Global EdTech Unicorns
The Complete List of Global EdTech Unicorns
6 January 2020
Global EdTech Unicorns
A unicorn startup or unicorn company is a private company with a valuation over $1 billion. As of January 2020, there are 14 EdTech Unicorns around the world who have collectively raised over $6.6 billion of total funding in the last decade.
| Company | Country | Cluster | Last Round Date | Last Round Type | Valuation |
| ByJu’s | India | Tutoring | Jul 2019 | PE Round | $5.8B |
| VIPKid | China | Language | Sep 2019 | Corporate Round | $4.5B |
| Yuanfudao | China | Tutoring | Dec 2018 | Series F | $3.0B |
| Duolingo | United States | Language | Dec 2019 | Series F | $1.5B |
| Guild Education | United States | UpSkilling | Nov 2019 | Series D | $1.0B+ |
| Knowbox | China | Tutoring | May 2019 | Series D | $1.0B+ |
| Coursera | United States | MOOC | Apr 2019 | Series E | $1.0B+ |
| iTutorGroup | China | Language | Feb 2019 | Corporate Round | $1.0B |
| Zhangmen | China | Tutoring | Jan 2019 | Series E | $1.0B+ |
| Huike | China | OPM | May 2018 | Series D | $1.0B |
| 17zuoye (一起作业) | China | Tutoring | Mar 2018 | Series E | $1.0B |
| Age of Learning | US | Online Curriculum | May 2016 | Series A | $1.0B |
| Udacity | US | Proprietary Online | Nov 2015 | Series D | $1.1B |
| HuJiang | China | Online Curriculum | Oct 2015 | Series D | $1.0B |
The $6.6 Billion Evolution of Total Funding for EdTech Unicorns
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20% of the last decade's EdTech Venture Capital fuelled 14 Unicorns
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