Peter Enestrom is an Australian-born entrepreneur based in New York City who has founded and invested in several education and technology companies. He currently runs The Rebel Group, which partners with online communities and universities to deliver interactive education programs. Previously, he co-founded Qubed, an education services company that partners with media brands and universities to offer master's programs and certificates. He has also invested in the University Ventures education fund and served on the boards of several education technology startups.
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Peter Enestrom NYC Living Entrepreneur, New York, NY
2. ABOUT PETER ENESTROM
• I am an Australian-born, NYC-living entrepreneur that cares
deeply about creating authentic education experiences that
utilize technology to improve student lives.
• I have have founded and invested in a number of education-
and technology-oriented companies, first as a venture capitalist
at a $300+M fund, University Ventures. Inc. Magazine recently
named one such company, Qubed, as one of "10 Tech
Companies Shaking Up Their Industry".
• My other companies have been featured in publications such
as the Washington Post and my past business partners include
the founding design team of Etsy and Scott L. Kauffman, now
CEO and Chairman of the 6th largest advertising
conglomerate, MDC partners.
3. PETER ENESTROM EXPERIENCE
Founder - The Rebel Group LLC / Dribbble Training
We create and build authentic and connecting education
experiences by partnering with some of the world's largest
online communities and top-tier universities to deliver bite-
sized, interactive, and authentic programs.
4. Senior Advisor (Education) - MDC Partners
Created MDC's internal education initiatives, including
master classes with its leading CEOs, such as the
legendary Chuck Porter of CPB Group.
5. Co-Founder - Qubed ("10 Tech Companies Shaking Up
Their Industry" - Inc. Magazine)
I co-founded Qubed, an education services company that
partners with leading global media brands to launch
education programs with prominent universities, such as a
Master's program in partnership with Wired Magazine and
the University of Southern California and certificate
programs with Teen Magazine.
Inc. Magazine recently named Qubed as one of "10 Tech
Companies Shaking Up Their Industry".
6. Investor - University Ventures Fund
(Bertelsmann)
University Ventures is the leading higher-education focused investment fund with over
$300M in capital largely fund by German media conglomerate, Bertelsmann.
* Board Observer for University Now; building the most affordable, accessible & high
quality online learning platform with over $40M in funding, and a board that includes
Mitch Kapor and Roger Novak.
* Board Observer for UV Labs; creating a technology platform that links industry &
education institutions, led many business development initiatives, run by the former CTO
of Apollo Group (the largest publicly traded education entity)
* Heavily involved with the development of Ameritas, a joint-venture targeted at working
Hispanic adults for whom cost and language proficiency are major barriers to a college
degree.
* Drove various co-investment deals in the higher education sector with prospective
partners, such as Warburg Pincus.