APDS

company

About

APDS utilizes advances in edtech to help make quality education more accessible to incarcerated learners.

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Details

Last Funding Type
Seed
Last Funding Money Raised
$2.60M
Industries
Education,Information Technology,Mobile,SaaS,Software
Founded date
Jun 1, 2012
Number Of Employee
11 - 50
Operating Status
Active

APDS is a provider of education technology services intended to provide inmates in jails and prisons to safely and securely consume permitted digital content. The content and services focus on educational and rehabilitative programming sold to correctional facilities as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).

The APDS service helps correctional administrators and correctional educators bring cutting edge educational and rehabilitative programming to inmates. Immediately, it leads to a reduction in violence. Over time, it leads to a reduction in recidivism.

The company was established in 2012 and is headquartered in New York.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
3
$17.66M
APDS has raised a total of $17.66M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jun 25, 2020 from a Series B round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jun 25, 2020 Series B $5M 1 Detail
Nov 6, 2017 Series A $10.06M 1 New Market Education Partners Detail
Nov 1, 2013 Seed $2.60M 1 Align APDS Partners, LLC Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
2
3
APDS is funded by 3 investors. New Market Education Partners and Align APDS Partners, LLC are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
New Market Education Partners Yes Series A
Align APDS Partners, LLC Yes Seed
New U Venture Partners Series B