ECMC Foundation – Startup Investor Profile

ECMC Foundation is working to improve postsecondary outcomes for students from underserved backgrounds that lead to economic mobility.

Location: Los Angeles

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Investment Stages: seed, series-a

Website: https://www.ecmcfoundation.org/

AI Reasoning: I found a press release showing ECMC (via ECMC Group/Education Impact Fund and OnRamp accelerator) invested in startups including Air Reading, CoGrader, Folio.works, GRADIFY, and ProMazo on March 18, 2024. From that date to the reference date is between 18 and 19 months, which would normally be ‘not-active’. However, additional ECMC Foundation news items in 2025 (Oct 1, 2025 market update and multiple program grants in 2025) indicate ongoing funding activities but those are grants and initiatives rather than direct startup investments. The only clear startup investment activity found is March 18, 2024 (Air Reading, CoGrader, Folio.works, GRADIFY, ProMazo), which is 19+ months prior to the reference date, so classification should be ‘not-active’. However, because the organization participated as an investor partner in March 2024 directly investing $100,000 in startups, the correct tag based strictly on last known investment date (March 18, 2024) is ‘not-active’.

Not Active – No known investments in the last 12 months.

Low Activity – Only known investments between the last 12 and 6 months.

Active – Known investments between the last 6 and 3 months.

Very Active – Known investments in the last 3 months.