Pearson Ventures Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Venture fund investing in innovative education and technology companies.

Founded

2012

Deals · 12mo

1

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Stage focus

Series A

Series B

Geographic focus

India

United Kingdom

United States

Sector focus

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Investment portfolio

22rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
Cashmere	Jan 2026Participated	$5 MSeed
GoDaddy	Feb 2025Led	$10 MSeries A
HowNow	Feb 2025Led	$10 MSeries A
Acadeum	May 2023Participated	$12 MSeries B
Plum.io	Feb 2023Led	$6 MOther Equity
HowNow	Feb 2023Participated	$5 MSeries A
Talespin	Feb 2022Participated	$20 MSeries C
Smashcut	Aug 2021Led	$7 MSeries A
Holberton	Mar 2021Participated	$20 MSeries B
Springboard	Aug 2020Participated	$31 MSeries B
Springboard	Dec 2019Participated	$11 MSeries A
Knowledge to Practice	Dec 2019Participated	$4 MOther Equity
Cashmere	Jan 2026Participated	$5 MSeed
GoDaddy	Feb 2025Led	$10 MSeries A
HowNow	Feb 2025Led	$10 MSeries A
Acadeum	May 2023Participated	$12 MSeries B
Plum.io	Feb 2023Led	$6 MOther Equity
HowNow	Feb 2023Participated	$5 MSeries A
Talespin	Feb 2022Participated	$20 MSeries C
Smashcut	Aug 2021Led	$7 MSeries A
Holberton	Mar 2021Participated	$20 MSeries B
Springboard	Aug 2020Participated	$31 MSeries B
Springboard	Dec 2019Participated	$11 MSeries A
Knowledge to Practice	Dec 2019Participated	$4 MOther Equity

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Deal Distribution

Pearson Ventures: 22 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	1	1
Series A	3	2
Series B	1	4
Series C+	0	2
Other Equity	4	4

Monthly Deal Activity

Pearson Ventures: 22 deals are recorded across 183 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Aug '11	1
Sep '11	0
Oct '11	1
Nov '11	0
Dec '11	0
Jan '12	0
Feb '12	0
Mar '12	0
Apr '12	0
May '12	0
Jun '12	0
Jul '12	0
Aug '12	0
Sep '12	0
Oct '12	0
Nov '12	0
Dec '12	1
Jan '13	0
Feb '13	0
Mar '13	1
Apr '13	0
May '13	0
Jun '13	0
Jul '13	0
Aug '13	1
Sep '13	0
Oct '13	0
Nov '13	1
Dec '13	0
Jan '14	0
Feb '14	0
Mar '14	0
Apr '14	0
May '14	0
Jun '14	0
Jul '14	0
Aug '14	0
Sep '14	1
Oct '14	0
Nov '14	0
Dec '14	0
Jan '15	0
Feb '15	0
Mar '15	0
Apr '15	0
May '15	0
Jun '15	0
Jul '15	0
Aug '15	0
Sep '15	0
Oct '15	0
Nov '15	0
Dec '15	0
Jan '16	0
Feb '16	1
Mar '16	0
Apr '16	0
May '16	0
Jun '16	0
Jul '16	0
Aug '16	0
Sep '16	0
Oct '16	0
Nov '16	0
Dec '16	0
Jan '17	0
Feb '17	0
Mar '17	0
Apr '17	0
May '17	0
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	0
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	0
Feb '18	0
Mar '18	0
Apr '18	0
May '18	0
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	0
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	0
Oct '18	0
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	0
Jan '19	0
Feb '19	0
Mar '19	0
Apr '19	1
May '19	0
Jun '19	1
Jul '19	0
Aug '19	0
Sep '19	0
Oct '19	0
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	2
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	0
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	1
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	0
Mar '21	1
Apr '21	0
May '21	0
Jun '21	0
Jul '21	0
Aug '21	1
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	0
Nov '21	0
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	0
Feb '22	1
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	0
May '22	0
Jun '22	0
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	0
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	0
Nov '22	0
Dec '22	0
Jan '23	0
Feb '23	2
Mar '23	0
Apr '23	0
May '23	1
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	0
Aug '23	0
Sep '23	0
Oct '23	0
Nov '23	0
Dec '23	0
Jan '24	0
Feb '24	0
Mar '24	0
Apr '24	0
May '24	0
Jun '24	0
Jul '24	0
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	0
Feb '25	2
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	0
May '25	0
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	0
Aug '25	0
Sep '25	0
Oct '25	0
Nov '25	0
Dec '25	0
Jan '26	1
Feb '26	0
Mar '26	0
Apr '26	0
May '26	0
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	0
Aug '26	0
Sep '26	0
Oct '26	0

Sector Breakdown

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Pearson Ventures: Education & Workforce is the largest displayed sector by deal count (17 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Education & Workforce	17
Networks, Cloud & Communication	8
Enterprise Software	4
Media & Entertainment	4
AI & Machine Learning	4
Social & Community Platforms	3
Data, Analytics & IT	2
E-Commerce & Retail	1
Health & Life Sciences	1
AR/VR	1
Professional Services	1
Transportation & Logistics	1
Developer Tools	1

Deal Size Distribution

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Pearson Ventures: 22 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	6
$5M-$10M	4
$10M-$25M	9
$25M-$50M	2
$50M-$100M	1
$100M-$250M	0
$250M-$500M	0
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 4 of 4 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Pearson Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (15 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
United States	15
India	3
Europe	3
Canada	1

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Pearson Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Reach Capital sharing 4 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
Reach Capital	4
Blue Fog Capital	2
Costanoa Ventures	2
International Finance Corporation	2
Learn Capital	2
Mercia Ventures	2
Rethink Education	2
Strada Education Network	2
500 Global	1
Accel	1
Accenture Ventures	1
Allomer Capital	1
Amadeus Capital Partners	1
Asha Impact	1
Atlantic Bridge	1
Avestria Ventures	1
BDC Capital	1
Bessemer Venture Partners	1
Cambridge Innovation Capital	1
Daphni	1

Investment Strategy

Pearson Ventures: Led accounts for 41% and participating for 59% of round participation. All available history
Category	Deals (count)	Share (%)
Led	9	41%
Participating	13	59%

Pearson Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 56% and co-led for 44% of lead dynamics. All available history
Category	Deals (count)	Share (%)
Single-lead	5	56%
Co-led	4	44%

Team

No team members found for this fund.