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2026
Egypt's 3C Coding School raises $3 million seed round for Saudi expansion
3C Coding School, an Egyptian education technology company that teaches programming and technology skills to children and young people, has raised $3 million in a seed…
EdVisorly raises $13.3 million Series A for AI college transfer platform
EdVisorly, a Los Angeles startup that applies artificial intelligence to college transfer and admissions paperwork, has raised a $13.3 million Series A round…
Preply raises $150 million Series D at $1.2 billion valuation
Preply, an online language-tutoring marketplace started by Ukrainian founders and headquartered in the United States, announced on January 21, 2026 that it had raised…
2025
Galaxy Education raises nearly $10 million from East Ventures and others
Vietnamese education technology company Galaxy Education announced on June 25, 2025, that it had raised nearly US$10 million from East Ventures and other investors.
MagicSchool raises $45 million Series B for AI tools for teachers
MagicSchool, a Denver company that builds generative AI tools for teachers and students, announced a $45 million Series B round on February 11, 2025. Valor Equity…
2024
Eruditus secures $150 million Series F led by TPG's The Rise Fund
Eruditus, the Mumbai-based provider of professional and executive education programs, announced on October 18, 2024 that it had raised $150 million in a Series F…
Alef Education raises AED 1.89 billion in Abu Dhabi IPO
Alef Education, an Abu Dhabi-based education technology provider, completed the bookbuilding for its initial public offering on June 6, 2024, raising AED 1.89 billion…
Zen Educate raises $37 million Series B to expand school staffing platform
Zen Educate, a London-based online marketplace that matches schools with teaching staff, has raised $37 million in a Series B funding round. The financing was reported…
2023
Vietnam's Vuihoc raises $6 million Series A led by TNB Aura
Vuihoc, an online learning platform for school students in Vietnam, announced on July 31, 2023, that it had raised US$6 million in a Series A round led by the Singapore…
Leverage Edu raises $40 million Series C led by testing organization ETS
Leverage Edu, an Indian platform that helps students apply to universities abroad, raised $40 million in a Series C round, Inc42 reported on July 3, 2023. The round was…
2022
Taaleem lists on Dubai Financial Market after AED 750 million IPO
Taaleem Holdings, a school operator in the United Arab Emirates, began trading on the Dubai Financial Market on November 29, 2022, following an initial public offering…
Multiverse raises $220 million Series D at $1.7 billion valuation
Multiverse, a UK-based company that runs professional apprenticeship programs, announced on June 8, 2022 that it had raised $220 million in a Series D funding round.…
Bangladesh's Shikho raises $4 million seed round led by Wavemaker Partners
Shikho, an education technology startup based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, raised $4 million in a new seed round reported on March 29, 2022. The round was led by the venture…
Edorer joins EduSpaze accelerator and gains backing from Expert DOJO
Edorer, a US-based education technology company, was named on February 22, 2022 as one of nine startups in the fourth cohort of EduSpaze, the Singapore edtech…
CoLearn closes Series A at $27 million with $17 million extension
Indonesian education technology company CoLearn announced on February 3, 2022, that it had raised US$17 million in follow-on Series A funding, closing the round at a…
Handshake raises $200 million Series F at $3.5 billion valuation
Handshake, a San Francisco careers network for college students and recent graduates, announced a $200 million Series F round on January 19, 2022. The financing valued…
2021
Jordan's Abwaab raises $20 million Series A led by BECO Capital
Abwaab, an education technology company based in Jordan, raised $20 million in a Series A funding round reported on November 15, 2021. The round was led by BECO…
Geniebook raises $16.6 million Series A for personalized learning
Singapore-based online learning company Geniebook said on October 19, 2021, that it had raised US$16.6 million in a Series A round led jointly by East Ventures and…
Duolingo prices Nasdaq initial public offering at $102 per share
Duolingo, the Pittsburgh-based language learning company, priced its initial public offering on July 27, 2021 at $102.00 per share. The offering covered 5,106,113…
Riiid secures $175 million from SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Riiid, a Seoul-based company that builds artificial intelligence software for education, announced on May 25, 2021 that it had raised $175 million in new funding. The…
Labster secures $60 million Series C led by Andreessen Horowitz
Labster, a Copenhagen-based developer of virtual science laboratory simulations, has raised $60 million in a Series C funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The…
2020
Brainly raises $80 million Series D led by Learn Capital
Brainly, the Poland-based operator of a peer-to-peer homework help platform, has raised $80 million in a Series D funding round. The financing was reported on December…
Outschool raises $45 million Series B led by Lightspeed
Outschool, a San Francisco marketplace for live online classes aimed at school-age children, announced a $45 million Series B round on September 18, 2020. Lightspeed…
Zuoyebang raises $750 million in Series E round led by Tiger Global and FountainVest
Zuoyebang, a Beijing-based online learning company serving school-age students, announced on June 29, 2020 that it had raised $750 million in a Series E financing…
Noon Academy raises $13 million in pre-Series B round led by STV
Noon Academy, a Saudi Arabian online learning platform, announced on June 21, 2020 that it had raised $13 million in a pre-Series B funding round. The round was led by…
Zenius raises $20 million Series A led by Northstar Group
Indonesian online learning company Zenius Education announced on February 5, 2020, that it had raised US$20 million in a Series A round led by Northstar Group, a…
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