Investments
17Portfolio Exits
2Funds
1Partners & Customers
3About Kaplan Ventures
Kaplan Ventures, the venture arm of Kaplan, develops and grows innovative companies at the intersection of education, technology and compliance. Kaplan's early stage investment arm focuses on supporting companies that are developing new learning technologies and business models in global education. In addition, the firm continues to seek acquisition opportunities in core operating areas of higher education, test preparation, and professional education. With a multi-decade track record of investing in, acquiring and supporting education businesses, Kaplan is a key investor in the education industry, offering capital resources, management support, industry expertise and access to global resources across Kaplan.
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Latest Kaplan Ventures News
Oct 11, 2013
By FinSMEs Newsela , a NYC-based online platform to help students master reading and critical thinking, raised $1.2m in seed funding. The round was led by New Schools Venture Fund and Kapor Capital , with participation from Kaplan Ventures, Silicon Badia, David and Joannie Fischer, Brigette Lau, Zac Zeitlin, Jennifer Coogan and Isaac Taylor, Walter Winshall, and Margaret McKenna and existing investors. The company intends to use the funds to expand its offering of daily news articles at multiple reading levels and Common Core-aligned quizzes. Led by founder and CEO Matthew Gross, Newsela publishes daily news articles from top news sources, each rewritten at five different reading levels from grades 3 through 12. It adapts to each student’s reading ability and interests so they always get right content while having the power to stretch themselves. Articles are paired with quizzes aligned to the new Common Core State Standards so teachers can track students’ progress daily. Teachers have also insights customized to students and recommended actions they can take to improve specific students’ reading comprehension. [youtube id=”g67wcBYmG_w” width=”620″ height=”360″] Newsela Beta is available for free. The company is hiring . FinSMEs 11/10/2013
Kaplan Ventures Investments
17 Investments
Kaplan Ventures has made 17 investments. Their latest investment was in Virtual Internships as part of their Series A on September 9, 2022.
Kaplan Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/15/2022 | Series A | Virtual Internships | $14.3M | Yes | 11 | |
4/21/2021 | Series D | ExecOnline | $45M | No | 17 | |
10/2/2018 | Series C | ExecOnline | $18M | No | 4 | |
7/28/2017 | Series B | |||||
5/20/2016 | Convertible Note |
Date | 9/15/2022 | 4/21/2021 | 10/2/2018 | 7/28/2017 | 5/20/2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series A | Series D | Series C | Series B | Convertible Note |
Company | Virtual Internships | ExecOnline | ExecOnline | ||
Amount | $14.3M | $45M | $18M | ||
New? | Yes | No | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 11 | 17 | 4 |
Kaplan Ventures Portfolio Exits
2 Portfolio Exits
Kaplan Ventures has 2 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was iCreate to Educate on May 06, 2014.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/6/2014 | Acquired | 1 | |||
Date | 5/6/2014 | |
|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | |
Companies | ||
Valuation | ||
Acquirer | ||
Sources | 1 |
Kaplan Ventures Fund History
1 Fund History
Kaplan Ventures has 1 fund, including Kaplan VC LLC.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kaplan VC LLC | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Open | 1 |
Closing Date | |
|---|---|
Fund | Kaplan VC LLC |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital |
Status | Open |
Amount | |
Sources | 1 |
Kaplan Ventures Partners & Customers
3 Partners and customers
Kaplan Ventures has 3 strategic partners and customers. Kaplan Ventures recently partnered with Keller Williams Alaska on November 11, 2021.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/2/2021 | Partner | United States | Keller Williams and Kaplan Partner on Groundbreaking Real Estate School. Through the partnership , KSCORE will offer a state-approved prelicensing curriculum , via Kaplan , for aspiring real estate agents and continued real estate education credits for existing agents1 . | 1 | |
6/2/2021 | Partner | ||||
3/8/2021 | Partner |
Date | 11/2/2021 | 6/2/2021 | 3/8/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||
Country | United States | ||
News Snippet | Keller Williams and Kaplan Partner on Groundbreaking Real Estate School. Through the partnership , KSCORE will offer a state-approved prelicensing curriculum , via Kaplan , for aspiring real estate agents and continued real estate education credits for existing agents1 . | ||
Sources | 1 |
Kaplan Ventures Team
2 Team Members
Kaplan Ventures has 2 team members, including former Chief Financial Officer, Robert E Cockburn.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Robert E Cockburn | Kaplan, Piper Sandler, Jefferies, Cowen, Robertson Stephens, Prudential, and Wells Fargo Securities | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
Name | Robert E Cockburn | |
|---|---|---|
Work History | Kaplan, Piper Sandler, Jefferies, Cowen, Robertson Stephens, Prudential, and Wells Fargo Securities | |
Title | Chief Financial Officer | |
Status | Former |
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