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Shearwater International

4 viewers · 30d

Total raised

$2.0M

+$2.0M this year

1 filing since 2026 · latest Equity filed

Cumulative raised
LAST ROUND
Equity · $2.0M
ROUNDS
1
INVESTORS
18
FOUNDED
N/A
HQ
Wilmington, DE
SECTOR
Edtech
EMPLOYEES
N/A
30D VIEWERS
4

AI overview

Updated

Shearwater International, Inc., operating as Mentor Collective, is an education technology company that provides a mentorship platform for higher education. Its Mentorship OS lets colleges and universities run structured peer, professional, and alumni mentoring programs at scale, using AI-guided conversation prompts and connection-data analytics to improve student belonging, retention, and career readiness. Founded in Boston in the mid-2010s, the company has partnered with 200+ institutions and created over 250,000 mentorships, and appointed edtech executive Patrick Garayta as CEO in April 2026.

What sets it apart

Combines a decade of outcomes data from 500,000+ learners and 200,000+ mentors with AI-guided mentorship workflows, letting institutions tie mentoring directly to measurable retention and belonging metrics rather than running ad hoc programs.

Funding history

1 round
EquityJun 22, 2026
Form D
+$2.0M$2.0M total

Latest SEC filings

via EDGAR · CIK 0001660002
Form D · Jun 22, 2026NewView on EDGAR

Products

1 tracked

Mentorship OS

Higher education SaaS

A platform for higher education institutions that automates mentor matching, onboarding, and engagement, guides conversations with AI prompts, and converts connection data into retention intelligence.

  • Spark: AI-guided conversation prompts that increase engagement and relationship quality
  • Reveal: pattern recognition that surfaces belonging gaps and growth opportunities
  • Fuel: converts connection data into actionable retention intelligence
  • Scale: automated matching, onboarding, and engagement workflows

Links

WebsiteLinkedInSEC EDGAR filings