May 23, 2025 — Tulane Ventures said Friday it will lead a $1 million investment round in New Orleans education software startup Hilight, which has developed an app to help schools evaluate teachers with the aim of better staff retention.
The venture fund, which is part of Tulane University’s Innovation Institute, said it will directly invest $250,000 in the company, which was founded three years ago by Claire Smith, a former St. Bernard Parish middle school math teacher.