Investors
Welcome to the McCoy Investor Hub, where we share key updates on our progress, new team members, partnerships, and the stories of those who believe in our mission.
Introducing Terminal
McCoy is proud to announce the full production launch of Terminal, our enterprise curriculum platform. Designed to transform knowledge into structured, interactive learning experiences, Terminal empowers organizations to create, manage, and publish educational content with unprecedented speed, consistency, and scale.
Investor Spotlight: Chad Penry
Chad Penry is an entrepreneur, investor, and business strategist whose career spans financial services, artificial intelligence, healthcare technology, and energy infrastructure. As Founder of Quan Financial and General Partner at Altigen Energy, Chad works at the intersection of capital, innovation, and large-scale infrastructure, helping advance projects that support the next generation of data centers, AI platforms, and energy systems. His experience also includes leadership roles in AI-driven healthcare, financial education, and emerging technology ventures.
Chad’s investment reflects his belief in transformative technology, scalable education, and the infrastructure required to power the future of innovation.
Investor Spotlight: EJ Oshier
EJ Oshier is a veteran leader and operational executive, currently serving as Chief of Staff at CureDuchenne. His career includes more than a decade in U.S. Special Operations as an Air Force Pararescueman, followed by work as a defense contractor supporting operations in both domestic and international environments. Across military, defense, and nonprofit leadership roles, EJ has focused on mission execution, organizational readiness, and building teams capable of performing in complex, high-stakes situations.
EJ’s investment reflects his belief in disciplined execution, scalable education, and technologies that empower organizations to create lasting impact.
Investor Spotlight: John Blue
John Blue is a leadership consultant, author, and former NHL player whose career spans elite sports, executive coaching, and organizational leadership. A member of the 1988 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team and former player with the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres, John has spent decades helping leaders and organizations strengthen culture, develop talent, and improve performance. His upcoming book, First, The Man, reflects his belief that effective leadership begins with strong character and personal growth.
John’s investment reflects his belief in human potential, lifelong learning, and technologies that help people and organizations grow.
Investor Spotlight: Emily Gray
Emily Gray is a seasoned digital strategy and media executive, serving as the Media & Entertainment Portfolio Accounts Lead at Accenture Song. She guides Fortune 500 companies on growth strategy, AI and data innovation, monetization, and new product development. With leadership roles across Snap Inc., Refinery29, MediaLink, and Yahoo, Emily has spent her career helping major media brands transform how they engage audiences, build revenue, and navigate an evolving digital landscape.
Emily’s investment reflects her belief in innovative technology and intelligent content.
Investor Spotlight: Joe Thornton
Joe Thornton “Jumbo Joe” - is a true hockey legend. A ’25 inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame, he completed a 24-season NHL career amassing 1,539 points in 1,714 games, ranking 12th all-time in points and 7th in assists. He claimed the Art Ross Trophy and Hart Memorial Trophy during the 2005-06 season and led the league in scoring while playing for two teams in one year - a first in NHL history. 
Joe’s investment in McCoy reflects that same mix of vision, tenacity, and leadership he brought on the ice.
Investor Spotlight: Erik Preston
Erik Preston is a veteran engineering and technical operations leader, currently serving as SVP of Engineering & Technical Operations at Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile. With over a decade overseeing large-scale systems, DevOps, and global engineering teams, Erik has built and supported carrier-grade platforms that serve millions of customers.
His earlier roles at Citrix, Muve Music, and Cricket Wireless strengthened his expertise in automation, system architecture, and high-reliability infrastructure across the telecom ecosystem.
Erik’s investment reflects his belief in scalable technology, operational excellence, and the opportunity to build foundational systems for the future of learning.
Investor Spotlight: Mike Wojciechowski, Ed.D.
Mike Wojciechowski is an entrepreneur and real estate leader with more than three decades of experience developing over 60,000 affordable housing units and structuring billions in investment through Affordable Housing Advisors and M Square Trust. He has also held long-standing leadership roles within YPO and WPO.
Mike serves as a Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship at Loyola Marymount University, where he mentors founders and teaches new venture creation. His passion for education and guiding emerging leaders aligns directly with McCoy’s mission, making his support especially meaningful.
Investor Spotlight: Steele Family Foundation / WISE Scholarship Program
Led by Stacey Coote-Steele, the WISE Scholarship Program is building one of the most visionary education platforms in global philanthropy. Originating from the Steele Family Foundation — founded by Michael Steele and his family to support grassroots humanitarian work — WISE focuses on identifying and uplifting “stranded superstars” around the world through post-secondary mentorship, academic support, and long-term opportunity creation. 
Their investment reflects a shared belief in expanding access to high-quality learning and building systems that unlock human potential on a global scale.
