Online learning platform Newsela has received $50m in series C funding from TCV, six years after graduating from Kaplan’s accelerator and securing funding from the corporate.

Newsela, a US-based instructional content platform developer backed by educational services provider Kaplan, raised $50m in series C round funding from growth equity firm TCV on Wednesday.

Founded in 2013, Newsela has built an online platform with educational content from more than 100 third-party sources including space agency Nasa and media outlets National Geographic and Washington Post.

The product relies on interactive tools and analytics to personalise content, helping students understand subjects more thoroughly and fostering their curiosity. The series…

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Thierry Heles is the former editor-at-large of Global University Venturing and Global Corporate Venturing, and was the producer and host of the Beyond the Breakthrough podcast until December 2024.