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AltSchool
Personalized K-8 micro-school network and edtech platform (later Altitude Learning).
Stage
acquired
Status
acquired
Coverage
full
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.
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)
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Industries
EdTech
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FAQs about AltSchool
Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.
AltSchool ran small progressive K-8 schools and built personalized learning software, later rebranding as Altitude Learning when it exited school operations in 2019.
a16z and Founders Fund co-led early rounds. Directory-linked: /fund/andreessen-horowitz, /fund/founders-fund, /fund/first-round.
Raised $100M+ including a $100M Series B (2015) before winding down school ops and selling the LMS.
It was a high-profile Silicon Valley experiment in reinventing K-12 — micro-schools as labs for software that later served 300K+ students via district partners.
School operations ended in 2019. Higher Ground Education acquired the Altitude Learning platform in January 2021.
Last updated: 2026-07-24