Education provider Synergis receives $33m in series A round.

Synergis Education, a learning provider associated with six universities, has raised $33m in a series A round led by venture firm University Ventures.

Joining in participation were media firm Bertelsmann and the University of Texas through its investment unit, University of Texas Investment Management. For University Ventures and Bertelsmann, the deal marks the second major investment in US-based alternate higher education providers announced this week, after investing $19m in distance learning provider UniversityNow.

Synergis, which was co-founded by managing directors…