Today, I take a look at the 15 largest EdTech startup funding rounds in NYC history using some data from our friends at Crunchbase. In addition to dollar amount of the round, I have included industry focal point, round type, year of funding investors in the round, and total capital raised to further the analysis. This list only contains venture financings and does not include private equity and debt rounds.
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- Speakaboos $12.5M
Round: Series B
Year of Funding: 2016
Focus: Education, EdTech, Reading Apps, Publishing, Language Learning
Investors in the Round:
GSV Acceleration, Rick Segal, Kyowon Group, Dave Pottruck, Helena Wong, Advancit Capital, Betty Cohen, Gerald Hughes, Wellington Management
Total Capital raised:
$25.2M
- Tutor.com $13.5M
Round: Venture
Year of Funding: 2007
Focus: EdTech, Education, E-Learning, Internet, Tutoring
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Pearson, Bowery Capital, Partnership Fund for New York City, Rethink Education, Contour Venture Partners, Seavest Capital Partners, ff Venture Capital, Weld North
Total Capital raised:
$27M
- Grovo $15M
Round: Grovo Series B
Year of Funding: 2015
Focus: EdTech, Education, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, SaaS, Training
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Scott Cook, Bezos Family Foundation
Total Capital raised:
$60M
- Brainly $15M
Round: Brainly Series B
Year of Funding: 2016
Focus: EdTech, Education, E-Learning, Internet, Social Network
Investors in the Round:
Lead – FirstMark Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Amish Jani, Accel Partners, T. Trent Gegax, Reid Hoffman, First Round
Total Capital raised:
$24.5M
- Grockit (Acquired by Kaplan) $20M
Round: Grockit Venture
Year of Funding: 2012
Focus: Analytics, Big Data, Education, E-Learning
Investors in the Round:
Helena Wong, Wellington Management, Advancit Capital, Gerald Hughes, Dave Pottruck, Rick Segal, Betty Cohen, GSV Acceleration, Kyowon Group
Total Capital raised:
$44.72M
- Codecademy $30M
Round: Codecademy Series C
Year of Funding: 2016
Focus: Education, Mobile
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Intel
Total Capital raised:
$42.5M
- Schoology $32M
Round: Schoology Series D
Year of Funding: 2015
Focus: Education, E-Learning, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Social Network
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Intel Capital, Ascend Venture Group, Kidron, Dawntreader Ventures
Total Capital raised:
$57.1M
- Knewton $33M
Round: Knewton Series D
Year of Funding: 2011
Focus: EdTech, Education, Machine Learning, Personalization
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Accel Partners, SoftTech VC, Costanoa Ventures, Greg Waldorf
Total Capital raised:
$157.25M
- General Assembly $35M
Round: General Assembly Series C
Year of Funding: 2014
Focus: EdTech, Education, Web Development
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Kapor Capital, Reach Capital, Zuckerberg Education Ventures, Owl Ventures, LP, Women’s Venture Capital Fund
Total Capital raised:
$119.5M
- CommonBond $36.45M
Round: CommonBond Series B
Year of Funding: 2015
Focus: Education, Finance, Financial Services, Internet
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Naspers
Total Capital raised:
$78.6M
- Grovo $40M
Round: Grovo Series C
Year of Funding: 2016
Focus: EdTech, Education, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, SaaS, Training
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Founders Fund, Pearson, Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, FirstMark Capital
Total Capital raised:
$60M
- Knewton $42.25M
Round: Knewton Series F
Year of Funding: 2015
Focus: EdTech, Education, Machine Learning, Personalization
Investors in the Round:
Lead – IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), Maveron, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Western Technology Investment, Rethink Education, GSV Capital
Total Capital raised:
$157.25M
- Slate Science $45M
Round: Slate Science Series B
Year of Funding: 2016
Focus: Education, STEM Education
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Accel Partners, Greg Waldorf, Costanoa Ventures, SoftTech VC, Vayner/RSE
Total Capital raised:
$46.1M
- Knewton $51M
Round: Knewton Series E
Year of Funding: 2013
Focus: EdTech, Education, Machine Learning, Personalization
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Accel Partners, Sofina
Total Capital raised:
$157.25M
- General Assembly $70M
Round: General Assembly Series D
Year of Funding: 2015
Focus: EdTech, Education, Web Development
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Atomico, FirstMark Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Silicon Valley Bank, First Round, GSV Capital, Founders Fund, Accel Partners
Total Capital raised:
$119.5M
