Interactive iOS publishing platform Inkling has closed a $16 million series C funding round and established strategic partnerships with educational publishers Pearson and Elsevier.

The $16 million funding round was led by Sequoia Capital. The startup's previous investors, including Felicis Ventures, Tenaya Capital and JAFCO Technology Partners, also contributed to the round.

Inkling is a digital publishing platform that makes it easy to bring rich, interactive learning content to tablet devices like iPad. Inkling engages students and provides authors and publishers with an exciting new way to bring content to market.