-present. Mentor at MassChallenge and TechStars ..
2015 - 2020
Member of the Corporation (Board of Trustees)
2015 - 2020
The Corporation — the board of trustees of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — provides oversight of Institute to ensure that it adheres to the purposes for which it was chartered and that its integrity and financial resources are preserved for future generations as well as for current purposes.