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Florence Technologies — Pre-Round
Funded Fund: StoryHouse Fund I  ·  SH Check: $150K  ·  Valuation: $4M  ·  Closed: 2023-07-25
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One-Liner & Thesis

Building the largest nursing education platform in the world using AI-enabled technology to solve the national nursing shortage. Our Flagship RN-to-BSN program is designed for working professionals.

Q1 2026: Discretionary markdown of 50% due to underperformance and limited runway Q3-Q4 2025: Currently fundraising with a few potential offers. The company is also very lean and runway is less of a concern here. They will figure out a way to survive. SH committed $150K, via StoryHouse Fund I, at a $4M valuation, in a $150K round, alongside SemperVirens.

Deal Box

Round Size
$150K
Valuation / Cap
$4M
Co-Investors
SemperVirens
SH Check
$150K
Fund
StoryHouse Fund I
Funding Round
Pre-Round
SH Investment Date
2023-07-25

Company Snapshot

Sector
EdTech, Education, Platform
Location
LA, California
Headcount
1
Year Founded
2021-06-01
Total Raised
$375K
Website
florenceedu.com
Status
Private

Founders

Kyle Hill
Kyle Hill at Florence Technologies.
Jenny Quinn
Registered nurse and healthcare leader building Florence Technologies to expand flexible, career-advancing education pathways for working nurses, aligning clinical experience with scalable workforce development.
Dante Mitchell Tolbert
Healthcare entrepreneur building Florence Technologies to expand access to nursing education for working professionals, combining a science background with a focus on scalable, workforce-driven impact.

Latest Meeting Notes

2024-06-28 — Call

RAW NOTES: \- Has equity term sheet of $25M \- Has two debt term sheets, of $49M and $58M \- Needs a total of $67M \- School is doing in 2024 \- $36M top line \- $19M in Ebitda \- September 19 is the next meeting of the accreditor; he needs to get his application in July 25; application needs to be...

Source: Meeting Notes recDeKhgCid6g2mM1

2024-06-27 — Call

RAW NOTES: \- Received a verbal offer to invest $25M and asked Dante to write a term sheet so that he can submit this to the \- They want 2x liquidation preference, and they want a lot of control. \- They want to put features of both a management incentive program and an independent sponsor. \-...

Source: Meeting Notes rec79FnVZKAaznUQe

2024-06-17 — Call

RAW NOTES: \- He's exploring partnerships with universities (eg. Beale in Maine, and University of Bridgeport) to handle the F-1 Visa, and than Florence will handle the NCLEX Bootcamp \- Is anticipating he'll do his first cohort in September

Source: Meeting Notes rec4PjjqeQ1Lgutw0