NewSchools Venture Fund
NewSchools Venture Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Oakland, CA investing in EdTech, Other. The firm typically writes $50K–$500K checks and has 4 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $50K–$500K
- Portfolio
- 4 companies on record
- Partners
- 6 listed
- AUM
- $71M
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- EdTech, Other
- HQ
- Oakland, CA
Last verified: 2026-05-23
Pre-Seed, Seed
$50K – $500K
$71M
4+ companies
6 partners
Investment Thesis
NSVF supports early-stage EdTech companies and nonprofit ventures that address critical challenges in K-12 education.
How NewSchools Venture Fund invests
NewSchools Venture Fund is a vc firm based in Oakland, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on EdTech, Other.
NewSchools Venture Fund typically writes checks of $50K–$500K per investment, backed by approximately $71M in assets under management.
Investing since at least 2020, NewSchools Venture Fund has backed 4 companies in our records, including Newsela, Zearn, Edmodo. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2021.
Partners & Team
Scott Benson
Managing Partner
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (4)
2021
Newsela
2020
Zearn
Other
Edmodo
Nearpod
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in EdTech, Other — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $50K – $500K check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Scott Benson, Managing Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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