NewSchools Venture Fund — Full Portfolio

EdCast built an AI-powered Knowledge Cloud and Learning Experience Platform that delivered curated learning content and career-mobility tools to enterprise employees within workplace apps.

Mountain View, US

Kaushal Mehta(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJoe Medved(Director)Carlos Monfiglio(Director)Jeffrey Sachs(Director)

Co-investorsCECervinKAKapor CapitalSMSmartStart FundTHThe Perkins FundAAAarin CapitalCECERVIN VENTURES+4 more

EdSurge is an editorially independent digital news site covering education topics including edtech innovation, teaching practices, student engagement, and AI in education.

EdTechMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsIMImagine K12LELearn CapitalNENew Markets Venture PartnersOMOmidyar NetworkREReach Capital

Education Elements provides strategic consulting and implementation services to K-12 school districts, focusing on instructional excellence, curriculum transformation, school improvement, and leadership development.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareMiddletown, US

Co-investorsHAHarmony PartnersANAnthos CapitalRERethink Capital PartnersRERethink Education

Educreations builds creative tools that enable students and teachers to share ideas and collaborate on learning content.

EdTechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Co-investorsIMImagine K12ACAccel

Engrade was a K-12 online gradebook, learning management and assessment platform acquired by McGraw-Hill Education in 2014.

Co-investorsEXExpansion Venture CapitalJAJavelin Venture PartnersKAKapor CapitalNENew Ground VenturesEXExpansion CapitalRERethink Education+1 more

eSpark offers an educational platform for iPad and the web that assembles learning materials into individualized study paths for students.

Developer ToolsEdTech

DVDavid Vincain

Co-investors50500 GlobalMKMK CapitalLELearn Capital

Goalbook offers Toolkit, a software platform that helps special educators write higher-quality IEPs (Individualized Education Programs) and deliver specially designed instruction using research-based practices like Universal Design for Learning.

EdTechSaaS

Co-investorsIMImagine K12SUSustainVCRERethink Education

CollaboratED is a platform that helps K–12 school districts manage individualized education plans (IEPs), 504 plans, multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), and gifted and talented (GT) programs.

EdTechOakland, US

Co-investorsBLBlack Tech Nation VenturesTETechstars

Mystery.org produces video explanations of science and other topics designed for elementary school children, with content initially focused on common classroom questions and expanding to address student-generated inquiries.

EdTechSan Francisco, US

DPDoug Peltz(Founder)inKeith Schacht(CEO)Michelle TangHuey Kwik(Director of Growth)Bill Greenbaum(Lead Recruiter)

Co-investorsY Y Combinator50500 GlobalBUBurst CapitalFOFour CitiesLELearn CapitalOROriginal Capital+2 more

NoRedInk is an online writing and grammar curriculum that offers adaptive practice exercises, scaffolded essays, quick writing prompts, and diagnostics aligned to state and national standards.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS

JSJeff Scheur(Founder)inGBGeoff Brovich(CFO)inRSRebecca Sanchez(SVP of Product)inECEd Cudahy(CTO)inJDJennifer Dearman(Chief Customer Officer)in

Co-investors50500 GlobalFRFresco CapitalGSGSV VenturesGVGV (Google Ventures)HYHyde Park Venture PartnersIMImagine K12+9 more

Socrative is a classroom assessment and engagement platform that enables educators to conduct real-time quizzes, polls, and interactive activities with automatic grading and detailed performance analytics.

EdTechSaaS

Co-investorsBABantam GroupIMImagine K12TRTrue Ventures

Tutored by Teachers provides personalized virtual tutoring services delivered by credentialed teachers to high-need students.

EdTech

Co-investorsGSGSV VenturesTMTMVCLClub Italia Investimenti 2LVLVenture GroupSTStreet Ventures