# Newsela funding: rounds and investors > Newsela has raised $172M across 5 rounds since 2013. Investors include TCV, Kapor Capital and NewSchools Venture Fund. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/newsela (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Newsela* 5 rounds we have observed, with the 21 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 Valuation: $1.0B, Mar 2026 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$172M** raised across 5 rounds since 2013, from 5 sources **$1.2M** Seed **$6.0M** Series A **$15M** Series B **$50M** Series C **$100M** Series D - **Latest round:** Series D, $100M Feb 2021 - **Step-up i:** 2× - **Investors:** 21 (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. 2015 2017 2019 2021 **$1.2M** Seed **$6.0M** Series A **$15M** Series B **$50M** Series C **$100M** Series D - **First round:** Seed, $1.2M - **Biggest round:** $100M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 23 months ## The rounds - **Feb 2021** Series D **$100M** *4 new* *1 returning* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) [Reach](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reach) [TCV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tcv) [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) Source recorded - **Mar 2019** Series C **$50M** *1 new* [TCV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tcv) Lead Reported by TechCrunch - **Oct 2015** Series B **$15M** *2 new* *1 returning* [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [Owl Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/owl-ventures-3) [Women's Venture Capital Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/women-s-venture-capital-fund) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $15M sold, first sale May 2015 - **Sept 2014** Series A **$6.0M** *3 new* *2 returning* [Kapor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kapor-capital) [NewSchools Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newschools-venture-fund) [Knight Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/knight-foundation) [Owl Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/owl-ventures-3) [Cambridge Information](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cambridge-information-group) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $6.0M sold, first sale Sept 2014 - **Oct 2013** Seed **$1.2M** *11 new* [Kapor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kapor-capital) [NewSchools Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newschools-venture-fund) [Silicon Badia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/badia-impact-fund) [Walter Winshall](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walter-winshall) [Zac Zeitlin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zac-zeitlin) [Kaplan Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kaplan-ventures) [David Fischer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-fischer) [Brigette Lau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brigette-lau) Issac Taylor Jennifer Coogan Joannie Fischer Reported by finsmes.com ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team. - **Matthew Gross** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Brook Byers* *Tory Patterson* ## 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** 2014 **Series B** 2015 **Series C** 2019 **Series D** 2021 [TCV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tcv) L [Kapor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kapor-capital) [NewSchools Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newschools-venture-fund) [Owl Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/owl-ventures-3) [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) [Reach](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reach) [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) [Silicon Badia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/badia-impact-fund) ## Everyone who backed them [TCV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tcv) Private equity **2** rounds, led 1 [Kapor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kapor-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [NewSchools Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newschools-venture-fund) VC firm **2** rounds [Owl Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/owl-ventures-3) VC firm **2** rounds [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) VC firm **1** round [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) VC firm **1** round [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) VC firm **1** round [Reach](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reach) VC firm **1** round [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) Private equity **1** round [Silicon Badia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/badia-impact-fund) VC firm **1** round [Knight Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/knight-foundation) VC firm **1** round [Walter Winshall](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walter-winshall) Angel **1** round [Women's Venture Capital Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/women-s-venture-capital-fund) VC firm **1** round [Zac Zeitlin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zac-zeitlin) Angel **1** round [Kaplan Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kaplan-ventures) VC firm **1** round [David Fischer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-fischer) Angel **1** round [Brigette Lau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brigette-lau) Angel **1** round [Cambridge Information](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cambridge-information-group) VC firm **1** round Issac Taylor no record of our own yet **1** round Jennifer Coogan no record of our own yet **1** round Joannie Fischer 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=newsela). ## Also claim to have backed them These 8 firms list Newsela 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. [New Ground Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-ground-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Startup Weekend](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startup-weekend) VC firm Per its own site [TechStars Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars-energy) Accelerator Per its own site [Techstars Alabama Power EnergyTech Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars-alabama-power-energytech-accelerator) Accelerator Per its own site [Techstars Berlin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars-berlin) Accelerator Per its own site [Techstars Music Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars-music-accelerator) Accelerator Per its own site [Techstars Toronto Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars-toronto-accelerator) Accelerator Per its own site [The Riyadh Techstars Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars-riyadh-accelerator) Accelerator Per its own site ## Quick answers about Newsela ### Who invested in Newsela? Newsela's investors include TCV, Kapor Capital, NewSchools Venture Fund, Owl Ventures and Techstars, and 16 more on record. ### How much has Newsela raised? Newsela has raised $172M across 5 rounds since 2013. ### When did Newsela last raise? Newsela's most recent round was a Series D of $100M in Feb 2021. ### What was Newsela's biggest round? Its most recent round, $100M in Feb 2021, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Newsela first? Newsela's first round on record, in Oct 2013, was backed by Kapor Capital, NewSchools Venture Fund and Silicon Badia and 8 others. ### What stage is Newsela at? Newsela's latest named round is a Series D, in Feb 2021. ### Where is Newsela based? Newsela is based in the United States. ### Who led Newsela's rounds? TCV led the Series C in 2019. ## Companies like Newsela In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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