Investor Spotlight: Mike Lohner
Michael Lohner is a longtime entrepreneur and investor with deep experience leading mission-driven technology and consumer companies. As Chairman of Gradient Cyber, former Chairman of the Stella & Dot Family of Brands, and Co-Founder of DOSH, he has scaled platforms backed by Sequoia Capital and supported early-stage founders through Lohner Investments for nearly two decades.
Michael’s investment reflects his commitment to meaningful, impact-driven innovation and adds valuable perspective as McCoy continues building the future of intelligent learning.
Investor Spotlight: Joe Pavelski
Joe Pavelski “Captain America” - is one of the most accomplished American players in NHL history. A ‘25 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee, he earned 1,000+ career points over 18 seasons with the San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars and stands as the all-time playoff goals leader among U.S.-born players. Off the ice, Joe continues to excel competitively, winning the ‘25 American Century Championship golf tournament.
Joe’s support for McCoy reflects the same discipline and leadership that defined his career. His belief in our mission brings a champion’s perspective to our growing investor community.
Investor Spotlight: DARKTASK
Trevor Kruder is the founder and CEO of Alpha BioMed Industries and several biotech and peptide-focused companies committed to improving patient care through trusted, lab-manufactured solutions. As a leader in the peptide space, he has become a strong advocate for responsible, science-driven education for clinics and patients.
Our partnership began by building Alpha BioMed’s education. That shared focus on high-quality learning led Trevor to form DARKTASK, an investment arm for innovative healthcare platforms. DARKTASK’s investment in McCoy reflects our mutual belief that trusted education is essential to modern medicine.
Investor Spotlight: Jeff Flynn
Jeff Flynn brings over two decades of leadership across mobile communications and emerging technology. He recently was instrumental in building Mint Mobile from a telco start-up to Unicorn status. Prior to Mint, his career includes senior roles across telco, fintech and media with deep expertise in product management, go-to-market strategy, and scaling high-growth organizations.
Jeff’s support reflects his belief in McCoy’s mission and the scale of what we’re building. We’re grateful to have his experience and strategic perspective as part of our growing investor community.
McCoy Enters Orbit.
March 2026 marked an important milestone for McCoy as we surpassed $1 million in funding through our SAFE offering. A remarkable group of investors, educators, operators, and industry leaders chose to back our vision for the future of learning, helping accelerate the development of McCoy and the ecosystem we’re building to transform how knowledge is created, delivered, certified, and experienced at global scale. While this milestone was significant, we continue to view it as just the beginning of a much larger journey.
McCoy Announces Sameer Bojja as Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
We are excited to announce that Sameer Bojja has joined McCoy as Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer. Sameer leads all aspects of engineering, from our core Terminal engine to our user-facing platforms. With nearly a decade at Accenture guiding AI and product strategy, and degrees in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Finance from the MIT Sloan School of Management, he brings exceptional technical and strategic depth as we advance the future of intelligent learning.
McCoy Sets the Benchmark: 800x More Cost-Effective Than Major Universities
McCoy’s Terminal is setting a new benchmark in education, delivering high-quality curriculum at a fraction of the cost. Our proprietary platform is 800x more cost-effective than traditional universities, making learning scalable, accessible, and built for the future. By automating course creation without sacrificing depth or quality, we’re proving that world-class education doesn’t have to come with a world-class price tag.
McCoy Expands Terminal Curriculum
We’re excited to share that McCoy’s Terminal is now in use in the field of aviation, showcasing its adaptability for high-stakes training. We’ve also fine-tuned our curriculum engine to expand into Literature, History, Cosmology, and more, enabling rapid, high-quality content generation. This milestone strengthens our mission to build the most advanced gamified learning platform for both consumers and institutions.
McCoy Creates First Course: Nursing School – The Complete Series
We’re excited to share that our first course, Nursing School – The Complete Series, is now available through McCoy Terminal. Featuring more than 30,000 assessment questions, comprehensive learning content, and integrated study aids, the course represents a major milestone in our mission to transform education through scalable, technology-driven learning experiences.
This achievement marks the beginning of a new approach to curriculum creation, enabling high-quality educational content to be developed, deployed, and continuously improved at unprecedented speed and scale.
McCoy Engages and Welcomes Stradling and Mark Skaist as Company Counsel
We are excited to announce that McCoy Health has engaged the esteemed law firm Stradling as our company counsel, with Mark Skaist leading our legal needs. Mark brings a wealth of experience in guiding companies from startup through growth stages, ensuring smooth navigation through formation, funding rounds, and strategic deals. His expertise will be invaluable as we continue to advance our mission in education.
From a Single Spark, a Universe.
We started McCoy with a simple question Erin asked one night: “Why doesn’t something like this exist for nurses?”
That spark grew into a mission; to fix education by making learning feel intuitive, fun, and accessible for everyone.
From two years of building our learning architecture and gameplay to launching our 1M+ curriculum engine Terminal, McCoy began as a husband-and-wife idea and has grown into a platform designed to transform how the world learns.