Amir Eskafyan

iEducate is a 501c3 organization that is working to modernize the classroom model, hiring currently enrolled college students to work as tutors alongside teachers in underserved elementary schools. We currently employ over 300 college & high school students serving thousands of elementary students across 100+ Houston public schools.

GOOSE Capital is a Houston based investment group comprised of highly successful operators and investors. GOOSE has invested over $55 million in early-stage venture deals and has had many successful exits. The group invests around $10 million annually across a variety of industries, but with a focus on breakthrough, defendable technologies.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

Pacaso is a service that creates a more accessible category of second-home ownership. The company helps people buy and own a second home through a property-specific LLC, and reduces the cost and hassle of ownership. Pacaso manages the property and uses proprietary technology to make scheduling easy. Pacaso was founded by Zillow executives, including co-founder and former CEO Spencer Rascoff and founder and former CEO of dotloop, Austin Allison. The company raised $17 million in Series A funding from leading venture capital firms such as Maveron, Crosscut and Global Founders Capital. Additionally, Pacaso has secured $250 million in debt financing to purchase shares of homes. 

iEducate is a 501c3 organization that is working to modernize the classroom model, hiring currently enrolled college students to work as tutors alongside teachers in underserved elementary schools. We currently employ over 300 college & high school students serving thousands of elementary students across 100+ Houston public schools.