Craig Pines

25 years building and scaling EdTech companies | Now advising the operators and investors doing the same | Chairman. Advisor. Investor.

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 5 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2026
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Jun 2026
About Alliant University Alliant is a private university accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), offering graduate study in psychology, education, business management, and forensic studies. Alliant specializes in preparing students to enter professional careers that require both advanced knowledge and highly specialized skills. Degree programs emphasize practical applications of theory and research. Alliant operates programs in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Fresno, and Irvine. More information is available at www.alliant.edu.
Board Member
Sep 2022
RedShelf is an EdTech company focused on helping publishers, schools, and businesses transition effortlessly to more affordable and efficient digital textbooks and course materials. In addition to digitizing and distributing content from thousands of publishers and content providers, we offer an end-to-end software platform (our "Content Delivery System") that streamlines every step in the course material acquisition and distribution process. We’ve become one of the nation’s fastest-growing education companies because we’re a true “one-stop-shop,” offering the most modern technology and unparalleled support to help our partners adapt and thrive in the digital age.
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Oct 2021
Helping institutions and learning providers find, enroll, and support adult learners at scale–from re-enrollment to graduation.
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Oct 2021
Sales Impact Academy is the worlds leading go-to-market learning platform providing a continuous live learning solution for high-growth technology companies. 79% of sales organizations miss their forecasts by more than 10%. Sales Impact Academy (SIA) helps revenue teams build pipeline and expand customers–faster. The traditional education system has let B2B companies down, with a complete lack of formal, structured education in sales and go-to-market. It means 100 million + people across the world are learning on the job, and every commercial individual contributor and leader is at constant risk of missing their targets and often do. Sales Impact Academy is solving this skills crisis by bringing together the world’s best talent to teach structured, live online courses with high learning design principles, and now supports the skills development of over 12,000 learners across 280 customers including Paypal, HubSpot, Github, Gong, Klaviyo, Rubrik & Thoughtspot. Over 70 instructors on the platform include people like Mark Roberge who was CRO at Hubspot, Sarah Brazier from Gong, Chris Voss (FBIs lead international hostage negotiator), Sam Nelson from Outreach, Dan Steinman from Gainsight, Elissa Fink former CMO of Tableau, and many others. Sales Impact Academy is backed by VCs Stage 2 Capital, MIT, Hubspot Ventures, and Emerge Education.
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Jul 2021
Grown In is your home for cannabis industry insights, events and education – providing valuable content, strategic networking and online training for cannabis businesses. Grown In’s industry commentary and intentional relationship-building makes sure you’re presented with the names, companies, regulators, and investors you need to know. Our online courses train cannabis workers and keep leaf-touching cannabis companies in regulatory compliance. Together, we’re building an organization focused on bringing you high-quality information about one of the country’s most opaque – and potentially most profitable new industries, cannabis.
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2026
Board Member
Jun 2026
About Alliant University Alliant is a private university accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), offering graduate study in psychology, education, business management, and forensic studies. Alliant specializes in preparing students to enter professional careers that require both advanced knowledge and highly specialized skills. Degree programs emphasize practical applications of theory and research. Alliant operates programs in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Fresno, and Irvine. More information is available at www.alliant.edu.
2025
Principal Advisor
Mar 2025
CP Global Advisors provides strategic advisory services and operational guidance to investors and operating companies shaping the future of learning and work. Led by seasoned executive Craig Pines, our firm leverages over 25 years of leadership experience as a CEO, investor, advisor, and board member. We help operating companies and institutional investors maximize value by assembling bespoke teams from our extensive global network of industry experts to address key challenges, including: - Investment thesis development and due diligence - CEO mentorship and strategic guidance - Global expansion and M&A strategies - Capital raising and exits With a proven track record of building and scaling high-growth companies like Deltak and Amerigo Education, CP Global Advisors is uniquely positioned to partner with you to navigate the investment lifecycle and drive value creation.
2022
Board Member
Sep 2022
RedShelf is an EdTech company focused on helping publishers, schools, and businesses transition effortlessly to more affordable and efficient digital textbooks and course materials. In addition to digitizing and distributing content from thousands of publishers and content providers, we offer an end-to-end software platform (our "Content Delivery System") that streamlines every step in the course material acquisition and distribution process. We’ve become one of the nation’s fastest-growing education companies because we’re a true “one-stop-shop,” offering the most modern technology and unparalleled support to help our partners adapt and thrive in the digital age.
2021
Investor
Oct 2021
Helping institutions and learning providers find, enroll, and support adult learners at scale–from re-enrollment to graduation.
Investor
Oct 2021
Sales Impact Academy is the worlds leading go-to-market learning platform providing a continuous live learning solution for high-growth technology companies. 79% of sales organizations miss their forecasts by more than 10%. Sales Impact Academy (SIA) helps revenue teams build pipeline and expand customers–faster. The traditional education system has let B2B companies down, with a complete lack of formal, structured education in sales and go-to-market. It means 100 million + people across the world are learning on the job, and every commercial individual contributor and leader is at constant risk of missing their targets and often do. Sales Impact Academy is solving this skills crisis by bringing together the world’s best talent to teach structured, live online courses with high learning design principles, and now supports the skills development of over 12,000 learners across 280 customers including Paypal, HubSpot, Github, Gong, Klaviyo, Rubrik & Thoughtspot. Over 70 instructors on the platform include people like Mark Roberge who was CRO at Hubspot, Sarah Brazier from Gong, Chris Voss (FBIs lead international hostage negotiator), Sam Nelson from Outreach, Dan Steinman from Gainsight, Elissa Fink former CMO of Tableau, and many others. Sales Impact Academy is backed by VCs Stage 2 Capital, MIT, Hubspot Ventures, and Emerge Education.
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