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NeighborSchools operates educational campuses, offering vital learning environments for Pre-K through 8th-grade students. It empowers autonomous schools with crucial support, enabling focus on academic excellence via a whole-child, blended learning model. This approach cultivates a love for learning, fostering essential academic skills and virtues for success.
Established in 2018, NeighborSchools draws inspiration from the transformative Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) initiated in Houston in 1994. A collective of educators and community leaders, influenced by their KIPP experiences, founded the organization. Their core insight was to rekindle that profound educational impact for contemporary children, driving new opportunities.
NeighborSchools serves children in underserved communities. Its vision ensures all students complete PreK-12 education prepared for college or careers, granting them freedom to choose a fulfilling life. The company’s mission guides children to embrace learning, acquire necessary skills, and develop virtues to succeed and transform their communities.
NeighborSchools has raised $9.0M across 2 funding rounds.
NeighborSchools has raised $9.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
NeighborSchools is a Cambridge/Boston–area technology-enabled childcare company that helps individual caregivers launch and operate licensed, in‑home micro-daycares by providing a “daycare‑in‑a‑box” platform for compliance, operations, marketing and parent matching[2][3].
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Quick takeaway: NeighborSchools built a practical, tech‑enabled playbook for turning skilled caregivers into licensed micro‑daycare operators, and its 2018–2022 growth and acquisition demonstrate both product‑market fit and a pathway for scaling neighborhood childcare capacity through platformization and partnership with larger education networks[2][1].
NeighborSchools has raised $9.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
NeighborSchools's investors include Accomplice, 186 Ventures, Hannah Grey VC, Chelsea Clinton, Accomplice VC, Alumni Ventures, Ambush Capital, Asylum Ventures, Fifty Years, Fusion Fund, Haun Ventures, Inflection.
NeighborSchools has raised $9.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $5.0M Other Equity in April 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2022 | $5M Venture Round | Accomplice | 186 Ventures, Hannah Grey VC, Chelsea Clinton | Announced |
| Oct 1, 2019 | $4M Seed | Accomplice VC | Alumni Ventures, Ambush Capital, Asylum Ventures, Fifty Years, Fusion Fund, Haun Ventures, Inflection, Jefferies LLC, Susa Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Y Combinator, Aaron Harris, Alain Hanover, Charlie Songhurst, Justin Kitch, Jutta Steiner, Mike Volpe, Steve Chen, Tuhaye Venture Partners, World Within | Announced |