Newsela - M&A Summary and Business Overview

Internet Software And ServicesCompany

Newsela M&A Summary

Newsela has acquired 1 company, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Newsela has acquired in 1 US state. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (100%).

Newsela Business Overview

Where is Newsela headquartered?

Newsela is headquartered in New York, New York.

What sector is Newsela in?

Newsela is an internet software and services company.

When was Newsela founded?

Newsela was founded in 2013.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity2
    • M&A Buy Activity1
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Newsela

Newsela, Inc.

500 5th Avenue, 28th Floor,
New York, New York 10110
United States,
(855) 711-0118
www.newsela.com

Newsela is an Instructional Content Platform that combines engaging, leveled content with integrated formative assessments and insights to supercharge engagement and learning in every subject. Students and teachers use Newsela to find digital content from 100+ of the best sources—from National Geographic to NASA, Biography.com to Encyclopedia Britannica, the Washington Post to the Wichita Eagle. Content is institutionalized to meet students where they are, with interactive tools and analytics to take them where they want to go. Newsela has become an essential solution for schools and districts, with a presence in over 90% of U.S. K-12 schools. Newsela was founded in 2013 and is based in New York City.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # - - - - 1 - 1
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - 1 - - - 1
  2

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Smartest Edu, Inc. 2023-06-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Santa Monica, California · www.formative.com
Newsela, Inc. - HapYak Technology 2021-10-14 - Divestiture
New York, New York
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 1 (100%) - - -
Information Technology - - 1 (100%) -
Total 1 - 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 1 - 1 -
  California 1 - - -
  New York - - 1 -
Total 1 - 1 -

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Internet Software and Services

Established

2013

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