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    Oakland, California, United StatesFounded 1998
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    NewSchools Venture Fund is a nonprofit venture philanthropy founded in 1998 that invests in education leaders and entrepreneurs advancing innovative solutions to improve K-12 public education. Based in Oakland, California, it provides funding and support to both nonprofit and for-profit organizations across areas including innovative schools, edtech, and diverse leadership.

    45% of their portfolio is in Education. Their most common stage is series-a (48% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $4.4M (across 28 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    20

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    AL

    Ana León-Santos

    Associate Partner, Equitable Investing

    AV

    Andrew Vega

    Senior Associate Partner, Innovative Schools

    AV

    Ariana Valenzuela

    Partner, Innovative Schools

    CW

    Cameron White

    Senior Partner, Learning Solutions & Learning Differences

    DD

    Dorenyse Diaz

    Associate Partner, Management Assistance

    ES

    Erin Stark

    Partner, Learning Differences

    JS

    John Scianimanico

    Associate Partner, Learning Solutions

    KM

    Kody Melancon

    Associate Partner, Innovative Schools

    LA

    Lacey Allen

    Senior Associate Partner, Learning Solutions

    NW

    Natalie Wilson

    Senior Partner, Equitable Investing

    PA

    Pallavi Abraham

    Associate Partner, Teaching Reimagined

    PF

    Pete Fishman

    Senior Partner, Teaching Reimagined

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    31 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Tutored logoTutoredSeries A$10MFeb 2022
    Tutored by Teachers logoTutored by TeachersSeries A$10MFeb 2022
    Tutored logoTutoredSeries A$10MJan 2022
    Tutored by Teachers logoTutored by TeachersSeries A$10MJan 2022
    Tutored logoTutoredPre-Seed—Feb 2021
    Tutored by Teachers logoTutored by TeachersPre-Seed—Feb 2021
    TTales2GoUnknown$2.4MMar 2015
    LLOCOMOTIVESeries A$4MFeb 2015
    LLOCOMOTIVESeries A$4MJan 2015
    BBrightBytesSeries A$2.5MJul 2013
    LearnZillion logoLearnZillionSeries A$7MApr 2013
    Tynker logoTynkerSeed$3.3MApr 2013
    BBrightBytesSeed$750KFeb 2013
    PPluto MediaSeed$500KJan 2013
    LearnZillion logoLearnZillionSeries A$7MJan 2013
    LLOCOMOTIVESeed—Jan 2013
    Kidaptive logoKidaptiveSeries B$10.1MJan 2013
    Nearpod logoNearpodSeed$500KJan 2013
    BBrightBytesDebt$750KDec 2012
    eSpark, Inc. logoeSpark, Inc.Series A$5.7MSep 2012
    ClassDojo logoClassDojoSeed$1.6MAug 2012
    LearnZillion logoLearnZillionSeed$2.4MJan 2012
    eSpark logoeSparkSeries A$5.7MJan 2012
    Education Elements logoEducation ElementsSeed$6MJan 2012
    Education Elements logoEducation ElementsSeries A$2.1MOct 2011
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    Top Co-Investors

    Learn Capital9 shared
    Kapor Capital7 shared
    GSV Ventures6 shared
    Great Road Holdings5 shared
    K9 Ventures4 shared
    TMV4 shared
    A-Street4 shared
    500 Global3 shared
    Enterprise Ireland3 shared
    TAL Education Group3 shared
    SBVA3 shared
    MK Capital2 shared
    Cervin2 shared
    General Catalyst2 shared
    Horizon Technology Finance Corporation2 shared
    Zest2 shared
    Rethink Education2 shared
    Menlo Ventures2 shared
    New Enterprise Associates1 shared
    XG Ventures1 shared

    Last updated: 20 October 2026