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Newsela competitors & alternatives

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The 12 closest competitors and alternatives to Newsela among education companies — ranked by similarity to what Newsela actually does, not by market-cap band.

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About Newsela

Newsela is an educational technology company that provides instruction-ready, authentic real-world content from trusted sources for K-12 classrooms. Since its founding in 2013, it has established a presence in 90% of U.S. K-12 schools, with over 2.5 million teachers and 37 million students registered. The company offers curricular solutions and enterprise customer success management.

Newsela at a glance

Newsela is an education company headquartered in United States. It has raised at least $119.1M across the 3 funding rounds on record. Its most recent funding round, Series D, raised $100M in February 2021. Xcout tracks 8 named people at Newsela, including Andrew Hyde (Founder). Xcout recorded 40 job postings from Newsela in the last 90 days.

Newsela leadership

  • Andrew HydeFounder
  • Brad FeldFounder
  • Clint NelsonCo-founder
  • David BrownFounder
  • David CohenFounder
  • Franck NouyrigatCo-founder

2 more named people on record for Newsela, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →

Newsela funding rounds

At least $119.1M raised across the 3 rounds on record. Every round on record:

DateRoundAmountInvestors
Series D$100M6 named
SEC Form D filing$15M—
Series A$4.1M1 named

Who invested in each round, lead investors, valuations and the co-investor graph — open the full funding history →

Hiring at Newsela

Xcout recorded 40 job postings from Newsela in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since July 2026.

The weekly hiring trend, the roles and locations behind it — see Newsela's hiring signals →

Top 12 Newsela competitors

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