# Ellevation funding: rounds and investors > Ellevation has raised $18M across 5 rounds since 2013. Investors include NewSchools Venture Fund, Eileen Rudden and Rick Burnes. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/ellevation (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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. Edtech Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$18M** raised across 5 rounds since 2013, from 5 sources **$1.5M** Venture **$2.4M** Series A **$2.4M** Seed **$2.0M** Venture **$10M** Series B - **Latest round:** Series B, $10M Jan 2018 - **Step-up i:** 5× - **Investors:** 13 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. 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 **$1.5M** Venture **$2.4M** Series A **$2.4M** Seed **$2.0M** Venture **$10M** Series B - **First round:** Venture, $1.5M - **Biggest round:** $10M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 11 months ## The rounds - **Jan 2018** Series B **$10M** *2 new* [Omidyar Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omidyar-network) Reach Capital/ Chan Zuckerberg Reported by Venturefizz SEC filing: $14M sold, first sale Dec 2017 - **Jul 2014** Venture **$2.0M** *3 new* *6 returning* [NewSchools Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newschools-venture-fund) [Eileen Rudden](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eileen-rudden) [Rick Burnes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rick-burnes) [Adam Miller](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-miller) [Chris Gabrieli](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-gabrieli) [Josh Tolkoff](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-tolkoff) Alex Saltonstall Josh Kirkpatrick Steve Kupfer From a historical funding record - **Jul 2013** Series A **$2.4M** *3 new* *5 returning* [NewSchools Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newschools-venture-fund) [Rethink Education](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rethink-education) [Eileen Rudden](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eileen-rudden) [Rick Burnes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rick-burnes) [Adam Miller](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-miller) [Chris Gabrieli](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-gabrieli) [Josh Tolkoff](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-tolkoff) [Niko Klein](https://millionrounds.com/fund/niko-klein) From a historical funding record - **Jul 2013** Seed **$2.4M** *8 returning* [NewSchools Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newschools-venture-fund) [Rethink Education](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rethink-education) [Eileen Rudden](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eileen-rudden) [Rick Burnes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rick-burnes) [Adam Miller](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-miller) [Chris Gabrieli](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-gabrieli) [Josh Tolkoff](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-tolkoff) [Niko Klein](https://millionrounds.com/fund/niko-klein) Reported by edsurge.com - **Feb 2013** Venture **$1.5M** *5 new* [NewSchools Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newschools-venture-fund) [Eileen Rudden](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eileen-rudden) [Rick Burnes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rick-burnes) [Adam Miller](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-miller) [Josh Tolkoff](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-tolkoff) 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 Seidlitz** Founder of Seidlitz Education - **Aakash Kothari** Vice President of Marketing - **Leah Foerster** Vice President of Product, Flagship & Platform - **Leslie Thomas** Vice President of Sales and Account Management - **Lisa McCusker** Vice President of Engineering - **Winston Tuggle** Vice President of People & Operations - **Marion Kennedy Amos** CEO - **Nathan Papazian** Chief Product Officer - **Dr. Tim Boals** Executive Director of WIDA - **Jeff Zwiers** Senior Researcher at Stanford University - **Dennis Morgan** Executive Officer i - **Edward Rice** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter i - **Victor Hu** Mr. Hu was elected as a Director subsequent to the Date of First Sale. i On the board, as filed i *Brad Powell* *Chris Gabrieli* *Jennifer Carolan* *Thomas Beecher* Advisers *Jordan 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. **Venture** 2013 **Series A** 2013 **Seed** 2013 **Venture** 2014 **Series B** 2018 [NewSchools Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newschools-venture-fund) [Eileen Rudden](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eileen-rudden) [Rick Burnes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rick-burnes) [Adam Miller](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-miller) [Josh Tolkoff](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-tolkoff) [Chris Gabrieli](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-gabrieli) [Rethink Education](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rethink-education) [Niko Klein](https://millionrounds.com/fund/niko-klein) [Omidyar Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omidyar-network) Alex Saltonstall ## Everyone who backed them [NewSchools Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newschools-venture-fund) VC firm **4** rounds [Eileen Rudden](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eileen-rudden) Angel **4** rounds [Rick Burnes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rick-burnes) Angel **4** rounds [Adam Miller](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-miller) Angel **4** rounds [Josh Tolkoff](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-tolkoff) Angel **4** rounds [Chris Gabrieli](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-gabrieli) Angel **3** rounds [Rethink Education](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rethink-education) VC firm **2** rounds [Niko Klein](https://millionrounds.com/fund/niko-klein) Angel **2** rounds [Omidyar Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omidyar-network) Family office **1** round Alex Saltonstall no record of our own yet **1** round Josh Kirkpatrick no record of our own yet **1** round Reach Capital/ Chan Zuckerberg no record of our own yet **1** round Steve Kupfer no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=ellevation). ## 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. [North Atlantic Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-atlantic-capital) VC firm Per its own site [For Good Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/for-good-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Lumos Capital Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lumos-capital-group) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Ellevation ### Who invested in Ellevation? Ellevation's investors include NewSchools Venture Fund, Eileen Rudden, Rick Burnes, Adam Miller and Josh Tolkoff, and 8 more on record. ### How much has Ellevation raised? Ellevation has raised $18M across 5 rounds since 2013. ### When did Ellevation last raise? Ellevation's most recent round was a Series B of $10M in Jan 2018. ### What was Ellevation's biggest round? Its most recent round, $10M in Jan 2018, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Ellevation first? Ellevation's first round on record, in Feb 2013, was backed by NewSchools Venture Fund, Eileen Rudden and Rick Burnes and 2 others. ### What stage is Ellevation at? Ellevation's latest named round is a Series B, in Jan 2018. ### Where is Ellevation based? Ellevation is based in the United States. ## Companies like Ellevation In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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