Pearson

Pearson

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Overview

Pearson operates as a media and education company in the United Kingdom, other European countries, the United States, Canada, Asia Pacific, and internationally.

The company operates through North American Education, International Education, Professional, and FT Group segments. It provides its customers with a range of products and services such as curriculum textbooks and other learning materials; student assessments and testing services; and education technologies for educators and students from early education through elementary, middle and high school, and higher education. It also publishes educational materials in local languages; English language teaching materials for children and adults; and online learning products as well as offers testing, assessment, and qualification services.

In addition, Pearson Education is involved in publishing, training, testing, and certification for professionals; publishes computer, information technology, and business titles; and offers electronic testing for regulatory and certification boards providing a suite of services from test development to test delivery and data management. It also offers a range of data, analysis, and services through various print, digital, and mobile channels to business people and financial institutions.

The company publishes The Financial Times, an international daily business newspaper with five editions in the U.K., Continental Europe, the U.S., Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East; and operates FT.com which sells content and advertising online as well as publishes information about the retail, personal, and institutional finance industries.

Pearson Education was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Highlights

Founded

1998

Industry

Digital Media

Employees

10001+

Investment

21

Lead Investment

8

Exits

7

Stages

Late Stage Venture, Seed, Early Stage Venture

Investor Type

N/A

Location

Europe

Contact Information

Social

Profile Resume

Pearson, established in 1998 and headquartered in Europe., specializes in Late Stage Venture, Seed, Early Stage Venture investments across Internet, Education, Tutoring, EdTech, Personalization, Machine Learning, Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance, FinTech. The organization boasts a portfolio of 21 investments, with an average round size of $19.5M and 7 successful exits. Their recent investments include TutorVista, Knewton, Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, Founders Fund. The highest investment round they participated in was $18.3B. Among their most notable exits are TutorVista and Knewton. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

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Andy Bird

Chief Executive

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Liav Even-Chen

Chief Financial Officer

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Nikki Zinman

Senior Vice President Human Resources

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John Makinson

Finance Director

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John Fallon

Chief Executive

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Robin Freestone

CFO

Investment portfolio

Pearson has made 21 investments. Their most recent investment was on Feb 21, 2023, when Plum.io raised $5.9M.

Pearson has made 1 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Mar 07, 2013, when Scoot & Doodle raised $2.3M.

investments

21

Diversity investments

1

Lead investments

8

Number of exits

7

Investments

21

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
May 20, 2019
Secondmind Secondmind
Software26.5M
May 31, 2021--7.0M
Feb 06, 2023
HowNow HowNow
Internet4.8M
Feb 21, 2023
Plum.io Plum.io
Enterprise Software5.9M

Exits

7

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

21

Investors

0

Funds

0

Funding Rounds

21

Pearson has raised 21 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Feb 21, 2023 from a Convertible Note - Plum.io round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
May 20, 2019
Series B - Secondmind Series B - Secondmind
-26.5M-
May 31, 2021
Series A - Smashcut Series A - Smashcut
-7.0M-
Feb 06, 2023
Series A - HowNow Series A - HowNow
-4.8M-
Feb 21, 2023
Convertible Note - Plum.io Convertible Note - Plum.io
-5.9M-

Investors

0

There is no funding round available on this profile

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M
May 11, 2013
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1.0M

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