EdVisorly
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About
EdVisorly is a Los Angeles-based education technology company that helps community college students transfer into four-year universities by automating unofficial transcript evaluations, matching completed classes against target-university degree requirements, and surfacing time-to-degree and cost projections for students and families 12. The platform serves more than 100 colleges, universities, and higher-education systems as institutional customers, including Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Connecticut, the University of Massachusetts, and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 12. EdVisorly was founded by Manny Smith, a former Air Force Academy graduate whose personal experience with community-college transfer inspired the company 1.
Disclaimer: This is a lean profile built from initial round coverage and may be expanded as more information becomes available.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-08 | Series A | $13.3M | Breachway Capital | U.S. News & World Report, Lumina Foundation, Strada Education Foundation, Motley Fool Ventures, Juvo Ventures, Zeal Capital Partners 12 |
The Series A brings total funding to approximately $22 million 12.
What Investors Say
“This is not a solution that optimizes for one side of the market at the expense of another. It drives real efficiency and tangible value for institutions while delivering a meaningfully better experience for students navigating one of the most important decisions of their lives.”
— Jason Krantz, Managing Partner at Breachway Capital, EdVisorly Series A announcement via The AI Journal, July 8, 2026 2
What Founders Say
“This Series A is EdVisorly’s commitment to our institutional partners that we’re going to keep building to elevate access.”
— Manny Smith, Founder and CEO of EdVisorly, The AI Journal, July 8, 2026 2
“What sets EdVisorly apart is that they show up like an actual partner and care deeply about the students.”
— Lawrence Walsh, University of Connecticut, EdVisorly Series A announcement via The AI Journal, July 8, 2026 2
Sources
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Christine Hall, “Exclusive: EdVisorly Raises $13.3M Series A To Fix The Messy College Transfer Process With AI,” Crunchbase News, July 8, 2026, accessed July 8, 2026. https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/edtech-university-ai-platform-funding-edvisorly/↩↩↩↩↩
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“EdVisorly Raises $13.3 Million Series A to Strengthen Enrollment Success Across America’s Colleges & Universities,” The AI Journal, July 8, 2026, accessed July 8, 2026. https://aijourn.com/edvisorly-raises-13-3-million-series-a-to-strengthen-enrollment-success-across-americas-colleges-universities/↩↩↩↩↩↩↩
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“EdVisorly 2026 Company Profile: Valuation, Funding & Investors,” PitchBook, accessed July 8, 2026. https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/465708-↩