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About Us

We live at the intersection of education, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Our CREATE Process

Stay laser-focused on outcomes and move faster from bold ideas to impact.

Our People

Approach our work with curiosity and eternal optimism creates lasting change.

Careers

Work with us to drive meaningful change for students that need it most.

Cambiar Ventures

Ventures Overview

We are the go-to source and the first call for leaders and entrepreneurs with bold ideas.

Cambiar AI Innovation Fund

Advances AI tools that serve as a force for lifelong learning for all students.

Cambiar Thrive Fund

Bridges the information divide between schools, caregivers, and students.

Cambiar Incubated Ventures

Supercharges bold, life-changing ideas to impact, scale, and sustainability.

Cambiar HQIM 2030 Fund

Creates the next generation of learning systems to dramatically improve outcomes at scale.

Direct-Run Initiatives

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Cambiar Initiatives
We build and run our own initiatives to drive innovation and real, lasting impact for students who need it most.

Explore Cambiar Initiatives

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Cambiar Catalyst
Builds a community of visionary education leaders to enact transformational change.

Cambiar Catalyst

Cambiar Velocity
Connects system leaders and innovators to drive market transformation in public education.

Cambiar Velocity

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Cambiar Quest
Strengthens students' durable skills through career exploration and work-based learning experiences.

Cambiar Quest

Run the Future
Inspires students to solve real world challenges through an entrepreneurial process.

Run the Future

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About Cambiar

We live at the intersection of education, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

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I founded Cambiar because I saw untapped potential in the marketplace that could change the world of education - opportunities to foster and advance radical, innovative ideas that drive extraordinary outcomes for all students.
Christina Heitz
Founder & CEO, Cambiar Education
$275M
Funds raised to fuel innovation that centers students who need it most

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140+
Ventures powered by Cambiar to turn bold ideas into action and impact

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90%
Cambiar ventures that continue to thrive after 5+ years

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37M
Number of students served by Cambiar ventures and programs

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Cambiar Education was founded in 2016 as the first K-12 venture studio.
We aim to drive positive, life-changing impact for over 1 million students by 2030.

Our Core Values

DARE

We dare to dream big, take bold action, and challenge the impossible. We embrace risk, push boundaries, and step into the unknown with strength and courage, knowing that growth lies beyond comfort. 

CREATE

We create in order to make a transformative difference in the world. We are eternally optimistic and develop game-changing solutions. 

GROW

We have a crazy curiosity, love big challenges, and aren’t afraid to fail. We accelerate growth and impact so change agents and change efforts reach their fullest potential.

LOVE

We believe in the tremendous talent and human potential of all; we want to discover, engage, and celebrate everyone’s unique “superpowers.” We seek out and lean into eclectic ideas, joyful debates, and direct feedback. 

LAUGH

We laugh often and out loud; creativity is best fostered when we are having fun! We defer judgment so we can all laugh, dance, sing, and express “like no one is watching.”

A lot of organizations say they have values but find it hard to honor them over time. It's amazing to experience how Cambiar truly lives its values - and how they show up in our work each and every day.
Garima Sahai
Senior Vice President, AI and Innovation Technology, Cambiar Education
Explore Our People
We turn innovative ideas into action and impact, working with ventures led by founders with unshakeable optimism and courage.
At Cambiar Education, we work with communities to not only identify the root causes of the challenges that they face in regards to education outcomes, but also to co-create the solutions.

Chris Maher

Partner, Cambiar Education
The Cambiar community is incredibly supportive. They've got your back all the way, and deeply understand the impact we're trying to make.

Diane Tavenner

Co-Founder & CEO, Futre.me
Cambiar brings together game-changing ideas and brilliant people, who have this passion, who want to change society, and want all kids to be successful.

Dr. Donald E. Fennoy II

Partner, Cambiar Education
Working with Cambiar, particularly through their support of my design sprint, is one of the most transformative opportunities I’ve had. They helped me see what's possible beyond the vision and dream I started with.

Susan Asiyanbi

Founder & CEO, The Olori Network
Having personally worked in education for decades, in multiple roles, I have not experienced in all those years an organization that is doing the type of work at the level of success that Cambiar is doing.

John Deasy

Partner, Cambiar Education
Cambiar helped us build a growth plan that gave us a clear trajectory for the next three years and the confidence to explain it to our funders and stakeholders.

Crystal Gonzales

Executive Director, English Learners Success Forum
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