Tiny Fellowship

Geographic Scope: United States, with focus on education entrepreneurs and school choice innovators

Overview:
The Tiny Fellowship is 4.0's core seed grant program designed to support education entrepreneurs and founders creating new school models and choice-driven platforms. The fellowship provides catalytic capital to help founders prove their models in the market.

Key Features

• Purpose: Fund the most promising founders creating new school models and choice-driven platforms
• Model: Seed grants that serve as "First Yes" validation for education ventures
• Support: Beyond funding, includes intensive coaching and diligence process to transform promising concepts into investable enterprises
• Philosophy: Small seed grants act as powerful market signals that de-risk innovation and attract private capital

Focus Areas

• School choice innovations
• New school models
• Choice-driven platforms
• Education ventures with market-based approaches

Impact

• Portfolio has attracted over $1.4 billion in follow-on private investment, philanthropic grants, and sustainable revenue
• Ventures serve over 18.2 million students nationwide
• 57% of seeded school models are operational and expanding after five years
• For every dollar invested at seed stage, ventures raise multiples more from private market

Eligibility

• Education entrepreneurs and founders
• Ventures focused on school choice and new education models
• Ideas with demonstrated or potential market demand