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Founded in 2013 and formally launched in 2014, VIPKid has become China’s market-leading online education startup, attracting investment from Tencent, Coatue Management, Sequoia Capital, Sinovation Ventures, Yunfeng Capital, Matrix Partners, Learn Capital, Northern Light VC, and Bryant Stibel, among others. The VIPKid platform currently connects over 600,000 paying students with over 70,000 teachers in the US and Canada.
| Announcement Date | Funding Round | Funding Raised | Lead Investor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun. 21, 2018 | Series D+ | 500.00M | Coatue Management, Sequoia Capital China, Tencent Holdings, YF Capital (Yunfeng Capital),Matrix Partners,Sinovation Ventures,Northern Light Venture Capital |
| Aug. 23, 2017 | Series D | 200.00M | Sequoia Capital China, Tencent Holdings,Sequoia Capital China,Sinovation Ventures,YF Capital (Yunfeng Capital),Matrix Partners China,ZTwo Capital |
| Aug. 23, 2016 | Strategic Investment | 0.00 | Bryant Stibel Investments |
| Aug. 3, 2016 | Series C | 100.00M | YF capital,Sequoia Capital China,zhen fund,Learn Capital,Bryant Stibel Investments |
| Apr. 12, 2016 | Series B | 0.00 | zhen fund |
| Oct. 12, 2015 | Series B | 20.00M | Northern Light Venture Capital,Sequoia Capital China, Sinovation Ventures,Matrix Partners China |
| Oct. 12, 2014 | Series A | 5.00M | Sequoia Capital China,Matrix Partners China,Sinovation Ventures |
| Jan. 8, 2014 | Angel Round | 500.00K | Sinovation Ventures,cyber agent ventures |
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