Leland is an online marketplace that connects ambitious people with world-class coaches who can help them achieve their educational and career goals (starting with MBA—new coaching verticals coming soon).
We’ve built a community of 70+ independent coaches from different professional backgrounds, schools, price points, and experience levels. When you join Leland, we send you free resources and help you find a coach who fits your budget, background, and goals.
Location: United States, California, Palo Alto
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $1.1M
Founded date: 2020
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| 14.10.2021 | Contrary C... | contraryca... |
| - | Next Play ... | nextplayve... |
| - | SaxeCap | saxecap.co... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 05.10.2021 | Pre-Seed | $1.1M | - |
Mentions in press and media 4
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 05.09.2023 | The 25 most promising education-tech startups of 2023, accor... | From left: Ian Chiu of Owl Ventures; Allison Baum Gates of SemperVirens Capital; Amit Patel of Owl V... | businessin... |
| 13.05.2022 | Welcoming Kyle Harrison | I met Kyle Harrison 26 days after starting Contrary. As with most of the early days, it was a mat... | contrary.c... |
| 11.05.2022 | Doubling Down on Leland | Seven months ago, we led Leland’s pre-seed. Today, we are thrilled to share that we’ve doubled down ... | contrary.c... |
| 11.05.2022 | Leland breaks into the coaching space with a focus on career... | The coaching world is crowded. There’s BetterUp, a re-skilling platform that wants to bring executiv... | techcrunch... |