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Submit a Business Plan

Think your venture might be a good fit for our portfolio? Read on for more information about our eligibility and submission requirements.

Eligibility Requirements: We consider both nonprofit and for-profit ventures. To be eligible for consideration, ventures must:

  • Present an opportunity to produce significant, measurable outcomes for K-12 public education in the United States;
  • Be scalable (able to expand its reach over time), with the potential to impact thousands, hundreds of thousands, or millions of students;
  • Be sustainable (self-perpetuating and lasting), so that its impact will intensify with time. Sustainability should be demonstrated through a sound revenue model and/or clear and credible funding plans;
  • Be led by passionate entrepreneurs who have expertise in education and business management and the wherewithal to execute the venture's vision;
  • Clearly benefit from NewSchools’ participation;
  • Fit with our current investment strategy

Submission Requirements: We accept business-plan submissions year-round for both nonprofit and for-profit ventures. To be considered for funding, please click here to submit a brief business plan that describes your venture, including financials. Business plans must include three components:

  1. Executive summary, which should be five to ten pages long, and should include—but need not be limited to—the following information:
    1. Mission/vision
    2. Description of the product or service to be provided
    3. Description of the market/population to be served
    4. Strategy for accomplishing mission
    5. Description of the management team and their backgrounds
  2. Financial information, which should include, at minimum:
    1. Demonstration of a sound, credible, and sustainable revenue model and/or credible, sustainable funding plan (including detailed historical financials, if any, plus a 3-5 year financial projection).
    2. Documentation of corporate status (for-profit or nonprofit)
    3. Estimate of the amount of capital needed
    4. Explanation of what the funds will be used to accomplish
  3. Contact information, which should include:
    1. Primary contact name
    2. Email address
    3. Telephone number
    4. Fax number
    5. Mailing address

You can expect to hear back from us within eight weeks.