Education Finance Matters

Busy week – we raised money and saw hits on Human Capital Score top 10,000 on one day!

14th July, 2009 - Posted by Alan - No Comments

We are excited to report that we have raised $500,000 in a second tranche, bringing Series B funding to $2 million total. The latest tranche was led by Serious Change fund, which is headed by investor Josh Mailman. The news was covered in Dow Jones VentureWire, VatorNews and VentureDeal.

We have also had tremendous media coverage of the Human Capital Score which have led to visits to the Human Capital Score site (www.humancapitalscore.com) peaking at over 10,000 on one day!

Media highlights include:

bizzia.com (July 9, 2009): One of the main complaints many students have when looking to close the college funding gap have is that it is increasingly difficult for them to get approved for private loans . People Capital is hoping to help students by providing a metric that can help lenders get an idea of a student’s potential through a Human Capital Score. View the full article.

MSN money (July 7, 2009): What can you expect to earn after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in history from Podunk U? Would that income increase if you had the same degree from an Ivy League school? How about if you had a journalism or engineering degree? View the full article.

Christian Science Monitor (July 6, 2009): You have an SAT score of 2000 and are studying art at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. Expect to make about $33,200 the year after you graduate. Not thrilled? Raise your SAT 100 points and opt instead for engineering at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, and you can look forward to a $41,219 first-job-out-of-college salary. At least so says a new “Human Capital Score” calculator designed by People Capital. View the full article.