Luis E. Garcia de Brigard
Current Firm
Appian Education Ventures
Investments
10+ companies
Focus
EdTech
About Luis E. Garcia de Brigard
Luis E. Garcia de Brigard is the son of teachers who served as Colombia's Deputy Minister of Education, where he led teaching profession reforms and promoted school accountability when the education budget surpassed defense spending for the first time in the country's history. He co-founded Enseña por Colombia (Teach For Colombia) and was founding CEO for the Americas at Inspired Education, one of the largest premium K–12 education groups worldwide, before becoming a specialized education investor at Appian Education Ventures.
Focus Areas
EdTech
Investment Stage
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Notable Investments
Julian Capital
Harpoon Ventures
Humba Ventures
Fifty Years
Deep Checks
Founders Fund
Lightspeed
Sequoia Capital
Kleiner Perkins
Funds that lead pre-seeds