- Headquarters
- New York, New York
- Employees
- 201–500
- Founded
- 2013
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- newsela.com
- Total Funding
- $101.2M
- Last Round
- $100.0M Series DFeb 2021
- Rounds
- 2
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About
Newsela is an education technology company providing a portfolio of high-quality instructional and assessment products for K-12 classrooms. Founded in 2013 by Matthew Gross and Dan Cogan-Drew, Newsela takes authentic real-world content and makes it instruction-ready for ELA, social studies, and science. The platform connects with students' interests and lived experiences while aligning to state standards including Common Core.
Summary
Newsela is an EdTech company based in New York, United States, founded in 2013. It has raised $101.2M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $100.0M Series D round in Feb 2021. Investors include Franklin Templeton, TCV and Kapor Capital.
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Funding: Seed through Series D. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.
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