Education
China online education player Zhangmen targets US listing
Zhangmen, a private equity-backed Chinese online K-12 education platform specializing in one-to-one and small-class tuition, has filed for a US IPO.
India's Teachmint raises $16.5m Series A
Indian education technology provider Teachmint has raised a $16.5 million Series A round led by US-based specialist investor Learn Capital.
China’s Hike Capital seeks $300m for Fund III
Hike Capital, a Chinese venture capital firm established by the founder of classifieds website Ganji.com and a senior executive at NetEase, is targeting $300 million for its third US dollar-denominated fund.
Matrix leads Series E tranche for China corporate training platform
Matrix Partners China has led a second tranche of Series E funding - worth $90 million - for Yunxuetang, a Chinese online corporate training services provider.
KKR joins $200m round for China coding education start-up
Hetao 101, a Chinese online education platform that provides computer programming courses for children, has raised $200 million in Series C funding led by KKR, Vision Plus Capital, and GL Ventures.
Jungle leads $17m round for India edtech, fintech player
Singapore’s Jungle Ventures has led a $17 million Series B round for Leap Finance, a financial technology provider targeting the Indian education space.
Deal focus: Point Avenue's O2O proposition
Vietnam education start-up Point Avenue is pursuing expansion across after-school tuition, bilingual K-12 schools, and online platforms. Gaw Capital will provide financial and strategic support
China's Meishubao gets $40m Series D extension
Meishubao, a China-based online art education platform, has completed a Series D extension of more than $40 million that takes the overall funding round past $250 million.
China vocational education provider gets $390m Series A
Fenbi, a China-based vocational education platform, has raised $390 million in a Series A round led by IDG Capital and Trustbridge Partners. Hony Capital also took part.
VI Group, SIG lead $15m round for Vietnam's Elsa
Vietnam-based English language education app operator Elsa has raised a $15 million Series B round co-led by local private equity firm VI Group and SIG.
China online education: Class war
K-12 online education in China is a battle for market share that only the largest players can afford to play. Investors can either get comfortable with high-cash-burn or look for niche exposure
China math tuition platform adds $150m to Series E
Huohua Siwei, a China-based children's online education platform specializing in mathematics and science, has raised $150 million in the third tranche of the Series E round, taking the overall total to $400 million.
Chinese financial education start-up raises $100m
Erwan Technology, a China-based wealth management education platform, has secured nearly $100 million in funding across Series D and E rounds.
China-based English learning platform raises $100m
Tencent Holdings and Trustbridge Partners have led a $100 million Series C funding round for Jiliguala, a Shanghai-based online English learning platform.
VC-backed Chinese online tutor Xueba close to bankruptcy
Xueba100.com, a China-based one-to-one online tuition platform, has halted operations and is looking for industry peers to assume responsibility for its students and teachers.
Silver Lake joins $3.3b investment in China's TAL Education
Silver Lake has led a $2.3 billion investment in TAL Education Group, a US-listed Chinese after-school education provider, via a convertible notes issue.
China's Zuoyebang gets $1.6b Series E extension
Zuoyebang, which claims to be China’s largest online education company, has secured $1.6 billion in an extended Series E funding round that features Alibaba Group as a new investor.
Rise Fund leads Series D for Chinese art tuition platform
The Rise Fund, TPG’s impact investment vehicle, has led a $210 million Series D round of funding for Meishubao, a China-based online art education platform.
Q&A: Hamilton Lane's Collwyn Tan
Collwyn Tan, Hamilton Lane’s co-head of Asia investment and key point person for everything transactional in the region, unpacks the mixed signals of 2020
Deal focus: Speed pays off for Ince with Eeo
Ince Capital's $35 million investment in Eeo Education's Series B round is the largest from its debut fund. The GP has since re-upped in a $265 million Series C at twice the valuation
China education SaaS player raises $225m
Eeo Education, a Chinese software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider to the education sector, has raised a $265 million Series C round led by Hillhouse Capital.
Tiger, Dragoneer back India's Unacademy at $2b valuation
Indian online education business Unacademy has received funding from Tiger Global Management and Dragoneer Investment Group at a valuation of $2 billion, up from $1.4 billion in its previous round just two months ago.
Baring Asia leads $198m round for Chinese coding start-up
Codemao, a Chinese online education platform that teaches coding to children, has raised RMB1.3 billion ($198 million) in Series D funding led by Baring Private Equity Asia.
VC-backed Chinese online education business files for US IPO
17 Education & Technology Group, a China-based education service provider that claims to pursue an integrated “in-school plus after-school” model, has filed for a US IPO.