Overview
TrueUp
Trajectory Score
31
/100
Business
Education software
Founded
14 years ago
2013
Employees
350
Valuation
$1.0 billion
Company type
Private - Venture-Backed
Newsela is an Education software company with 19 job openings. It is currently valued at $1.0 billion as a private company. 350 people work at Newsela. The company was founded in 2013.
Company grid
Employee happiness →
Growth →
🚀
🐢
😊
😟
Jobs
Open jobs
19
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Sales
7
(37%)
2.
Data & Analytics
3
(16%)
3.
Business Operations & Program Management
2
(11%)
4.
Engineering (Software)
2
(11%)
5.
Marketing & Growth
2
(11%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
🌎 Remote
18
(95%)
2.
🇺🇸 United States
14
(74%)
3.
🇦🇷 Argentina
3
(16%)
4.
🇧🇷 Brazil
3
(16%)
5.
🇨🇱 Chile
3
(16%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
1.
Python
3
(16%)
2.
SQL
3
(16%)
3.
Salesforce
3
(16%)
4.
AWS
1
(5%)
5.
AirFlow
1
(5%)
Financials
Valuation
$1.0billion
Tech Unicorn
Last round - Feb 2021
Latest secondary valuation
$1.2billion
20% from last round
Estimate as of Jul 1, 2026
Data source: Caplight
Most recent funding
5 years ago
💸 ZIRP-era funding
Total funding
$172 million
Actual value 'created' (valuation - total funding)
+$828 million
Lead Investors - Seed
Kapor Capital
NewSchools Venture Fund
Lead Investor - Series A
Owl Ventures
Valuation per employee
$2.9 million
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
41%
200+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Worse than 89% of tech co's
Approve of CEO
Pep Carrera
48%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
People
Rankings and awards
TIME Top EdTech Companies #194
2026
TIME Top EdTech Companies #51
2024
Wealthfront Career-Launching Companies
2021
Wealthfront Career-Launching Companies
2020
Layoffs
No known layoffs
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