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NewSchools Venture Fund's Edtech portfolio

NewSchools Venture Fund has backed 31 Edtech startups in rounds we track, $537M between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Newsela.

31startups backed
5stages
$537Mraised between them
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10

Series B

6

Series A

6

Series C and later

5

Pre-seed and seed

4

Segment by segment

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10 startups · $41M raised

  1. FreshGradeFreshGrade is a better way to document and communicate learning while engaging educators, students, parents and leaders.Canada$16M
  2. ClassDojoClassDojo is a school communication platform that teachers, students, and families use to build close-knit communities.United States$12M
  3. TynkerTynker is a creative computing platform that teaches kids programming skills in a fun, intuitive, and imaginative way.United States$3.3M
  4. Move This WorldA Proactive and Preventative Mental Health Platform for Students, Staff, and Families in PreK-12.United States$2.0M
  5. CurriculetCurriculet enables teachers to deliver common core-aligned learning, and digitally create and share their curriculum and lesson materials.United States$1.8M
  6. WWriteReaderWriteReader is a scientifically-based learning platform that teaches children to read by writing their own digital books.Denmark$1.6M
  7. Branching MindsBranching Minds is a K–12 educational technology company based in New York, founded in 2013.United States$1.4M
  8. iTherapyiTherapy offers multi-sensory, universal technology to students with autism and other special needs.United States$1.0M

Series B

6 startups · $100M raised

  1. NearpodNearpod is a provider of edtech platform for K-12 teachers to create interactive slides filled with videos, quizzes, and other activities.United States$23M
  2. SecurlySecurly is a student safety platform that designs for cyber compliance services.United States$21M
  3. EllevationEllevation is a web-based software platform specifically designed for ELL educators and the English learners.United States$18M
  4. BetterLessonBetterLesson connects K-12 educators with comprehensive professional learning that helps them thrive in an increasingly complex world.United States$15M
  5. ThinkCERCAThinkCERCA is a Chicago-based education technology company that specializes in a personalized, AI-enabled literacy platform for K-United States$15M
  6. EEngradeEngrade is enabling educators to connect the right learning resources to the right student at the right time.United States$8.0M

Series A

6 startups · $31M raised

  1. Education ElementsEducation Elements helps districts and schools develop and implement personalized learning strategies.United States$8.1M
  2. NeprisNepris is a Texas-based cloud platform that helps teachers and students connect with industry experts.United States$6.0M
  3. EdSurgeEdSurge is a nonprofit digital news site and education journalism platform that focuses on the intersection of education and technology.United States$5.4M
  4. Concentric Educational SolutionsConcentric Educational Solutions focuses on student culture, special education, mental health, and organizational development in schools.United States$5.0M
  5. Tales2GoTales2Go is a mobile audiobook service that streams thousands of titles to desktops and mobile devices.United States$3.9M
  6. EducreationsEducreations is an education technology company that offers an interactive whiteboard and screencasting platform designed for creaUnited States$2.2M

Series C and later

5 startups · $361M raised

  1. NewselaNewsela is an education technology startup founded in 2013 in New York, NY.United States$172M
  2. EdCastEdCast offers a unified SaaS platform powering end-to-end employee experience journeys, spanning learning, skilling and career mobility.United States$75M
  3. BrightBytesBrightBytes is a SaaS-based data analytics platform that measures and links the use of technology to learning outcomes.United States$51M
  4. MasteryConnectMasteryConnect is an assessment and curriculum platform that provides innovative tools for teachers.United States$34M
  5. KidaptiveKidaptive is a media and technology company creating entertaining and adaptive content that helps children learn.United States$29M

Pre-seed and seed

4 startups · $4.0M raised

  1. ZaptionZaption’s publishing platform turns passive video into active learning experiences.United States$1.5M
  2. KaizenaStudents use Kaizena to request feedback on their work from teachers and other students.United States$900K
  3. Outline ItOutline-IT is an information technology company that provides web design and mobile app development services.United States$866K
  4. SocrativeSocrative is an educational technology company founded in 2010, specializing in interactive formative assessment tools.United States$750K

How this map is made. Every startup here works in Edtech and has raised money in a round we track that names NewSchools Venture Fund as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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