Investing in EdTech
Is your startup looking for an EdTech investor? At LEGO Ventures, we provide funding to EdTech startups with a passion for developing innovative technology that combines creative thinking and play with education. We want to nurture and develop promising startups to become market leaders, shaping how learning experiences are delivered. You can read more about our focus on Education Technology through our Investment Areas.
Are you driven by innovation and problem-solving, hoping to change the future of education through new technology and digital solutions?
If you’re an entrepreneur looking to revolutionize learning, we’re here to help you take your ideas to the next level. Our expertise in education and learning through play have helped take our portfolio of EdTech ventures to the next level.
If you’re looking to propel your startup and are aiming to secure private equity funding, don’t hesitate to get in touch with our team of global EdTech Investors.
Learn How We’re Investing in EdTech Startups
We work with EdTech and Digital Play startups who are strongly aligned with our mission to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow. To find out more about how to secure venture capital investment as an innovator in education technology, take a look at our Investment Areas. If you’re currently fundraising for your startup and believe you would be a strong fit for our portfolio, feel free to reach out to our team of investors spanning the UK, and the US.
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Some of the investments we’ve made to date. See our entire portfolio here.
FAQs
What’s LEGO Ventures about?
Founded in 2018, LEGO Ventures is the venture capital arm of the LEGO Group. Our investment philosophy is to work with ventures who share our core idea of playful learning and developing systematic creativity.
At LEGO Ventures, we invest in EdTech startups that align with our vision for ‘learning through play’, including innovative educational software. We believe that using technological and digital experiences to engage children can spark playful learning through imagination and creativity.
Our EdTech investors are based globally, with a presence across the US, UK, and Denmark. We typically work with growth stage companies, aiming to be a supportive investor with a long-term focus. As a corporate venture capital arm, we go beyond a purely financial investment and help ventures along their growth journey through mentorship and market expertise.
Why do we invest in EdTech companies?
At LEGO Ventures, our core ethos is about the power of learning through play, and we partner with companies who work to bring this belief into both the informal and formal education sector. We believe there’s an untapped opportunity to instil important 21st Century skills in learners such as critical thinking, creative play, and collaborative learning. Our investors look for EdTech businesses, entrepreneurs, and startups focusing on progressive, next-generation educational experiences.
We also believe that there is significant opportunity for education technology solution to incorporate elements of digital play. With this in mind, we also focus on digital play solutions, providing investment for startups combining learning and play through the power of games. We look for companies that help children and students develop their creative minds, build skills, communicate, and challenge their preconceptions through meaningful play experiences.
What does the ideal EdTech startup look like for LEGO Ventures?
At LEGO Ventures, we collaborate with many types of EdTech businesses, from software designers with an innovative idea to experienced entrepreneurs with a track-record of successful ventures.
When we consider investing in a startup, we look for EdTech solutions that enable communication, collaboration, and innovative concepts that may appeal to a large target market across the education industry (e.g., K-12) rather than a small niche.
We’re inspired by startups with bold ideas and an exciting vision for the future. We work with companies championing transformative education through technology and play, presenting a progressive business model that aligns with our mission and vision. You can take a look at the companies we’ve invested in to date on our Portfolio page.
What’s your EdTech investment focus?
If you’re an EdTech venture currently fundraising, we look for startups and companies producing education technology for:
- K-12
- Pre-K / Early childhood
- B2B
- B2C / D2C
We also focus on startups providing ‘learning through play’ in gaming, including those specializing in online apps, mobile, console, browser-based, puzzle-based, and user-generated content services.
What EdTech startups do you work with?
We work with EdTech companies with an interest in transforming the future of education and learning. This may include ventures supporting:
- Early childhood development (ECD)
- Traditional classroom subjects (such as STEM / STEAM)
- 21st C Skills
- Upskilling of parents and early skills development
- Social and emotional learning (SEL)
We look for entrepreneurs with passion and experience in taking an idea from concept to product launch, demonstrating strong market traction. We believe that together we can revolutionize the future of children’s education.
Is my EdTech business a candidate for investment?
At LEGO Ventures, we firmly believe that playful activities stimulate any number of essential life skills in early year education, including K-12, pre-K, and school-age children. As an investor we are actively seeking innovative EdTech entrepreneurs and companies whose ideas share our ambition for change and are eager to be a part of our portfolio.
Through our venture capital investments, we support the establishment of new EdTech that has the potential to transform the sector. We aim to support innovative business models, products, and services that are embedded in educational research to produce evidence-based ventures.
Next-Generation At-Home Learning
Another key focus area for LEGO Ventures is transforming the at-home learning experience, through using innovations and advancements in technology. We aim to support companies that want to increase the adoption of ‘learning through play’ in a variety of settings, including at home. EdTech solutions should be able to support children through their entire learning journey – which means assisting both educators and parents with new tools and practices.
Adaptive Learning
As EdTech investors, we also look at products and services that use AI-powered personalization to enhance training, teaching, and learning experiences to support open-ended methodologies that boost education.
Assessing 21st Century Skills
We collaborate with forward-thinking companies who support technologies that integrate a number of essential 21st Century skills into their systems. The companies we work with should have a vested interest in creating EdTech that develops and assesses a broad range of skills, using playful activities to build them.
How much investment do you typically provide?
We typically focus on ventures fundraising for a Series A round or Series B round, although we remain open to a variety of opportunities. Our investment team is actively looking for ventures that have a strong alignment with our vision in building the future of creativity, learning, and play.
Why choose LEGO Ventures as my investor?
At LEGO Ventures, we put time and effort into helping you make meaningful connections across the industry, thanks to our powerful network of top experts, EdTech companies, and industry professionals.
We have a vast knowledge of the children’s education market, giving you access to top data to help grow your venture.
What’s LEGO Ventures' market expertise?
The LEGO Brand is instantly recognizable around the world. We’re present in over 130 countries, from the UK and US to China and Asia. This gives us a deeper insight into the different world markets, so we’re the perfect partner for EdTech companies aiming to grow internationally. We’re currently open to investment opportunities globally, with investors based in Europe, Asia, and North America.
Take a look at some of the investments we’ve made to date in our portfolio.
Looking for EdTech Investors for your Startup?
If you have a startup and want to become part of LEGO Ventures’ portfolio, don’t hesitate to reach out to us to learn more about who we are as an investor. Visit our Team page to get in touch directly with our investors.