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VC-funded Company:

Koru
100 West Harrison, North Tower, 2nd Fl.
Seattle, WA 98119
www.joinkoru.com

Education startup Koru is transforming the college-to-career landscape with an immersive, experiential learning program designed to quickly create and place workplace-ready recent college graduates inside high-growth work environments. Founded by veteran entrepreneurs Kristen Hamilton (founding partner at Onvia, COO at World Learning) and Josh Jarrett, (former head of Higher Ed Innovation for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and McKinsey & Co Consultant), Koru has raised $4.35 million in funding, led by the venture capital firm Maveron.

Key Contact
Name
Kristen Hamilton
Title
CEO
Funding Events

Date
Amount
Type
Investors
Valuation
12/13/13 undisclosed Battery Ventures
First Round Capital
Maveron
undisclosed
01/29/15 $8,000,000 Series A Battery Ventures
City Light Capital
First Round Capital
Maveron
Trilogy Equity Partners
undisclosed