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Scholastic Ventures

VC
London, UKWebsite

Scholastic Ventures is a Seed, Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in London, UK investing in EdTech, Other, Consumer. The firm typically writes $300K–$2.0M checks and has 7 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$300K–$2.0M
Portfolio
7 companies on record
Partners
12 listed
Stage
Seed, Pre-Seed
Sectors
EdTech, Other, Consumer, AI / ML
HQ
London, UK
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-08-27

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$300K – $2.0M

Portfolio

7+ companies

Team

12 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Committed to investing in education technology that offers smart solutions to the traditional learning pain points, particularly in exam-oriented products.

How Scholastic Ventures invests

Scholastic Ventures is a vc firm based in London, UK. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on EdTech, Other, Consumer, AI / ML.

Scholastic Ventures typically writes checks of $300K–$2.0M per investment.

Scholastic Ventures has backed 7 companies in our records, including Quizlet, Preply, KiwiCo.

Partners & Team

TW

Tara Welty

Senior Vice President

KH

Katie Heit

Executive Editor

JM

Jacob Matthews

Director of IT Operations

JM

Jerad Mione

Associate Director of Planning

JF

Jill Feyer

Video Production Director

CS

Christina Schmid

Vice President, Legal

NK

Nathan Kesel

Director of Operations

LC

Lara Castle

Associate Director

SI

Samuel Irmes

Director of Platform Engineering

CC

Chris Carey

Director of Finance

EC

Emily Clarke

Partner

EdTech
Test Prep
DR

Dick Robinson

remembering

Mentioned in connection with Scholastic Book Clubs and 'Remembering Dick Robinson'.

Industry Focus

Invests In

EdTech
Other
Consumer
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (7)

Other

QU

Quizlet

EdTech
PR

Preply

Test Prep
KI

KiwiCo

EdTech / Consumer Goods / E-commerce·Series A·Scholastic Corporation (Strategic Investment)

A subscription service that designs and delivers hands-on science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) projects for children.

TO

Tongal

Media / Content Creation / MarTech·Series B·Scholastic Corporation (Strategic Investment)

A crowdsourced content creation platform that connects a global network of independent writers, directors, and animators with brands and entertainment studios.

LI

littleBits

EdTech / Hardware / STEM Education·Series B·Scholastic Corporation (Strategic Investment)

An educational toy company that manufactures platform-based electronic building blocks to teach children STEM/STEAM concepts.

LE

LearnZillion

EdTech / K-12 Education·Early Stage·Scholastic Corporation (Strategic Investment)

An educational platform offering a digital curriculum, lesson plans, and video tutorials for K-12 mathematics and English Language Arts.

PL

Playrific

Digital Media / EdTech·Seed / Strategic·Scholastic Corporation (Strategic Investment)

A developer of digital publishing and advertising platforms designed to help children's brands safely engage kids with interactive content.

How to pitch Scholastic Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in EdTech, Other, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $300K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Tara Welty, Senior Vice President.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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