Incubated Ventures

Because each challenge, opportunity, and leader is unique, we design our partnerships to maximize impact.

We forge unconventional paths backing bold leaders with bold ideas, the unshakeable optimism and infinite curiosity to prove what's possible in education at scale.

Christina Heitz

Founder and CEO, Cambiar Education

Cambiar incubates ventures to jumpstart the most innovative, breakthrough work, tightening the time from launch to impact.

The goal of incubation is to create the optimal conditions for each new venture to flourish by providing foundational support, refining their idea, developing their product, and gaining market traction.

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Incubated Ventures

We incubate ventures at various stages of growth, often as startups, to develop within the strategic and supportive environment of Cambiar. We intentionally work with intrepid leaders who embrace the speed of innovation, champion all students, and inspire others to join their mission.

Builds digital tools that teach kids the basic skills they need to become strong readers.

Provides virtual tutoring, grounded in learning science, to help struggling readers.

Builds leaders across generations to strengthen human relationships in a world shaped by AI.

Designs learning that sticks, so students carry what they learn from one grade into the next.

Centralizes collection, distribution, and sense-making of data and information on K-12 teaching and learning.

Partners with education leaders to build schools where students with disabilities can thrive.

Turns forgotten public spaces into quality homes for teachers and essential workers.

Trains school leaders to ensure strong leadership pipelines continue into the future.

Uses AI simulations and coaching to help teachers build the skills that matter most for students.

Gives rising leaders around the world support to research problems and build real plans.

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Launched Ventures

Born and nurtured inside the Cambiar studio, these ventures grew from concepts into thriving, independent organizations and whose founders continue to grow their impact.

Builds one-on-one video tutoring that uses conversational AI to scale great teachers, not replace them.

Partners with schools to build systems that champion and drive opportunities for all students after high school.

Reshapes education for the age of AI through grants, research, and building networks of innovators.

Working with Cambiar really helped me better understand the business of this work, and how to build something that is going to persist in the long run as a supportive program for schools.

Mindy Sjoblom

Founder & CEO, OnYourMark Education

Whenever there's a problem or an unknown, either operationally or programmatically, we can go to Cambiar. There seems to be no limit to its resourcefulness and its scope.

Ben Marcovitz

Founder, All Means All & Lift All Boats

I tell folks all the time to work with Cambiar and Christina. We would not be where we are without them. They've been critical to our success and feel like partners on our team.

Rebecca Kockler

Founder & Former CEO, Magpie Literacy

I knew how to run an organization. I didn't know how to start one. Cambiar helped me figure that out. If it wasn't for Cambiar, we wouldn't be where we are today.

Donald Kamentz

Founder & CEO, Contigo Ed

The ecosystem of entrepreneurs exists in a unique way at Cambiar. I get to work with folks solving and tackling big problems in really creative ways.

Derwin Sisnett

Founder & CEO, Adaptive Commons