# ODYSSEY

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/odyssey

- Industry: Financial Services
- Headquarters: New York, US
- Website: www.withodyssey.com
- Total disclosed funding: $15M
- Latest round: Series A (May 29, 2024)
- Investors on record: 7

## About

Based in New York, US, and founded in 2021 by its CEO Joseph Connor, ODYSSEY formerly known as Agora operates as a provider of a platform designed especially for an education savings account (ESA) and microgrant management. In October 2022, Odyssey raised USD 4.75 million in seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Avalanche VC, Bling Capital, Red House Education, and Village Global. As of October 2022, the company has processed and verified over 42,500 student applications from 19,000 parents.

Odyssey offers a platform that supports the administration and handles all aspects of administering programs including application management, marketing and outreach, marketplace creation, payments, and customer support on behalf of families, vendors, and state leaders for state programs like ESA or microgrant programs where parents are given funds to pay for approved educational expenses that allow them to customize an education that fits their child's needs

The company intends to use the seed funding for product development, accelerate hiring, and expand its services to additional states.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, May 29, 2024, $10M — Andreessen Horowitz, Tusk Venture Partners, Bling Capital, Cubit Capital
- Seed, Oct 26, 2022, $4.8M — Andreessen Horowitz, Village Global, Red House Education, Bling Capital, Avalanche

## Investors

- Andreessen Horowitz (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/andreessen-horowitz) — Seed, Series A
- Village Global (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/village-global) — Seed
- Red House Education (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/red-house-education) — Seed
- Bling Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bling-capital) — Seed, Series A
- Avalanche (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/avalanche) — Seed
- Tusk Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/tusk-venture-partners) — Series A
- Cubit Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cubit-capital) — Series A