Crimson Education

company

About

Crimson Education is a University Admissions Consultant Edutech Company

Details

Last Funding Type
Series A
Last Funding Money Raised
$5M
Industries
Consulting,EdTech,Education,Tutoring
Founded date
Jan 1, 2013
Number Of Employee
251 - 500
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
Crimson Education Limited
Also Known As
Crimson Consulting,Crimson Education Limited

Crimson Education was founded in Auckland, NZ to supercharge students' ability to gain admission into the world's most competitive universities. Since 2013, Crimson has helped students around the globe secure opportunities at leading U.S. and U.K. institutions.

Now established in seven countries, more than 20,000 students work with 2,000+ tutors and mentors.

The goal of Crimson Education is to offer a highly personalized experience aimed at maximizing students' academic and holistic development. Crimson Education specializes in candidacy for universities (at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels) and careers. Academic tutoring, leadership and extracurricular coaching, career mentoring, sports consulting, and university admissions consulting are all designed to ease students' entrance to higher education.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
5
$70M
Crimson Education has raised a total of $70M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Sep 22, 2021 from a Series C round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Sep 22, 2021 Series C $10M 1 HEAL Partners Detail
Oct 16, 2019 Series C $20M 3 Chow Tai Fook
K1W1
Solborn Investment
Detail
Aug 22, 2019 Series Unknown $5M 2 Solborn Investment Detail
Sep 29, 2016 Series B $30M 2 Tiger Global Management Detail
Aug 27, 2015 Series A $5M 2 Julian Robertson Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
3
0
Crimson Education has made 3 investments. Their most recent investment was on Nov 17, 2021, when Hightouch raised $40M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Nov 17, 2021 Hightouch
Series B $40M CRM
Series C $16.38M Consumer Electronics
Series B $5.96M Consumer Electronics

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
7
8
Crimson Education is funded by 8 investors. HEAL Partners and Chow Tai Fook are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
HEAL Partners Yes Series C
Chow Tai Fook Yes Series C
K1W1 Yes Series C
Solborn Investment Yes Series C
Tiger Global Management Yes Series B
Icehouse Ventures Series Unknown
Julian Robertson Series B
Chase Coleman Series A

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
8
Crimson Education has 8 current employee profiles, including Advisor Ed Baker
Advisor
Executive
Executive
Executive
Executive

Acquisition

Crimson Education has acquired 2 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was NumberWorks'nWords on Jul 6, 2016. They acquired NumberWorks'nWords for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Consumer acquisition Detail
Feb 12, 2021 Unfiltered
E-Learning acquisition Detail