Company overview

Newsela is a fast-growing education technology startup with a single ambitious goal: Meaningful classroom learning for every student. We provide engaging, relevant instructional content for teachers that both educates and inspires. With nearly two million teachers signed up, Newsela is helping kids improve their reading skills in all 50 states and more than 150 countries. We seek passionate, creative employees with quick minds and warm hearts. If you believe that all students deserve a more rigorous, more personalized learning experience, please apply to join our team.
Founded in 2013
New York, New Mexico, USA
464 employees (85 in marketing)
27% recommend to a friend
11% positive business outlook

Salaries

Typical salary range

$120,000 – $135,000

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People

Hiring activity

Open marketing jobs over time

6 open now

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount +0.9% year over year

Funding

Total funding

$172.2M

Last raise

$100M

Series D, 5 years ago

Funding history

Feb 2021

Series D Newsela · $100M

Mar 2019

Series C Newsela · $50M

Feb 2017

Series B Newsela

Oct 2015

Series B Newsela · $15M

Sep 2014

Series A Newsela · $6M

Oct 2013

Seed Round Newsela · $1.2M

Audience

Monthly website visitors
1.2M
Month over month-28.5%
Quarter over quarter-5.6%
Top sourceDirect (57.6%)
Ad budget per month$6.0K
Average search rank52.6
Traffic source mix
Direct
57.6%
Search
33%
Referral
8.9%
Social
0.3%
Paid referral
0.2%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

119.3K

12-mo growth

+16.1%

Monthly growth

+3.7%

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