Advance Venture Partners has returned to led another round for children’s activity marketplace and education software tool publisher Sawyer, increasing its funding to almost $20m.

US-based children’s activity marketplace Sawyer has received $11m in a series A-1 round led by Advance Venture Partners, the corporate venturing arm of media holding company Advance Publications, EdSurge has reported.

Venture capital firms Notation Capital, Collaborative Fund and V1.vc also invested as part of the round, which increased the company’s overall funding to almost $20m according to EdSurge.

Founded in 2015, Sawyer has built an online marketplace for extracurricular children’s activities with educational value, for customers such as small…