Cory Eyler

We help people discover their true potential, by connecting them with the world’s best training, coaching and career opportunities.

People learn best by solving problems together. Sparkwise lets learners connect in small groups, practice skills in real time, and build a sense of community. Were on a mission to spark brilliance in everyone. *** Traditional online learning trades off impact vs. scale. Solve for scale, and you’re left with click-click content or big video calls that suffer from low engagement. Solve for impact, and you need high-touch group facilitation or 1-1 coaching that doesn’t scale. At Sparkwise, we’re building AI-powered group learning to inspire impact at scale. - We build to inspire, with active group learning that drives practice and insight. - We build for impact, with decades of expertise in how adults learn best. - And we build for scale, with innovations that make quality group learning accessible for all.

Emerge - The first check for founders defining the future of work and learning Emerge is a global pre-seed fund backed by 100+ of the world’s best future of work and learning operators. Our vision is to democratise access to opportunity – by being a catalytic partner for early-stage founders, providing first-cheque financial support, ongoing expertise and access to a community who have ‘been there and built it’ with unrivalled market-specific know-how. Founded in 2014 as Europe’s only edtech specialist fund, Emerge now invests in B2B and B2C startups across all categories enabling people to grow and fulfil their potential, from early childhood, K12 and higher education through to lifelong learning, workforce development, career navigation and the future of work. Emerge has invested in over 80 companies, now valued at over $2b and impacting more than 31M people worldwide, including Yoto, Causaly, Colossyan, Edurino, Mattilda, Unibuddy, MyEdSpace and Solvely. Emerge invests anywhere between $250k and $2.5M at pre-seed and seed. The team welcomes direct applications - apply through our website. Read more about Emerge’s investment thesis and the startup ideas we’re excited by in our Fund II manifesto linked below.

We help people discover their true potential, by connecting them with the world’s best training, coaching and career opportunities.

People learn best by solving problems together. Sparkwise lets learners connect in small groups, practice skills in real time, and build a sense of community. Were on a mission to spark brilliance in everyone. *** Traditional online learning trades off impact vs. scale. Solve for scale, and you’re left with click-click content or big video calls that suffer from low engagement. Solve for impact, and you need high-touch group facilitation or 1-1 coaching that doesn’t scale. At Sparkwise, we’re building AI-powered group learning to inspire impact at scale. - We build to inspire, with active group learning that drives practice and insight. - We build for impact, with decades of expertise in how adults learn best. - And we build for scale, with innovations that make quality group learning accessible for all.