# McGraw-Hill Education: portfolio, investments and team

> McGraw-Hill Education is a corporate vc based in United States. 7 investments on record, latest Jul 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/mcgraw-hill-education (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# McGraw-Hill Education

Last cheque observed Jul 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Corporate VC

Series A Series B Series D Human Resources Public Relations E-learning

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record

Since the last cheque **4121** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$6.0M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Sole investor **2 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 86%**

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## McGraw-Hill Education highlights

- 01 7 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 86% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $4.2M

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Human Resources Public Relations E-learning
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances**

- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Busuu](https://millionrounds.com/company/busuu)** Series B · GB **$6.7M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Inkling Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/inkling-systems)** Series D · US **$15M** With 6 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Unigo](https://millionrounds.com/company/unigo)** Series B · US **$1.6M** With 2 others
- **2011** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Unigo](https://millionrounds.com/company/unigo)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$1.6M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Inkling Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/inkling-systems)** Series B · US · chubbybrain.com **$6.0M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[Inkling Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/inkling-systems)** Series A · US **$6.4M** With 5 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Unigo](https://millionrounds.com/company/unigo)** Series A · US **$1.0M** With 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **3** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**Area9** **Undisclosed** Feb 2014

**[Engrade](https://millionrounds.com/company/engrade)** **Undisclosed** Feb 2014

**ClearLearning** **Undisclosed** Jan 2014

**Everyday Mathematics** **Undisclosed** Jan 2012

**Bookette** **Undisclosed** Mar 2011

**Tegrity** **Undisclosed** Oct 2010

## The cheque

Series A Series B Series D

Median round joined **$6.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$4.2M**

Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2015

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *3*
- Series B *3*
- Series D *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2009 2015

Often in the room with

- [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) 3
- [Kapor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kapor-capital) 3
- [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) 3
- [Dow Jones](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dow-jones) 2
- [News Corp.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/news-corp) 2
- [Pearson Education](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pearson-education) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as McGraw-Hill Education. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Felicis** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures)[**Kapor Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kapor-capital)[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)[**Dow Jones** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dow-jones)[**News Corp.** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/news-corp)[**Pearson Education** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pearson-education)[**Sherpalo Ventures** Angel network **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sherpalo-ventures-llc)

## Quick answers about McGraw-Hill Education

### What does McGraw-Hill Education invest in?

McGraw-Hill Education invests most often at Series A and Series B (86% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Human Resources, Public Relations and E-learning.

### How active is McGraw-Hill Education?

7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2015.

### How big are McGraw-Hill Education's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.0M.

### Does McGraw-Hill Education lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does McGraw-Hill Education invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (86%) and the United Kingdom (14%).

### Is McGraw-Hill Education investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2015.

### Who does McGraw-Hill Education invest alongside?

Most often Felicis (3 rounds together), Kapor Capital (3 rounds together) and Sequoia Capital (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is McGraw-Hill Education?

McGraw-Hill Education is a corporate VC based in New York, United States.

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