Tech Company Financing Transactions

Clever Funding Round

On 12/16/2014, Clever received $30 million in funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners, GSV Capital and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
12/16/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$30,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Lightspeed Venture Partners (Lead Investor) (Ravi Mhatre)

GSV Capital

private investors (Peter Thiel)

Sequoia Capital (Bryan Schreier)

Proceeds Purpose
Clever will use the new investment to accelerate growth and meet increasing demand for its app platform, and continue work towards its goal of giving students and teachers back 1 billion hours of class time per year.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
EdTech
Mailing Address
1263 Mission St.
San Carlos, CA 94103
USA
Email Address
Overview
Online learning software in K-12 education is one of the fastest growing markets on the planet, and Clever is quickly becoming the infrastructure these apps depend on. Today, many of the biggest and most innovative applications in education are already powered by Clever.
Profile
Clever LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Clever Company Twitter Account
Company News
Clever News
Facebook
Clever on Facebook
YouTube
Clever on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Tyler Bosmeny
  Tyler Bosmeny LinkedIn Profile  Tyler Bosmeny Twitter Account  Tyler Bosmeny News  Tyler Bosmeny on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Rafael Garcia
  Rafael Garcia LinkedIn Profile  Rafael Garcia Twitter Account  Rafael Garcia News  Rafael Garcia on Facebook
VP - Human Resources
Julie Weinstein
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VP - Marketing
Anne Murguia
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VP - Product Management
Daniel Carroll
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