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Project Wayfinder

Social educational programmes for schools

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101-200 employees
  • B2B
  • Education
  • Learning
  • Mental health
  • Social Impact
Old Bend, Bend, OR

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Company mission

To help students and schools confidently navigate the transition between school and life with purpose, confidence, and the social emotional skills to succeed.

98% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

First born in Stanford Design School's lauded k12 Innovation Lab in response to growing youth mental health crises, Project Wayfinder set out to reimagine adolescent education.

The platform is now used by over tens of thousands of students around the world, and is focused on developing adolescents' sense of belonging, purpose and meaning. Wayfinder's system is a constantly evolving, research-based social-emotional learning curriculum that can be integrated into schools' wellness programs.

During and after the pandemic, Wayfinder repurposed to focus on building digital versions of its curriculum which is now the common form of its offering. It is a well-funded company that has invested in continued product development, broadened sales efforts and research into the program's impact.

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Benefits

  • Learning: Learning & Development Opportunities to grow your skills and career
  • Stock: Ownership in a fast-growing venture-backed company
  • 401k: We care about your ability to save for your future
  • Family Focus: Parental leave and flexibility for families
  • Time Off: Flexible vacation policy to encourage people to get out and see the world
  • Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision policies
  • Goodies: Whatever hardware and software you need to get the job done
  • Team Fun: Regularly scheduled events, annual retreat, and celebrations
  • ...And much more! Lots of other perks make this company an incredible place to work
  • Great team: Working with fun, hard-working, kind people committed to making a difference!
  • Flexible culture: We are results-focused. We don’t work at the office every day

Funding (2 rounds)

Jan 2022

$6.6m

SERIES A

Mar 2021

$1.5m

SEED

Total funding: $8.1m

Leadership

Patrick Cook-Deegan

(Founder & CEO)

Studied Education at Brown and Stanford. Was a Fulbright Scholar with the US State Department, and worked as a mindfulness instructor with UWC ISAK Japan. Lectured at Stanford.