Boost My School just made a move that says as much about timing as it does about execution. The New York City–based EdTech company closed a $10M Series A led by High Alpha, with continued support from Far Out VC, ground game, and Allos Ventures, plus a strategic boost from Scot Chisholm, the founder of Classy. That’s not just capital, it’s a vote of confidence from investors who understand what it means to scale a platform in a market ready for change.
The story started with Holman Gao, who once wrote a paper check to his high school math team and realized the irony: the people shaping future talent were stuck with outdated systems to raise money. That frustration became the seed for a platform built exclusively for K12 advancement teams. Boost My School doesn’t stitch together half-baked solutions, it unifies annual giving, reunions, auctions, golf outings, giving days, and donor commerce into one seamless workflow. Schools get more time focusing on relationships instead of wrestling with tools never designed for them in the first place.
The results are undeniable. Hundreds of schools onboarded. 100,000 unique donors engaged. More than $100M raised in a single academic year. That’s not marketing spin, it’s traction born from a product that actually works. A 98% customer retention rate and an NPS of 85 underscore the point. These aren’t just satisfied customers; they’re schools turning fundraising into a growth engine instead of a headache.
That’s exactly why High Alpha stepped in, and why Far Out VC, ground game, and Allos Ventures doubled down. They didn’t just see a product, they saw a company doubling its school count year-over-year in a $2 billion U.S. K-12 annual giving market growing at 15% annually. Add in the insight of Scot Chisholm, who knows a thing or two about scaling digital fundraising through Classy, and the foundation is built for something bigger than incremental growth.
The next chapter is already written in the roadmap. Funding will fuel expansion in engineering, customer success, and sales. AI-driven donor analytics, enhanced mobile engagement, and regional growth on the West Coast are in the pipeline. Large diocesan and charter school networks are the next frontier. The ambition? Capture ten percent of the U.S. market by 2027.
Boost My School is doing exactly what its name suggests, elevating schools and the communities that support them. It’s proof that innovation doesn’t always mean chasing buzzwords. Sometimes it’s about fixing the problems hiding in plain sight, and building with enough precision that the results speak louder than the pitch. With Holman Gao at the helm, and with the backing of High Alpha, Far Out VC, ground game, Allos Ventures, and Scot Chisholm, the message is clear: the future of school fundraising just got its lift.
