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Kaleidoscope

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Kaleidoscope designs, administers and hosts branded scholarship and grant programs on a cloud based marketplace

Minneapolis, United StatesFounded 2016Fintech
Valuation $50–100M Last recorded · 2023
Revenue $1–10M Latest reported FY
Headcount <100 Current team size
Total funding $10–50M Disclosed equity funding
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About Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope is a comprehensive platform designed to streamline the management and application process for scholarships and grants. It serves both sponsors, such as educational institutions and philanthropic organizations, and applicants, primarily students seeking financial aid for their education. Operating in the education funding market, Kaleidoscope simplifies the complex financial and operational aspects of managing educational support programs. The platform allows sponsors to benchmark the effectiveness of their financial support, gain current and relevant information about applicants, and disburse funds directly to recipients. This fosters meaningful, long-lasting relationships between sponsors and those they support. Kaleidoscope's business model revolves around providing a subscription-based software service that offers a centralized dashboard for managing all aspects of scholarship programs. The company generates revenue through subscription fees paid by sponsors who use the platform to manage their financial aid programs.

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At a glance

Status
Operational
Founded
2016
Headquarters
Minneapolis, United States
Employees
52
Open positions
1
Dealroom signal
67.2/100
Industry
Fintech
Sector
Fintech, Social, Consulting Services, Student, Woman Founder
Business model
Marketplace & ecommerce
Client focus
b2b

Funding history

6 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
SERIES A✓Equity / VC Aug 2023 $2M $50M 3×5 Partners · Rally Ventures ↗
SERIES A✓Equity / VC Apr 2022 $10M $40M Rally Ventures · 3×5 Partners ↗
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Financials

Revenue over time

Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.

YearRevenueGrowth
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020 —
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Growth signals

Kaleidoscope website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Kaleidoscope is 250K monthly website visits, down 28.6% over the last three months. Kaleidoscope's team grew 6.1% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits250K 3-month web change-28.6% 1-year team growth+6.1%
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Open positions

Openings linked to this company in Dealroom
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Investments and acquisitions

Capital deployed

Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.

Investors

7 investors on the cap table

From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.

Seed2 investors entered at this stage

  • Gopher Angels
  • Daren Cotter

Series A2 investors entered at this stage

  • Rally Ventures
  • 3×5 Partners

Other known investors3 additional known investors

  • gener8tor
  • Groove Capital
  • Joe Gardner
Team profiled 9 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 5 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
Potential founders Hidden — book a demo likely future founders
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
4 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States87.1%
🇮🇳 India6.5%
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates3.2%
🇫🇷 France3.2%
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Market sentiment

Posts on X, past 7 days

An AI-synthesised read of the highest-engagement posts about Kaleidoscope on X, ranked by likes and reposts, corporate channels excluded.

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Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour

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