# Nearpod funding: rounds and investors > Nearpod has raised $23M across 3 rounds since 2013. Investors include Krillion Ventures, Insight Venture Partners/ Reach and Storm Ventures. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/nearpod (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Nearpod* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 20 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 **$23M** raised across 3 rounds since 2013, from 3 sources **$1.5M** Seed **$21M** Series B - **Latest round:** Series B, $21M Mar 2017 - **Led by:** Insight Venture Partners/ Reach - **Step-up i:** 14× - **Investors:** 20 (1 led) 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 **$1.5M** Seed **?** Series A **$21M** Series B - **First round:** Seed, $1.5M - **Biggest round:** $21M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.1 years ## The rounds - **Mar 2017** Series B **$21M** *3 new* *1 returning* Insight Venture Partners/ Reach Lead [Krillion Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/krillion-ventures) [GSV Acceleration](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsv-acceleration) [AGP Miami](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agp-miami) Reported by TechCrunch - **Apr 2015** Series A **Amount undisclosed** *13 new* [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) [Marc Benioff](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-benioff) [Rothenberg Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rothenberg-ventures) [STARTX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startx) [Emerson Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emerson-collective) [co.lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/co-lab) [Deborah Quazzo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deborah-quazzo) [Arsenal Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arsenal-venture-partners) [John S and James L Knight Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-s-and-james-l-knight-foundation) [Krillion Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/krillion-ventures) [Cito Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cito-ventures) [Jennifer Carolan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jennifer-carolan) [Reach Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reach-ventures) From a historical funding record - **Mar 2013** Seed **$1.5M** *4 new* [NewSchools Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newschools-venture-fund) [The New School](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-new-school) Clarence So Sina Shekou Reported by techcrunch.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. **Seed** 2013 **Series A** 2015 **Series B** 2017 [Krillion Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/krillion-ventures) Insight Venture Partners/ Reach L [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) [Marc Benioff](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-benioff) [Rothenberg Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rothenberg-ventures) [NewSchools Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newschools-venture-fund) [STARTX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startx) [Emerson Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emerson-collective) [co.lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/co-lab) [Deborah Quazzo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deborah-quazzo) ## Everyone who backed them [Krillion Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/krillion-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds Insight Venture Partners/ Reach no record of our own yet **1** round, led 1 [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Marc Benioff](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-benioff) VC firm **1** round [Rothenberg Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rothenberg-ventures) VC firm **1** round [NewSchools Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newschools-venture-fund) VC firm **1** round [STARTX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startx) VC firm **1** round [Emerson Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emerson-collective) Family office **1** round [co.lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/co-lab) Accelerator **1** round [Deborah Quazzo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deborah-quazzo) VC firm **1** round [Arsenal Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arsenal-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round [John S and James L Knight Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-s-and-james-l-knight-foundation) Institutional LP **1** round [GSV Acceleration](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsv-acceleration) VC firm **1** round [Cito Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cito-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Jennifer Carolan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jennifer-carolan) Angel **1** round [AGP Miami](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agp-miami) Investment firm **1** round [The New School](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-new-school) Institutional LP **1** round [Reach Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reach-ventures) VC firm **1** round Clarence So no record of our own yet **1** round Sina Shekou 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=nearpod). ## Quick answers about Nearpod ### Who invested in Nearpod? Nearpod's investors include Krillion Ventures, Insight Venture Partners/ Reach, Storm Ventures, Marc Benioff and Rothenberg Ventures, and 15 more on record. Insight Venture Partners/ Reach led its latest round. ### How much has Nearpod raised? Nearpod has raised $23M across 3 rounds since 2013. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Nearpod last raise? Nearpod's most recent round was a Series B of $21M in Mar 2017, led by Insight Venture Partners/ Reach. ### What was Nearpod's biggest round? Its most recent round, $21M in Mar 2017, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Nearpod first? Nearpod's first round on record, in Mar 2013, was backed by NewSchools Venture Fund, The New School and Clarence So and 1 others. ### What stage is Nearpod at? Nearpod's latest named round is a Series B, in Mar 2017. ### Where is Nearpod based? Nearpod is based in the United States. ### Who led Nearpod's rounds? Insight Venture Partners/ Reach led the Series B in 2017. ## Companies like Nearpod In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Stride** $16M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/stride)[**Amira Learning** $30M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/amira-learning)[**Notey** $3.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/notey)[**Overtime** $33M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/overtime)[**KIDZ AI** $1.9M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kidz-ai)[**Imagi** $7.5M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/imagi) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app