# Knewton funding: rounds and investors > Knewton has raised $172M across 7 rounds since 2008. Investors include Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners and First Round Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/knewton (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Knewton* 7 rounds we have observed, with the 22 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 **$172M** raised across 7 rounds since 2008, from 7 sources **$2.5M** Series A **$6.0M** Series B **$13M** Series C **$33M** Series D **$51M** Series E **$42M** Series F **$25M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $25M Aug 2018 - **Biggest round:** $51M Series E · Dec 2013 - **Investors:** 22 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. 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 **$2.5M** Series A **$6.0M** Series B **$13M** Series C **$33M** Series D **$51M** Series E **$42M** Series F **$25M** Round - **First round:** Series A, $2.5M - **Biggest round:** $51M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 23 months ## The rounds - **Aug 2018** Round **$25M** *3 new* *3 returning* [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) [SoFi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofi) Bessemer Partners TriplePoint Capital/ Accel Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $5.2M sold, first sale Jul 2018 - **Oct 2015** Series F **$42M** *1 new* [Sofina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofina) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $42M sold, first sale Oct 2015 - **Dec 2013** Series E **$51M** *3 new* *5 returning* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [SVB Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svb-capital) [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) [GSV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsv-capital) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $34M sold, first sale Dec 2013 - **Oct 2011** Series D **$33M** *2 new* *3 returning* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) [Pearson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pearson) Reported by techcrunch.com SEC filing: $25M sold, first sale Oct 2011 - **Apr 2010** Series C **$13M** *2 new* *5 returning* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) [Reid Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reid-hoffman) [Amish Jani](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amish-jani) [The Gramercy Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-gramercy-fund) Reported by techcrunch.com SEC filing: $12M sold, first sale Apr 2010 - **Apr 2009** Series B **$6.0M** *1 new* *5 returning* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [Reid Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reid-hoffman) [The Gramercy Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-gramercy-fund) [Peter Stern](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-stern) Reported by techcrunch.com SEC filing: $6.0M sold, first sale Mar 2009 - **May 2008** Series A **$2.5M** *10 new* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [Ron Conway](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway) [Reid Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reid-hoffman) [Chris Dixon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-dixon) [Shana Fisher](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shana-fisher) [The Gramercy Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-gramercy-fund) [Peter Stern](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-stern) Jonathan Glick Tom Pinkney Reported by pehub.com ## 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. **Series A** 2008 **Series B** 2009 **Series C** 2010 **Series D** 2011 **Series E** 2013 **Series F** 2015 **Round** 2018 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Reid Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reid-hoffman) [The Gramercy Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-gramercy-fund) [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) [Peter Stern](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-stern) [SVB Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svb-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) VC firm **5** rounds [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) VC firm **4** rounds [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) VC firm **4** rounds [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) VC firm **4** rounds [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) VC firm **3** rounds [Reid Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reid-hoffman) VC firm **3** rounds [The Gramercy Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-gramercy-fund) VC firm **3** rounds [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) VC firm **2** rounds [Peter Stern](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-stern) Angel **2** rounds [SVB Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svb-capital) VC firm **1** round [Ron Conway](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway) Angel **1** round [GSV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsv-capital) Investment firm **1** round [Chris Dixon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-dixon) VC firm **1** round [Sofina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofina) Family office **1** round [Amish Jani](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amish-jani) VC firm **1** round [Shana Fisher](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shana-fisher) Angel **1** round [Pearson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pearson) Venture studio **1** round [SoFi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofi) Corporate VC **1** round Bessemer Partners no record of our own yet **1** round Jonathan Glick no record of our own yet **1** round Tom Pinkney no record of our own yet **1** round TriplePoint Capital/ Accel 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=knewton). ## Quick answers about Knewton ### Who invested in Knewton? Knewton's investors include Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, First Round Capital, FirstMark and Founders Fund, and 17 more on record. ### How much has Knewton raised? Knewton has raised $172M across 7 rounds since 2008. ### When did Knewton last raise? Knewton's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $25M in Aug 2018. ### What was Knewton's biggest round? Knewton's largest round on record is $51M (Series E), in Dec 2013. ### Who backed Knewton first? Knewton's first round on record, in May 2008, was backed by Accel, First Round Capital and Ron Conway and 7 others. ### What stage is Knewton at? Knewton's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Aug 2018. ### Where is Knewton based? Knewton is based in the United States. ## Companies like Knewton In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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