Clever is a single sign-on platform and learning technology infrastructure provider for K-12 schools. The platform provides students, teachers, and staff secure access to digital learning resources with personalized portals and usage analytics. Clever serves more than 90,000 U.S. K-12 schools including 96 of the top 100 U.S. school districts, reaching over 20 million active students monthly at its peak.
Clever has been acquired
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Founded
2012
Employees
175–210
Total Funding
$543.3M
5 rounds
Latest Valuation
$0.5B
May 6, 2021
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Total raised $543.3M across 5 rounds
Last updated 06-25-2026
| Date | Round | Amount Raised | Valuation | Lead Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2021 | Acquisition by Kahoot! TechCrunch | $500M | $0.5B | Kahoot! |
| 2017 | Later equity round | Not disclosed | $0.25B | Not disclosed |
| Dec 16, 2014 | Series B TechCrunch | $30M | — | Lightspeed Venture Partners |
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Entry · Later equity round
$250M
Jan 2017
Clever today
$500M
May 2021 · latest mark
Clever multiple
2.0x
valuation uplift since first round
Y-axis is logarithmic. Hollow dots = estimated valuations. Does not represent realized investor returns.
Tyler Bosmeny
Co-Founder & CEO (until 2022)
Dan Carroll
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
Rafael Garcia
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Trish Sparks
CEO (from 2022)
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