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Who invested in EdSurge?
EdSurge's investors include NewSchools Venture Fund, Learn Capital, Allen & Company, Catamount Ventures and GSV Capital, and 12 more on record.
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$400KSeed$1.5MSeries A$960KSeries A$2.5MRound
United States · Funded startup
Who invested in EdSurge
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$5.4Mraised across 4 rounds since 2012, from 4 sources
$400KSeed$1.5MSeries A$960KSeries A$2.5MRound
- Latest round
- Round, $2.5MDec 2018
- Step-upi
- 2.6×
- Investors
- 17
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $400K Aug 2012
- Biggest round
- $2.5M Round · Dec 2018
- Usual gap between rounds
- 18 months the median of 3
The rounds
- Dec 2018
- May 2014Series A$960K5 new
From a historical funding record
- Feb 2014Series A$1.5M5 new1 returning
Learn Capital
NewSchools Venture Fund
GSV Capital- John Katzman
- Lynda Weinman
- Matthew Hanson
From a historical funding record
- Aug 2012Seed$400K4 new
Allen & Company- NewSchools Venture Fund
Washington Post- Nancy Peretsman
Reported by techcrunch.com
Founders and team
From EdSurge's own website: 1 founder, 4 on the team.
Nneka McGeeEducator, Author, & Founder of Muon Global
- Daniel ObregonChief Marketing & Communications Officer
- Sarah MckibbenEditor-in-Chief
- Hamza FerozSenior Business Manager
- Mi AniefunaSenior Research Manager
AdvisersAdriana Lacy
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.
Seed2012Series A2014Series A2014Round2018NewSchools Venture FundLearn CapitalAllen & Company
Catamount VenturesGSV CapitalDeborah QuazzoWashington Post
1776 Ventures
Steve BlankWomen's Venture Capital Fund
NewSchools Venture FundLearn CapitalAllen & CompanyCatamount VenturesGSV CapitalDeborah QuazzoWashington Post1776 VenturesSteve BlankWomen's Venture Capital FundEveryone who backed them
Deborah QuazzoVC firm1round
Women's Venture Capital FundVC firm1round
John KatzmanAngel1round
Dale Doughertyno record of our own yet1round
Golden Angelsno record of our own yet1round
Jason Palmerno record of our own yet1round
Lynda Weinmanno record of our own yet1round
Matthew Hansonno record of our own yet1round
Nancy Peretsmanno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 4 firms list EdSurge as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about EdSurge
How much has EdSurge raised?
EdSurge has raised $5.4M across 4 rounds since 2012.
When did EdSurge last raise?
EdSurge's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $2.5M in Dec 2018.
What was EdSurge's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $2.5M in Dec 2018, is also its largest on record.
Who backed EdSurge first?
EdSurge's first round on record, in Aug 2012, was backed by Allen & Company, NewSchools Venture Fund and Washington Post and 1 others.
What stage is EdSurge at?
EdSurge's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Dec 2018.
Where is EdSurge based?
EdSurge is based in the United States.
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