Nerd Apply, a New York–based privacy-first outcome-driven college counseling platform, has secured $3.2 million in Seed funding.
Investors
RiverPark Ventures, Alumni Ventures, 1.61 Ventures, and prominent angel investors, including Gokul Rajaram and David Krane, participated in the round.
Nerd Apply Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to scale its distribution, deepen security, compliance, and data governance infrastructure, enabling overall company growth.
About Nerd Apply
Nerd Apply is a privacy-first data platform designed to help college counselors provide evidence-based admissions guidance using real, fully de-identified application outcomes. It also helps students find their best-match schools. Powered by more than 100,000 real applications and trusted by more than 500 counselors. Headquartered in New York, Nerd Apply aims to become the trusted infrastructure for qualitative admissions outcomes data, helping counselors widen options, reduce uncertainty, and bring greater transparency to the college admissions process.
Funding Details
Company: Nerd Apply, LLC
Raised: $3.2M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: January 2026
Lead Investor: RiverPark Ventures
Additional Investors: Alumni Ventures, 1.61 Ventures, Gokul Rajaram, David Krane, Jeff Crowe, Chris Moore
Company Website: https://www.nerdapply.com/
Software Category: Education Technology / College Admissions & Counseling Software
Source: Paul Bilardo