Whiteboard Advisors
About Whiteboard Advisors
Whiteboard Advisors was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its primary office on Potomac Street NW. Crunchbase lists Anna Kimsey Edwards, Ben Wallerstein and John Bailey as founders, and names Wallerstein as CEO and Edwards as chief advocacy officer. LinkedIn describes the company as privately held with 11 to 50 employees. In April 2026 the firm announced that Penny Schwinn, a former state education commissioner and recent federal appointee, had joined as a senior advisor. The firm says it has advised education executives, investors and philanthropies for nearly two decades.
No public record of AI investing by Whiteboard Advisors was found in the sources reviewed, and no AI-focused fund or investment team was identified. The firm's public materials describe research, communications, policy advocacy and strategy work for early childhood, K-12, higher education, workforce and education technology clients. PitchBook lists EdTech Career Home and StreamAlive among companies the firm has invested in or acquired. The sources do not describe either company as an AI business, so founders should not read those listings as evidence of an AI focus.
Whiteboard Advisors has not published investment stages or check sizes. Its Crunchbase page shows one undisclosed funding round for the company itself, which describes how the firm was financed rather than investments it makes.
Investing activity
Whiteboard Advisors is listed on AI Lounge as a venture capital investor based in Mumbai. The deals desk records Series A and later AI rounds and seeds over $10M, so smaller checks may not show here yet.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Whiteboard Advisors
Does Whiteboard Advisors invest in AI startups?
No public record of AI investing was found for Whiteboard Advisors. Its public materials describe consulting and advocacy work for education companies, investors and philanthropies.
What funds does Whiteboard Advisors manage?
No fund vehicles or fund sizes were found in the public sources reviewed for Whiteboard Advisors.
Is Whiteboard Advisors the Mumbai venture firm Whiteboard Capital?
The sources reviewed do not connect the two firms. Crunchbase describes Whiteboard Capital as a Mumbai early-stage investment firm with its own website, so confirm which firm you are researching before pitching.
Where is Whiteboard Advisors headquartered?
Its website, LinkedIn page and Crunchbase profile all place the firm in Washington, D.C. The Mumbai location appears in records for Whiteboard Capital, not this firm.
Which companies has Whiteboard Advisors invested in?
PitchBook lists EdTech Career Home and StreamAlive as companies the firm has invested in or acquired. No public source found describes these as AI companies or gives their round details.
Where is Whiteboard Advisors based?
Whiteboard Advisors is based in Mumbai.
How can founders reach Whiteboard Advisors?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Whiteboard Advisors's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Whiteboard Advisors to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.