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Who invested in Lessonly?
Lessonly's investors include Allos Ventures, High Alpha, Alumni Ventures, AVP and OpenView, and 1 more on record.
201520162017201820192020
$1.1MSeries A$8.0MSeries B$15MSeries C
United States · Series C startup
Who invested in Lessonly
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$24Mraised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 3 sources
$1.1MSeries A$8.0MSeries B$15MSeries C
- Latest round
- Series C, $15MMar 2020
- Step-upi
- 1.9×
- Investors
- 6
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series A, $1.1M Dec 2014
- Biggest round
- $15M Series C · Mar 2020
- Usual gap between rounds
- 2.9 years the median of 2
The rounds
- Mar 2020Series C$15M2 new2 returning
Source recordedSEC filing: $22M sold, first sale Mar 2020
- Nov 2017Series B$8.0M3 new1 returning
Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $8.0M sold, first sale Nov 2017
- Dec 2014
Founders and team
From Lessonly's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 11 on the team.
- Hayden StaffordPresident and Chief Revenue Officer
- Rob TarkoffChief Executive Officer
- Celaena PowderChief Legal Officer
- Evan GoldsteinChief Financial Officer
- Kimberly SchultzChief Human Resources Officer
- Rob PinkertonChief Marketing Officer
- Taylor ShortChief of Staff
- Toby CarringtonChief Business Officer
- Umberto MillettiChief Product & Technology Officer
- Alex Maxwell ScherbakovskyAppointed on March 18, 2020i
- John Maxwell YoderExecutive Officer, Directori
On the board, as filediClaudia Maxwell ReuterDorsey Maxwell ScottMichael Maxwell FitzgeraldRicky Maxwell Pelletier
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 A2014Series B2017Series C2020
Allos Ventures
High Alpha
Alumni Ventures
AVP
OpenView
Rethink Education
Allos VenturesHigh AlphaAlumni VenturesAVPOpenViewRethink EducationEveryone who backed them
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Also claim to have backed them
These 4 firms list Lessonly 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 Lessonly
How much has Lessonly raised?
Lessonly has raised $24M across 3 rounds since 2014.
When did Lessonly last raise?
Lessonly's most recent round was a Series C of $15M in Mar 2020.
What was Lessonly's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $15M in Mar 2020, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Lessonly first?
Lessonly's first round on record, in Dec 2014, was backed by Allos Ventures.
What stage is Lessonly at?
Lessonly's latest named round is a Series C, in Mar 2020.
Where is Lessonly based?
Lessonly is based in the United States.
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