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Formative Announces $70 Million Minority Growth Investment To Accelerate Impact In K-12 Classrooms

PRIVATEJun 15, 2021

Amount Raised

$70 Million

Round Type

Venture

Santa MonicaEducationE LearningEdtechLanguage Learning

Description

Formative, a SaaS-based real-time student data platform, today announced a $70 million minority investment led by global growth investor Summit Partners, with participation from existing investors including Emerson Collective, Fika Ventures, Mac Ventures and Rethink Education. The investment will further fuel Formative’s product enhancement efforts, increase teacher and administrator support and expand the company’s international reach.

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Formative raised $70 Million in a funding round, dated June 15, 2021. Formative is based in Santa Monica, California, United States.

How much did Formative raise?
Formative raised $70 Million in a funding round on June 15, 2021.
What does Formative do?
Formative is a web-based student response platform that allows teachers to give live assignments to students, enabling instant teaching adjustments and long-term student growth tracking.
Where is Formative based and how big is it?
Formative is based in Santa Monica, California, United States.

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Who else raised in Education and E Learning around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Formative that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • CYPHER Learning raised $40M (Private Equity) on June 18, 2021.
  • Chalk Talk Solutions raised $1.2M (Seed) on May 27, 2021.
  • BoldVoice raised $605K on May 13, 2021.
  • Legible raised $282K (Seed) on July 22, 2021.
  • MPower raised $25M on July 21, 2021.
  • PriceHubble raised $34M (Series B) on July 19, 2021.

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Company Information

Company

Formative

Location

Santa Monica, California, United States

About

Formative is a web-based student response platform that allows teachers to give live assignments to students, enabling instant teaching adjustments and long-term student growth tracking. Teachers use Formative to see student work in real-time, give feedback, track student progress to learning standards and collaborate around common assessment data. For more information, please see www.formative.com or follow on LinkedIn.

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