U.S. News & World Report
VC Fund
Washington, United States
U.S. News & World Report is an American media company that publishes consumer advice, rankings, and analysis.It publishes online rankings in the areas of colleges and universities, politics and policy, health, money, education, science, travel, and cars. It operates through a multiplatform, which include digital-only U.S. News Weeklymagazine, guidebooks, and websites. The company also launched a conference division focusing on important national conversations and solutions in STEM education and hospitals.U.S. News & World Report’s signature franchises include its News You Can Use, which is a brand of journalism and consumer guides that feature rankings of colleges, graduate schools, high schools, hospitals, nursing homes, mutual funds, health plans, diets, and more.The editorial and production operations of U.S. News & World Report, LLC are located in Washington, D.C. Its advertising, sales, and corporate offices are in New York and New Jersey. The company is privately owned by Mortimer B. Zuckerman and was founded in 1933.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 25%
Last updated:
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Industries U.S. News & World Report invests in
Stages U.S. News & World Report invests in
Countries U.S. News & World Report invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 8 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Series A
- $13M–$14M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $3.5M–$25M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Education 3 (38%)
- Consulting 3 (38%)
- EdTech 2 (25%)
- Privacy 1 (13%)
- Consumer 1 (13%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (25%)
- Corporate Round 2 (25%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (25%)
- Series D 1 (13%)
Country
- United States 3 (38%)
- India 2 (25%)
- New Zealand 1 (13%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Holibe
President & CEO
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President & CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Brian Kelly
Editor and Chief Content Officer
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Editor and Chief Content Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Carly Chase
VP, Career Business Franchise
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VP, Career Business Franchise | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
David Katz
Judge, Annual 'Best Diets' Feature
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Judge, Annual 'Best Diets' Feature | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Kate O' Donnell
Vice President, Communications
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Vice President, Communications | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 8 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| EdVisorly is a revolutionary platform, boosting community college to university student transfer success. EdVisorly empowers community college students with the tools to discover transfer friendly 4 year universities, directly engage with university transfer counselors and admissions teams, and build accurate course roadmaps for admissions to theirtarget bachelor's degree programs. | $13.3M / Series A / Jul 08, 2026 | ||
| Fizz is building a debit card that helps college students in the U.S. started building out their credit without having to learn lessons about overzealous credit use the hard way. | $14M / Series A / Jan 26, 2026 | ||
| White Bridge Education helps global universities enter and grow in South Asia and the Middle East through targeted recruitment and enrollment strategies. | Corporate Round / May 21, 2025 | ||
| The Red Pen they assist in developing admissions strategies, preparing application components, and navigating complex processes. | Corporate Round / May 07, 2025 | ||
| Crimson supports students from around the world to become world-class leaders. What started 10 years ago as an admissions consultancy helping Kiwi students get into the world’s top colleges has turned into an ecosystem of online education products that allow students around the world to accelerate their studies from pre-primary to postgraduate.Through rapid innovations in product and tech, we have scaled our impact and supercharged the education careers of over 100,000 students from more than 60 countries.Services include in-depth US, UK, EU and Australian university admissions support, Australia and New Zealand medical school admissions support, local curriculum tutoring, and extracurricular mentoring.Visit the Crimson Education website to learn more about our network, our edtech platforms and free resources for families. | $25M / Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 12, 2024 | ||
| Privacyhawk is a consumer privacy platform that assists clients in taking control of their personal data. It automates opting out, unsubscribing, managing, controlling, and deleting data from thousands of databases exploiting clients' personal data. | $3.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 01, 2024 | ||
| Crimson supports students from around the world to become world-class leaders. What started 10 years ago as an admissions consultancy helping Kiwi students get into the world’s top colleges has turned into an ecosystem of online education products that allow students around the world to accelerate their studies from pre-primary to postgraduate.Through rapid innovations in product and tech, we have scaled our impact and supercharged the education careers of over 100,000 students from more than 60 countries.Services include in-depth US, UK, EU and Australian university admissions support, Australia and New Zealand medical school admissions support, local curriculum tutoring, and extracurricular mentoring.Visit the Crimson Education website to learn more about our network, our edtech platforms and free resources for families. | $39.9M / Series D / Jul 23, 2024 | ||
| Crimson supports students from around the world to become world-class leaders. What started 10 years ago as an admissions consultancy helping Kiwi students get into the world’s top colleges has turned into an ecosystem of online education products that allow students around the world to accelerate their studies from pre-primary to postgraduate.Through rapid innovations in product and tech, we have scaled our impact and supercharged the education careers of over 100,000 students from more than 60 countries.Services include in-depth US, UK, EU and Australian university admissions support, Australia and New Zealand medical school admissions support, local curriculum tutoring, and extracurricular mentoring.Visit the Crimson Education website to learn more about our network, our edtech platforms and free resources for families. | $10M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 22, 2021 |
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FAQ
What does U.S. News & World Report invest in?
U.S. News & World Report invests primarily in Education, Consulting and EdTech startups, most often at Series A and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does U.S. News & World Report invest in?
U.S. News & World Report typically joins rounds of $13M–$14M at Series A and $3.5M–$25M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not U.S. News & World Report's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds U.S. News & World Report took part in.
How do I contact U.S. News & World Report?
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Who are the partners at U.S. News & World Report?
The team at U.S. News & World Report includes Bill Holibe (President & CEO), Brian Kelly (Editor and Chief Content Officer) and Carly Chase (VP, Career Business Franchise), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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