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AltSchool funding, valuation and investors
Personalized K-8 micro-school network and edtech platform (later Altitude Learning).
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series B
$100M · 2015
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$133M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
acquired
acquired
Investors in latest funding
Other: Andreessen Horowitz
Overview
AltSchool was a personalized K-8 micro-school network and edtech platform that pivoted to software-only as Altitude Learning before Higher Ground Education acquired the LMS in 2021.
Why AltSchool is interesting
High-profile ed reform experiment backed by a16z and Founders Fund — pivoted from schools to software before winding down school ops.
Product & use cases
AltSchool was a personalized K-8 micro-school network and edtech platform that pivoted to software-only as Altitude Learning before Higher Ground Education acquired the LMS in 2021.
- Enterprise platform deployment for core workflows
Key facts
- Series A (2014): $33M led by Founders Fund and a16z with First Round (TechCrunch)
- Series B (2015): $100M with Founders Fund, a16z, Learn Capital (NYT)
- Acquired: Higher Ground Education bought Altitude Learning LMS platform (Jan 2021, BusinessWire)
Funding history (newest first)
Series B
2015 $100MSource: Series B (2015): $100M with Founders Fund, a16z, Learn Capital (NYT)
Series A
2014 $33MSource: Series A (2014): $33M led by Founders Fund and a16z with First Round (TechCrunch)
Unknown
Jan 2021, BusinessWireSource: Acquired: Higher Ground Education bought Altitude Learning LMS platform (Jan 2021, BusinessWire)
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Competitive landscape
Edge: High-profile ed reform experiment backed by a16z and Founders Fund — pivoted from schools to software before winding down school ops.
AltSchool competes in edtech. Incumbents have distribution; startup edge depends on product depth and buyer references. See competitors for specific tradeoffs — no invented market share claims.
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Coursera adjacent
Online learning platform.
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Instructure incumbent
LMS incumbent (Canvas).
Notable stories
- Series A (2014): $33M led by Founders Fund and a16z with First Round (TechCrunch)
- Acquired: Higher Ground Education bought Altitude Learning LMS platform (Jan 2021, BusinessWire)
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