Jean Hammond

General Partner

2012 - Current

LearnLaunch Accelerator
 provides the most promising edtech startups worldwide with seed funding, an unmatched team of mentors, intensive coaching and all the tools needed to grow a successful edtech startup. LearnLaunch is dedicated to connecting, supporting, and growing greater education technology ecosystems to drive innovation and transform learning. It offers a vibrant community, educational events, a collaborative co-working space, and a selective accelerator program to promote the growth of the education technology sector in greater Boston, a world education hub. LearnLaunch Accelerator
 provides the most promising edtech startups worldwide with seed funding, an unmatched team of mentors, intensive coaching and all the tools needed to grow a successful edtech startup. LearnLaunch Campus
 is a collaborative co-working space dedicated to edtech startups and is home to more than 30 edtech companies LearnLaunch Institute is a non-profit with a mission to increase learning by providing support for the creation and growth of education technology and learning companies in New England. LearnLaunch Institute connects educators, entrepreneurs, learners, investors, and industry affiliates in the education innovation ecosystem. It offers conferences, meetups, teacher showcases, classes, and other services to the edtech community. Increasing LearnLaunch Institute provides education services to support the growth of digital personalized education in schools and school districts.

Co-Founder

2021

EdInno is the learning community for edtech innovators. Learn more and sign up here: bit.ly/edinnoannouncement

Member of Boston Forum

2006

Golden Seeds invests in companies with women in the senior team. Jean co-founded the Boston branch of Golden Seeds.

Member

2005

Angel group for Tech investments

Member

2003

Angel Investing

Member - North American Executive Board

2015

Board Member

2012

Index of the Massachusetts Innovation Economy published by the MassTech Collaborative

Board Member

2010

Principal

2001

Consulting with early stage businesses. Active angel Investor MIT Entrepreneurship Center, Entrepreneur in Residence, fall of 2009-present. Mentor at MassChallenge and TechStars ..

Member of the Corporation (Board of Trustees)

2015 - 2020

The Corporation — the board of trustees of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — provides oversight of Institute to ensure that it adheres to the purposes for which it was chartered and that its integrity and financial resources are preserved for future generations as well as for current purposes.