Pearson is a British multinational education and assessment company headquartered in London. Through Pearson Ventures, its corporate venture capital arm, it invests in early-stage education technology and workforce companies building the future of learning and employment.
50% of their portfolio is in Education. Average disclosed round size is $13.2M (across 14 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
11
Fund Size
$50M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
Alex Hardiman
Non-Executive Director
Alison Dolan
Non-Executive Director
Arden Hoffman
Non-Executive Director
Costis Maglaras
Non-Executive Director
Graeme Pitkethly
Deputy Chair and Senior Independent Director
Sherry Coutu, CBE
Non-Executive Director
Ali Bebo
Chief Human Resources Officer
Art Valentine
President – Assessment & Qualifications
Dave Treat
Chief Technology Officer
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 HowNow | Series A | $9.5M | Jan 2025 |
 HowNow | Series A | $9.5M | Jan 2025 |
| MMindstone Learning Limited | Unknown | $5M | Jan 2024 |
| HowNow | Series A | — | Feb 2023 |
| HowNow | Series A | — | Jan 2023 |
 Talespin | Series C | $20M | Feb 2022 |
 Velocity Career Labs | Unknown | $6.5M | Jan 2022 |
 Acadeum | Series B | $11.9M | Jan 2020 |
 Springboard | Series B | $31M | Jan 2020 |
| Springboard | Series A | $11M | Dec 2019 |
| KK2P | Bridge | $3.7M | Dec 2019 |
| HowNow | Series A | $3M | Oct 2019 |
| Springboard | Seed | $1.7M | Jan 2019 |
 Knewton | Series D | $33M | Jan 2011 |
 Tutorvista | Growth | $19M | — |
 Holberton School | Series B | $20M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 20 October 2026