Why we invested in Xip By: Jomayra Herrera (Partner) Research and experience have shown that 1:1 instruction leads to better outcomes than one-size-fits-all instruction. At Reach, we have made investments to help scale personalized learning in schools (Paper), in the workplace (Hopps), and now we’re thrilled to be leading a…

by Jomayra Herrera (Partner) In the fall of last year, I announced my jump into web3. Since that article, our research associate John White and I have done a lot to better understand the ecosystem. We talked to folks investing in web3 before it was cool along with newcomers like…

It’s been a little over 3 months since I decided to recommit to focusing my investing efforts on education and economic mobility. When I made the switch over to Reach, I knew that a lot was changing in the education space and that the opportunity for innovation was huge. That…

In Part I of this series, I shared my vision for an Empowered Economy — an economy where career-related autonomy and security are reconciled and workers are able to thrive. In Part II, my plan was to discuss the new “career stack” that is evolving to enable a more empowering…

Reconciling Independence and Job Security We have come to a clear realization of the fact that true individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made — Franklin Delano Roosevelt While FDR declared…

A lot has been written about the future of work. Every time I check twitter, there’s a new take on what it means, what hot company just raised in this space, and where someone thinks the puck is going. The reality is that if you ask 10 different people what…

I know I’m a quintessential millennial because earlier this year I sat in a silent room with some of my closest friends while we all took the Enneagram test — just so we could talk through our results and compatibilities for hours afterward (and yes we tweeted about it). If…