Chian Gong

investor @reachfund Loves to talk education, climbing, and food.

[Chian Gong @ChianChirps]

hey @wabi build me an app that allows me to easily take a screenshot or email and turn that into a google calendar event

[Van Leer Foundation @vanleerfdn]

🧸Eye Mama, showcasing unfiltered photographs of motherhood, is so much more than a collection of images. It’s a testament to the real-life chaos and beauty of being a mama.

Read an interview with its creator Karni Arieli in #ECM2023 https://t.co/tBGHlzqyZF

[Van Leer Foundation @vanleerfdn]

If you missed the online launch of #EarlyChildhoodMatters 2023 on parent and caregiver wellbeing – it’s now on our YouTube channel!

🎬 Watch online: https://t.co/okjgBoGm2p

[Chian Gong @ChianChirps]

Read this👇such an incredible collection of insights on parents / caregivers and the critical supports they need.

[Van Leer Foundation @vanleerfdn]

#ECM2023 is out now!

🤱This edition explores how supporting #parents can transform society.

🚀 From pocket parks to cutting-edge start-ups, it highlights the global initiatives making a real impact on parents’ lives.

Download it now: https://t.co/yJ97wo3QmB

[Chian Gong @ChianChirps]

@sm 🤣

[Chian Gong @ChianChirps]

@jomayra_herrera shares a bit about the why behind her work in education. Grateful to call her a partner here at @reachfund. ♥️

[Forbes @Forbes]

"I don't think that luck should be involved. I don't think that it should be an exception to the rule."

@jomayra_herrera joins @_brittanylewis on "Forbes Talks" to discuss her passion for education and @reachfund.

https://t.co/UsJI478maF

[Reach Capital @reachfund]

👋 SF #edtech community: We and our friends at @transcendnet are hosting a meetup for #founders and #investors building the future of #education. Oct. 10, 5:30pm PT.

No agenda — just good vibes and good people. See you there! https://t.co/Gwvn6MqaIj

[Reach Capital @reachfund]

Beep beep — announcing our 3rd Reach Roadrunners cohort!

The 34 builders include a former Superintendent, community leaders, serial founders and operators at leading #edtech companies. Together we build, invest and grow.

https://t.co/7C9Lhte8UC

[Madeline Renbarger @maddierenbarger]

Meet the 25 most promising #edtech startups of 2023, according to top #VCS! @BusinessInsider spoke with some of the most prolific education investors like @amitashwinpatel @SLP_EDU @ABaumGates to find these hot startups. Check them out https://t.co/8u9kCc17Bv

[Chian Gong @ChianChirps]

@sm 🙌

[Chian Gong @ChianChirps]

Congratulations @Winnie!! Love that helping families is a fast growing business 🚀

[Winnie @Winnie]

Big News! Winnie is #177 on the 2023 #Inc5000, the annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America! https://t.co/mdk2TnPqcj

[Winnie @Winnie]

Head Start connects income eligible families to early childhood education and other key services. It doesn’t just help these families — it strengthens the entire early childhood ecosystem.

Join us in telling Congress not to cut Head Start funding! https://t.co/RDH8JvnVim

[Reach Capital @reachfund]

“There is a cost and knowledge savings to the company by keeping and growing our people, and not having to rehire. It creates this virtuous cycle that’s good for the business.”

How Kimberly Bertz builds a supportive work culture at Wells Fargo https://t.co/awKT0hHVlq #talent

[Tony Wan @tonywan]

My halftime report on 2023 U.S. #edtech, which saw $2.2B invested:

📉 That’s almost a 40% drop from 1H 2022, with
🐯 Tiger Global and growth investors of similar stripes retreating.
🤖 Still, AI is fueling upstarts and commanding a premium

Full analysis: https://t.co/LxqiePMTOx

[Chian Gong @ChianChirps]

Have to share this beautiful profile of @reachfund’s @wayeechu here - we are so lucky to have her on our team!
“it’s easy to unearth a sense of passion and dogged persistence that is rare in any profession, and blue-moon rare in capital and investing”

https://t.co/X3MKgbwqi9

[Reach Capital @reachfund]

Sometimes, all it takes is a text or a letter.

Listen to this @Marketplace feature on how @EveryDayLabs nudges are reducing the number of chronically absent students by 11% to 15%.

https://t.co/SjIGI4GiEI #edtech

[Chian Gong @ChianChirps]

Can't underscore this stat enough.

Teachers (& district admins) don't have time and are inundated with tools. Makes me even more bullish for bottoms up adoption models -- where you demonstrate value through usage and then teachers and districts are clamoring for the product!

[Isabelle Hau @Volcoucou]

More than 2,500 edtech tools assessed per school district per year…

[Chian Gong @ChianChirps]

I love that public transit is the optimal way to get from A to B today. (I wish this was true more often in the Bay Area!) thanks @SFBART 🙏

[Reach Capital @reachfund]

1,500+ hackers
28 hours of hacking
67 #edtech projects
& a pair of llamas 🦙

incredible event by @SkyDeck_Cal @CalHacks & congrats to the Automark team for winning the Reach prize! #BerkeleyHackathon

[Chian Gong @ChianChirps]

Incredible energy @UCBerkeley #hackathon this weekend. Can’t wait to see what everyone is building 🚀
Thx @SkyDeck_Cal @CalHacks and the many sponsors who made this happen! We @reachfund are all about it 🙌

[Tony Wan @tonywan]

Hackers hackers everywhere and not a seat or outlet to spare ⁦@CalHacks⁩ #BerkeleyHackathon ⁦@SkyDeck_Cal⁩