Newsela has raised $172M in total funding. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, Kapor Capital, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
Newsela has raised $172M in total disclosed funding. That places its disclosed total in the $100M–$250M range. Investors on record include Kleiner Perkins, Kapor Capital, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Owl Ventures, Franklin Templeton Investments, Waycross Ventures and 3 others. 9 distinct backers are named across the disclosed rounds.
Totals shown for Newsela aggregate every disclosed round on file. To see how that compares, browse the companies and the investors behind them below.
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