Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope is a saas company in Minneapolis, United States, founded in 2016. It has raised $11.0M across 3 rounds, most recently a $2.0M Series A in August 2023.

Scholarship and Grant Management Software

Employees
11–50
Founded
2016
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$11.0M
Last Round
$2.0M Series AAug 2023
Rounds
3

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About

Kaleidoscope is a full-cycle scholarship and grant management platform that has served 450+ organizations over 10+ years, helping sponsors build, manage, and evaluate award programs at scale. The platform connects organizations running scholarship programs with qualified applicants, replacing manual processes with purpose-built software that handles applications, scoring, disbursements, and reporting. Kaleidoscope has been ranked the #1 scholarship management software and offers AI-powered plagiarism detection, selection committee tools, and benchmark analytics. Its mission is to eliminate financial barriers to advancement by mobilizing philanthropic dollars more effectively.

Summary

It lists 11–50 employees. It has raised $11.0M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $2.0M Series A round in Aug 2023. Investors include Rally Ventures, 3x5 Partners and Hummingbird Ventures.

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Funding History

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Series ASeries AAug 2023
$2.0M

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Investors

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