About A-Street
A-Street is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. It is primarily based out of Bentonville, United States. As of May 2023, A-Street has invested in 7 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from EdTech to Consumer and Education. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series C round of Amplify Overall, A-Street portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely Teaching Strategies. A lot of funds co-invest with A-Street, with names like Cox Enterprises sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. A-Street has team of 13 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Series C & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
A-Street's List of Top Investments
A-Street has a portfolio of 7 companies. Their most notable investmentis in CoursemojoTheir portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in EdTech, Consumer, Education, across Series A, Series C and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by A-Street:1. Amplify
Provider of learning management solutions for schools. It offers tutoring models to help schools and districts meet student needs. It also offers resources in Math, Literacy, Science, Research, and many more.
Key facts about Amplify
- Founded Year: 2000
- Location: Brooklyn (United States)
- Annual Revenue: £0 - £1M as on Nov 30, 2022
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $215M
- Employee Count: 3,102 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Emerson Collective, Learn Capital and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 23, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Early childhood education solutions. Teaching Strategies provides comprehensive curriculum, assessment, and training resources for early childhood educators. Products come in various categories for different age groups. Major products include The Creative Curriculum for Preschool and assessment solutions like GOLD.
Key facts about Teaching Strategies
- Founded Year: 1988
- Location: Bethesda (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 1,371 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: L Squared Capital Partners, Chicago Growth Partners and 2 Others
- Highlight: Acquired
Online platform providing tutoring solutions for school students. It provides courses under various categories including mathematics, science, English, art, and others.
Key facts about Tutored by Teachers
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $10M
- Employee Count: 445 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: GSV Ventures, A-Street and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 17, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Online platform providing learning solutions for teachers. It provides online teaching tools such as countdown, blast, and word more to help students to read and learn, and perform better in the school curriculum.
Key facts about Really Great Reading
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Cabin John (United States)
- Stage: Late Stage
- Employee Count: 146 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: VSS, The Vistria Group and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: PE, Feb 07, 2023, $*****
5. Great Minds
Provider of curriculum materials and professional learning services. It provides materials for math, English language arts, and science. It curriculum resources include standards alignment documents, assessments, and family engagement materials. It provides professional development services through workshops, coaching, and on-demand learning tools.
Key facts about Great Minds
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Washington, DC (United States)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $150M
- Employee Count: 1,354 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: A-Street
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 20, 2022, $*****
A-Street's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Its most recent first time investment was in Amplify.A-Street's Investments by Stage
A-Street has made 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $13.6M, 1 investment in Series C stage and 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $150M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 2 |
Series C | 1 |
Series D | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
A-Street's Investments by Sector
A-Street has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the EdTech, Consumer and Education. Notably, it has invested in 6 Tech companies, 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 3 Consumer (B2C) companies and 1 company focusing on Social impact.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
EdTech | 4 |
Consumer | 2 |
Education | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
A-Street's Investments by Geography
A-Street has made most investments in United States (4).A-Street's recent investments
A-Street has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by A-Street:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 23, 2023 | United States | Series C | 6467 | [+2] | |
Feb 24, 2023 | United States | Series A | 3050 | - | |
Jul 20, 2022 | United States | Series D | 8006 | - | |
Feb 24, 2022 | United States | Series A | 3412 | [+5] |
Acquired companies in A-Street's Portfolio
1 company from A-Street's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Teaching Strategies in Jul 2021 by KKR for $*****.Here are A-Street's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 21, 2021 | - | - | 1310 |
Team profile of A-Street
A-Street has a team of 13 members including 3 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States. A-Street's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in A-Street:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Brooklyn | - | ||
Partner | Boston | - | - | |
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | United States | - | - | |
Principal | Cambridge | - | - |
Co-investors of A-Street
Over the past 4 years, 13 investors have co-invested in A-Street's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before A-Street: Emerson Collective, Learn Capital and 2 others have invested in rounds before A-Street. There is 1 company where Emerson Collective has invested before A-Street and 1 company where Learn Capital has invested before A-Street.
- Top Co-investors of A-Street: 8 investors entered a company along with A-Street. These include investors like Cox Enterprises (1 company).
- Invested after A-Street: American Student Assistance (1 company) is the only investor which has invested in A-Street's portfolio after their investments.
Recent News related to A-Street
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Amplify Raises Series C FundingFinSMEs•May 24, 2023•Amplify, Cox Enterprises, Emerson Collective, Learn Capital and 1 other
