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Eric Scott Lavin
Founder of activeprimer.vc
New York, New York
Overview
Eric Scott Lavin is the Founder and Head Agent of activeprimer.vc, specializing in education innovation and angel investing, with a background as a co-founder and CEO of Whetstone Education. He has served as a strategic advisor for various organizations, including Array Education and SchoolMint, showcasing expertise in leadership, strategic planning, and program development within the education sector.
Work Experience
Founder / head agent
2024 - Current
activeprimer.vc is meant to be my internet hub for innovators/entrepreneurs, investors and other stakeholders interested in my brand of pushing ambition on what the digital renaissance in education can and should look like.
Strategic Advisor
2023
Identifying and supporting entrepreneurs & education innovators working on smart approaches from early lit through early career.
Partner
2022
Identifying and partnering with entrepreneurs building ventures powered by the megatrends of this decade. Invest in: ed & talent tech, the longtail of entrepreneurship, and other things that are obviously the future.
Angel investing
2021
Think about my zone as k-100 learner/human-centered innovation. Here is my portfolio: https://ericlavin.notion.site/Eric-Scott-Angel-Investments-ee9d5056dc5940c9a9f338f19f66ada0
Independent Consultant
2019
Select projects with schools, companies and ecosystem actors that build the future of education, learning and work.
Advisor
2019 - 2023
Learning/product design, marketing strategy
Founder
2021 - 2022
Mobile first career navigation tool; learned lots about direct to consumer ed tech and company building
Strategic Advisor
2021 - 2021
Contributed to product innovation, marketing strategy, and M&A at SchoolMint. SchoolMint acquired Whetstone, which I co-founded.
SchoolMint helps schools and families manage the admissions process, simply and cost effectively.
Raised $7,700,000.00 from Sleeping Bear Capital.
Strategic Advisor & Program Producer
2020 - 2021
Leading update of open access courses to be cohorted, active and asynchronous to learners in various contexts, including: US high school & homeschool students, international HS students, opportunity youth, and mid career adults.
Co-founder, CEO, Board member
2013 - 2021
Whetstone is Saas based talent management and development software tool for k-12 education, with a focus on enabling high quality coaching and ongoing personalized professional learning. We partner with schools, districts, and teacher development programs to support and accelerate effective teaching with technology. We serve over 2000 schools and 100,000 teachers. I'm a co-founder, first CEO, and active board member focused on innovation/growth. Acquired by SchoolMint in Jan 2021.
Education
Bachelor of Arts
2005 - 2009
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