Tech Company Financing Transactions
Knewton Funding Round
Knewton, based in New York, raised $52 million in funding from Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners and EDB Investments.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
2/17/2016
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$52,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors
Accel Partners (Simon Levene)
Bessemer Venture Partners (Trevor Oelschig)
FirstMark Capital (Amish Jani)
Founders Fund (Luke Nosek)
Proceeds Purpose
The company will use to accelerate the rollout of personalized learning solutions for students in partnership with the world's leading publishers and education companies.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
EdTech
Mailing Address
100 5th Ave.
New York, NY 10011
USA
New York, NY 10011
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
Knewton has developed the industry's most powerful adaptive learning engine, customizing educational content to meet the needs of each student.
Profile
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Company News
Facebook
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Brian Kibby
Chief Financial Officer
Jennifer Grunebaum
Chief Technical Officer
Erion Hasanbelliu
Founder
Jose Ferreira
Vice President
Jason Jordan
VP - General Counsel
Michael Chapin
VP - Human Resources
Tanya Livingstone
VP - Product Management
Douglas Hughes
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