EdVisorly, founded by former Air Force officer Manny Smith, has raised $13.3 million（約21億円） in Series A funding to scale its AI platform that automates the time-consuming administrative work in college admissions and transfer processes. The tool reads student transcripts and matches credits against university requirements, helping the 10.5 million community college students in the U.S. understand exactly which credits will transfer before they even speak to an admissions counselor.
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EdVisorly, an AI-native platform automating university back-office admissions tasks, has secured a $13.3 million（約21億円） Series A funding round led by Breachway Capital. The round brings the Los Angeles-based startup's total funding to about $22 million（約35億円）.
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Community college students face a "total guessing game" when transferring credits to four-year universities. EdVisorly's platform reads transcripts, matches credits against university requirements, and automates manual review processes—allowing students to learn upfront how their credits transfer and how many semesters remain, while reducing administrative burden on university staff.
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EdVisorly counts more than 100 colleges and universities as customers, including Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Connecticut, and has helped over 250,000 students since its inception. The funding will support core engineering infrastructure upgrades and UX design expansion.
EdVisorly emerged from founder Manny Smith's observation that community college transfer success rates were surprisingly low—lower, he noted, than the acceptance rates of military academies. After eight years on active duty with the Air Force and Space Force, Smith launched the startup in 2019 during his MBA at UC Berkeley. The company's growth has been driven by a specific operational problem: the countless manual, repetitive tasks that university registrars perform when processing transfer credits from students moving between institutions.
The funding environment for edtech has cooled significantly since the pandemic peak of nearly $20 billion（約3.2兆円） in 2021. Through the first half of 2026, edtech and education-related startups have raised just under $1.8 billion（約2900億円） globally—below the $2.5 billion（約4000億円） raised in the first half of 2025, though above the $1.4 billion（約2200億円） raised in the second half of 2025. EdVisorly's $13.3 million（約21億円） Series A appears to reflect investor confidence in a narrowly-focused operational automation problem rather than broad edtech ambitions.
The startup's value proposition addresses both sides of the market simultaneously: students gain clarity on transferability before engaging advisors, while institutions reduce administrative overhead. Breachway Capital managing partner Jason Krantz highlighted this symmetry, noting the platform "drives real efficiency and tangible value for institutions while delivering a meaningfully better experience for students." With over 250,000 students already served and more than 100 institutions in its customer base, EdVisorly is positioned to expand this infrastructure as the company scales its engineering and design teams.
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