About Socratic Ventures
Socratic Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2007. It is primarily based out of Austin, United States. As of Jan 2021, Socratic Ventures has invested in 5 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from FinTech to Enterprise Applications and EdTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Acadeum A lot of funds co-invest with Socratic Ventures, with names like Lumina Foundation sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Socratic Ventures has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Socratic Ventures' List of All Investments
Socratic Ventures has a portfolio of 5 companies. Their most notable investmentis in MeasureoneTheir portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in FinTech, Enterprise Applications, EdTech and 2 other sectors, across stages such as Series A stage. Here is the list of all investments by Socratic Ventures:1. Acadeum
Online course sharing platform for higher education. It offers students pre-approved online courses at other institutions for credit. It provides lessons on various subjects including business, accounting, management, nursing, finance, and more. It enables institutes to share courses with students.
Key facts about Acadeum
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $25.6M
- Employee Count: 44 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Rethink Capital Partners, Lumina Foundation and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 28, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Measureone
Provider of consumer data access and verification services. It offers automated access to insurance, income, tax, employment, and education data through connected accounts and intelligent document processing. The platform verifies data for various industries including auto finance, tax preparation, property management, and more. It provides a simple, flexible platform for data verification needs, with features such as no-code dashboards and API integrations. The service includes document processing capabilities to extract key data from various documents. Security is a priority, with a commitment to data protection and compliance standards.
Key facts about Measureone
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $14.8M
- Employee Count: 70 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: University Ventures, InsurTech NY and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 28, 2021, $*****
3. Meritize
Online education loans platform. The platform uses the FICO score and the borrower of previous academic, military, and work achievements to provide loans. Students can finance their tuition fees and living expenses through the platform. The company also offers quality skills-based training programs and customized talent acquisition programs.
Key facts about Meritize
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Frisco (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $20.1M
- Employee Count: 14 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: University Ventures, City Light Capital and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 30, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Vault
Vault is a student loan benefits program for employees. Offers an Advisor tool that provides employees with a view of their student debt and uses interactive modelling tools to help employees make data-driven decisions based on their specific goals, such as paying off faster or reducing payments.
Key facts about Vault
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $17.5M
- Employee Count: 4 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Raptor Group, CMFG Ventures and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 29, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Key facts about New Apprentices
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Antonio (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $3.15M
- Employee Count: 85 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Michelson 20MM and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Sep 14, 2021, $*****
Socratic Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Its most recent first time investment was in Acadeum and most recent follow-on round was in Acadeum.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Socratic Ventures' Investments by Stage
Socratic Ventures has made 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $7.69M.Socratic Ventures' Investments by Sector
Socratic Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the EdTech, FinTech, Enterprise Applications, Financial Services and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 4 Consumer (B2C) companies, 4 Tech companies, 3 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 1 company focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
EdTech | 2 |
FinTech | 2 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Financial Services | 1 |
Vertical SaaS | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Socratic Ventures' Investments by Geography
Socratic Ventures has made most investments in United States (3).Socratic Ventures' recent investments
Socratic Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Socratic Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 19, 2021 | United States | Series A | 5087 | ||
Feb 27, 2020 | United States | Series A | 1321 | [+2] | |
Oct 01, 2018 | United States | Series A | 4777 | ||
Aug 04, 2017 | United States | Series A | 2901 | [+2] |
Team profile of Socratic Ventures
Socratic Ventures has a team of 1 member located in United States. Socratic Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Socratic Ventures
Over the past 9 years, 24 investors have co-invested in Socratic Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Socratic Ventures: Colchis Capital Management, Chicago Ventures and 5 others have invested in rounds before Socratic Ventures. There is 1 company where Colchis Capital Management has invested before Socratic Ventures and 1 company where Chicago Ventures has invested before Socratic Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Socratic Ventures: 8 investors entered a company along with Socratic Ventures. These include investors like Lumina Foundation (1 company).
- Invested after Socratic Ventures: A total of 9 investors have invested in Socratic Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Green Street Impact Partners (1 company), ECMC Group (1 company) and Pearson Ventures (1 company).
Recent News related to Socratic Ventures
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AI networking chip startup nEye Systems gains $58m fundingoptics.org•Apr 16, 2025•nEye, M12, Micron, Nvidia and 1 other
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Acadeum: Raises $5M in FundingFintechinshorts•Mar 31, 2021•Acadeum, Rethink, Socratic Ventures, Lumina Foundation and 1 other
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Austin education tech firm Acadeum raises $7MNews Break•Feb 27, 2020•Acadeum, Lumina Foundation, Rethink, LearnStart and 3 others
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Meritize Raises $13.2M in Series A FundingPR Newswire•Oct 01, 2018•Meritize, Colchis Capital Management, Chicago Ventures, ZZ Capital and 4 others
