Who invested in Ellevation

5 rounds we have observed, with the 13 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.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$18Mraised across 5 rounds since 2013, from 5 sources

$1.5MVenture$2.4MSeries A$2.4MSeed$2.0MVenture$10MSeries B

Latest round: Series B, $10MJan 2018
Step-upi: 5×
Investors: 13

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The funding story

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

201320142015201620172018

$1.5MVenture$2.4MSeries A$2.4MSeed$2.0MVenture$10MSeries B

First round: Venture, $1.5M
Biggest round: $10M
Usual gap between rounds: 11 months

The rounds

Jan 2018
Series B$10M2 new
- Omidyar Network
- Reach Capital/ Chan Zuckerberg
Reported by VenturefizzSEC filing: $14M sold, first sale Dec 2017
Jul 2014
Venture$2.0M3 new6 returning
- NewSchools Venture Fund
- Eileen Rudden
- Rick Burnes
- Adam Miller
- Chris Gabrieli
- Josh Tolkoff
- Alex Saltonstall
- Josh Kirkpatrick
- Steve Kupfer
From a historical funding record
Jul 2013
Series A$2.4M3 new5 returning
From a historical funding record
Jul 2013
Seed$2.4M8 returning
Reported by edsurge.com
Feb 2013
Venture$1.5M5 new
Reported by finsmes.com

Founders and team

From Ellevation's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 1 founder, 12 on the team.

John SeidlitzFounder of Seidlitz Education

Aakash KothariVice President of Marketing
Leah FoersterVice President of Product, Flagship & Platform
Leslie ThomasVice President of Sales and Account Management
Lisa McCuskerVice President of Engineering
Winston TuggleVice President of People & Operations
Marion Kennedy AmosCEO
Nathan PapazianChief Product Officer
Dr. Tim BoalsExecutive Director of WIDA
Jeff ZwiersSenior Researcher at Stanford University
Dennis MorganExecutive Officeri
Edward RiceExecutive Officer, Director, Promoteri
Victor HuMr. Hu was elected as a Director subsequent to the Date of First Sale.i

On the board, as filediBrad PowellChris GabrieliJennifer CarolanThomas Beecher

AdvisersJordan Meranus

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.

Venture2013Series A2013Seed2013Venture2014Series B2018

NewSchools Venture FundEileen RuddenRick BurnesAdam MillerJosh TolkoffChris Gabrieli

Rethink EducationNiko Klein

Omidyar NetworkAlex Saltonstall

Everyone who backed them

NewSchools Venture FundVC firm4rounds

Eileen RuddenAngel4rounds

Rick BurnesAngel4rounds

Adam MillerAngel4rounds

Josh TolkoffAngel4rounds

Chris GabrieliAngel3rounds

Rethink EducationVC firm2rounds

Niko KleinAngel2rounds

Omidyar NetworkFamily office1round

Alex Saltonstallno record of our own yet1round

Josh Kirkpatrickno record of our own yet1round

Reach Capital/ Chan Zuckerbergno record of our own yet1round

Steve Kupferno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Ellevation 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.