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Pearson

Last cheque observed Dec 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVenture studio

Series BSeries DGrowth

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque2503days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MRounds led0 of 8Sole investor3 roundsMostly inUnited States, 75%
Pitch Pearson

Pearson highlights

  1. 01

    8 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series D: 57% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $50M

What they do

Type
Venture studio (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2019

    3 rounds

  2. Dec
    SpringboardSeries A · US · FinSMEs$11MWith 5 others
  3. May
    Prowler.ioSeries B · GB · FinSMEs$24MWith 9 others
  4. Apr
    CredlyUS · FinSMEs$11MWith 6 others
  5. 2013

    1 round

  6. Mar
    Scoot & DoodleSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.3MSole investor
  7. 2012

    1 round

  8. Dec
    Nook MediaGrowth · US · techcrunch.com$90MSole investor
  9. 2011

    2 rounds

  10. Oct
    KnewtonSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$33MWith 4 others
  11. Mar
    Inkling SystemsSeries B · US · chubbybrain.com$6.0MWith 5 others
  12. 2010

    1 round

  13. Sept
    TutorVista.comSeries D · IN · vccircle.com$50MSole investor

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 25 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.

Recently backed

The latest companies Pearson put money into.

Springboard$11M · Dec 2019Credly$11M · Apr 2019

Quick answers about Pearson

What does Pearson invest in?

Pearson invests most often at Series B and Series D (57% of the rounds on record).

How active is Pearson?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2019.

What has Pearson invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Springboard (Series A, Dec 2019), Prowler.io (Series B, May 2019) and Credly (Undisclosed round, Apr 2019).

How big are Pearson's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

Does Pearson lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Pearson invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (75%), the United Kingdom (13%) and India (13%).

Is Pearson investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2019.

What kind of investor is Pearson?

Pearson is a venture studio based in United States.

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