Unchanged since its early-stage round, May 2015 ($276.8M post-money). The secondary market quotes about $5 per share.
- ·1 fund mark: filer, period, implied $/share
- ·The monthly marks chart, 46 months in dollars
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Valuation timeline
0 priced rounds · 32 daily marks since · Sep 2026 – Oct 2026Membership and data by Private Market View
Secondary market
monthly marks · 46 months · Jan 2023 – Oct 2026Membership and data by Private Market View
Newsela funding history
2 rounds| Date | Round | Raised | Post-money | $/share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Early Stage VC | $15.0M | ▮ | ▮ |
| Sep 2014 | Early Stage VC | $6.0M | ▮ | ▮ |
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Newsela valuation
Newsela is valued at approximately $277 million as of Oct 2026. The figure is set by secondary market price. The secondary market quotes about $5 per share. The reference point is its early-stage round in May 2015, at a $277 million post-money valuation; the current figure is unchanged since.
Newsela ranks 99th by valuation and 97th by capital raised among the private companies PrivateMarketView tracks.
How much has Newsela raised?
Newsela has raised $189 million in total; 2 of its rounds are on record. The largest on record was a $6 million early-stage round in Sep 2014; the most recent was a $15 million early-stage round in May 2015.
Newsela has filed 2 Form Ds with the SEC since 2014, most recently in Oct 2015 ($15 million sold to 24 investors).
Newsela secondary market activity
A monthly secondary-market price series for Newsela runs from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (46 months).
Institutional holders and vehicles
1 SEC-registered fund reported 1 fair-value mark on Newsela for Jun 2025, in their N-PORT filings. Filer-level marks and implied per-share values are available to Pro members.
How Newsela's valuation is determined
Private company valuations aren’t quoted on an exchange — they’re established in moments: a priced funding round sets a post-money valuation, secondary trades print at a price per share, and SEC-registered funds holding the stock report fair-value marks in their N-PORT filings.
For Newsela, the most current credible signal sets the number and the older ones confirm it: a live secondary-market price first, then three or more recent prints, then institutional fund marks, and otherwise the last priced round, which never decays. The valuation is the last round’s post-money moved by the price change since that round, so no share count is assumed. Today it is set by secondary market price. Question about this number? Full methodology →
Frequently asked about Newsela
- What is Newsela worth?
- Newsela is valued at $277.0M as of Oct 2026. Unchanged since its early-stage round, May 2015 ($276.8M post-money).
- How much has Newsela raised?
- Newsela has raised $189.0M in total funding across 2 recorded rounds.
- When did Newsela last raise?
- Newsela last raised in May 2015 (Early Stage VC), raising $15.0M.