EdVisorly
“Cal Innovation Fund has been a great partner because they see what other investors can't. Instead of pattern matching or trend following, the CIF partners can be relied on for valuable first-principles analysis.”
— Manny Smith, Co-founder and CEO
Manny Smith founded EdVisorly while completing his MBA at UC Berkeley Haas. EdVisorly is a platform to empower 4-year universities to increase their capacity to attract, enroll, and retain community college transfer students through bachelor's degree completion. Manny and his founding team, Hanna Ving and Lizzie Allison, are committed to ensuring that freshmen and sophomores in community college are afforded an equitable opportunity to become juniors, seniors, and graduates at universities and colleges across the United States.