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Newsela
46 Ingram Street
Forest Hills, NY 11375

Newsela is an education technology startup dedicated to transforming the way learners access the world through words. The founding team members combine powerful technological know-how with real-world experience earned in the classroom, the newsroom, and the boardroom.

Key Contact
Name
Matthew Gross
Title
CEO
Funding Events

Date
Amount
Type
Investors
Valuation
10/09/13 $1,200,000 Seed Brigette Lau
David Fischer
Issac Taylor
Jennifer Coogan
Joannie Fischer
Kaplan Ventures
Kapor Capital
NewSchools Venture Fund
Silicon Badia Ventures
Walter Winshall
undisclosed
09/18/14 $4,100,000 Series A Brook Byers
David Fischer
Jennifer Moses
Owl Ventures
Ron Beller
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Umang Gupta
undisclosed
10/06/15 $15,000,000 Series B John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Mark Zuckerberg
Owl Ventures
Priscilla Chan
Women's Venture Capital Fund
undisclosed
03/14/19 $50,000,000 Series C TCV
undisclosed
02/25/21 $100,000,000 Series D Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Franklin Templeton
Owl Ventures
Tao Capital Partners
TCV
Waycross Ventures
undisclosed