# Credly funding: rounds and investors

> Credly has raised $16M across 2 rounds since 2017. Investors include New Markets Venture Partners, University Ventures and Pearson. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/credly (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Credly*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 10 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Cybersecurity

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$16M** raised across 2 rounds since 2017, from 2 sources

**$4.6M** Round **$11M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $11M Apr 2019
- **Step-up i:** 2.4×
- **Investors:** 10

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2018 2019

**$4.6M** Round

**$11M** Round

- **First round:** Round, $4.6M
- **Biggest round:** $11M
- **Between rounds:** 19 months

## The rounds

- **Apr 2019** Round **$11M** *5 new* *2 returning* [New Markets Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-markets-venture-partners) [University Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/university-ventures) [Pearson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pearson) [Lumina Impact Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lumina-impact-ventures) [Zoma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zoma-capital) [Lion Brothers Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lion-brothers-company) Strada Education Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $11M sold, first sale Mar 2019
- **Sept 2017** Round **$4.6M** *5 new* [New Markets Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-markets-venture-partners) [University Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/university-ventures) [Lumina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lumina) City & Guilds Lion Brothers Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $4.6M sold, first sale Aug 2017

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.

- **Jonathan Finkelstein** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *John Yates* *Mark Grovic* *Robert Whelan* *Ryan Craig* *Susan Ganz*

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Round** 2017 **Round** 2019 [New Markets Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-markets-venture-partners) [University Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/university-ventures) [Pearson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pearson) [Lumina Impact Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lumina-impact-ventures) [Zoma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zoma-capital) [Lion Brothers Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lion-brothers-company) [Lumina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lumina) City & Guilds Lion Brothers Strada Education

## Everyone who backed them

[New Markets Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-markets-venture-partners) VC firm **2** rounds

[University Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/university-ventures) Private equity **2** rounds

[Pearson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pearson) Venture studio **1** round

[Lumina Impact Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lumina-impact-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round

[Zoma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zoma-capital) Family office **1** round

[Lion Brothers Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lion-brothers-company) Investment firm **1** round

[Lumina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lumina) Company **1** round

City & Guilds no record of our own yet **1** round

Lion Brothers no record of our own yet **1** round

Strada Education no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Credly

### Who invested in Credly?

Credly's investors include New Markets Venture Partners, University Ventures, Pearson, Lumina Impact Ventures and Zoma Capital, and 5 more on record.

### How much has Credly raised?

Credly has raised $16M across 2 rounds since 2017.

### When did Credly last raise?

Credly's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $11M in Apr 2019.

### What was Credly's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $11M in Apr 2019, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Credly first?

Credly's first round on record, in Sept 2017, was backed by New Markets Venture Partners, University Ventures and Lumina and 2 others.

### What stage is Credly at?

Credly's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Apr 2019.

### Where is Credly based?

Credly is based in the United States.

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