# Pivot Professional Learning

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/pivot-professional-learning-pty

- Industry: Education/Training
- Headquarters: Australia
- Website: www.pivotpl.com
- Total disclosed funding: $1.1M
- Latest round: Seed (Oct 19, 2021)
- Investors on record: 7

## About

Based in Victoria, Australia, and founded in 2014, Pivot Professional Learning Pty Ltd operates as an educational insights company. Cleo Westhrope, Belinda Harries, and Caitlin Macleod are the co-founders of the company. Amanda Bickerstaff serves as the CEO of the company as of 2021. The company serves over 700 schools across Australia as of 2021. In March 2023, Pivot Professional Learning Pty Ltd raised USD 1.4 million in venture funding co-led by new investors Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, DiUS Computing Pty Ltd and LaunchVic.

The company provides evidence-based tools, data analytics, and practical support to help educators upgrade their teaching practice. It improves teaching effectiveness by utilizing student voice as a catalyst for evidence-based improvement. Its solutions include student perception surveys, F-3 student perception surveys, wellbeing for learning, pulse checks, and 360 for leaders.

The company will use the funding to re-platform its survey-based technology and launch a new suite of student and teacher wellbeing tools.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Oct 19, 2021, $1.1M — Clinton Capital Partners, Iron Blue Pty Ltd, Jacobson Family Holdings Pty Limited, Jas Impact Capital No 2 Pty Ltd, Peak Energy Pty Ltd, Schiehallion Partners Management Pty Ltd, Washbourne Group Pty Limited

## Investors

- Clinton Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/clinton-capital-partners) — Seed
- Iron Blue Pty Ltd — Seed
- Jacobson Family Holdings Pty Limited — Seed
- Jas Impact Capital No 2 Pty Ltd — Seed
- Peak Energy Pty Ltd — Seed
- Schiehallion Partners Management Pty Ltd — Seed
- Washbourne Group Pty Limited — Seed