Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. It invests in seed, early, and growth-stage companies across technology, energy, financial services, healthcare, internet, mobile, outsourcing, manufacturing, media, and retail sectors. The firm seeks ambitious founders and aims to help them build long-lasting, scalable businesses, often taking the lead or significant co-investor roles and providing strategic guidance, networks, and resources. It maintains an international footprint, including investments in India and other regions, reflecting a global approach to partnering with fast-growing companies. Sequoia emphasizes strong teams, innovative products or services, and the potential for rapid growth, positioning itself as a long-term partner for companies that redefine their markets.

Abheek Anand

Managing Director

Michelle Bailhe

Partner

Sumaiya Balbale

COO and Operating Partner

Bogomil Balkansky

Partner

Julien Bek

Partner

Past deals in Education

Stem Lingo

Seed Round in 2024
LINGO coding kits are designed to teach youth aged 13+ about the fundamentals of hardware and software design.

Maven Clinic

Series F in 2024
Maven Clinic is an on-demand digital care clinic focused on supporting mothers and families during conception, pregnancy, and the postpartum period. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York City, the clinic provides video appointments and private messaging with a network of women's and family health practitioners. Its comprehensive services cater to various needs, including IVF and egg-freezing tracks, pregnancy, postpartum, partner support, adoption, surrogacy, and loss. Additionally, Maven Clinic offers career coaching, support, and customized training for human resources managers. The company serves individuals, employers, and healthcare professionals, aiming to enhance family health and well-being through accessible digital care solutions.

Maven Clinic

Series E in 2022
Maven Clinic is an on-demand digital care clinic focused on supporting mothers and families during conception, pregnancy, and the postpartum period. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York City, the clinic provides video appointments and private messaging with a network of women's and family health practitioners. Its comprehensive services cater to various needs, including IVF and egg-freezing tracks, pregnancy, postpartum, partner support, adoption, surrogacy, and loss. Additionally, Maven Clinic offers career coaching, support, and customized training for human resources managers. The company serves individuals, employers, and healthcare professionals, aiming to enhance family health and well-being through accessible digital care solutions.

keen technologies

Venture Round in 2022
keen technologies provides SAP education and other skill based education that needs to the students in current market needs.

Studeo AI

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Studeo AI revolutionizes English and STEM education through personalized learning driven by Gen AI technology. Our platform offers 24/7 access to AI Avatars, serving as personal tutors for primary, middle and high school as well as college students. With interactive exercises and customized lesson plans, Studeo AI adapts to each learner’s unique style, making English and STEM subjects accessible, engaging, and effective.

Mos

Series B in 2022
Mos is a financial services company that provides student-focused financial solutions, including checking accounts, debit cards, and access to financial aid advisors. Its platform helps students simplify the financial aid process, identify scholarship opportunities, and access a broad range of financial sources to fund their education. By guiding users through costs, discounts, and payment options, Mos aims to remove financial barriers and expand opportunities for students. The company combines budgeting tools with expert support to help students manage funds, reduce fees, and secure additional financial assistance throughout the college journey. Through its mission to make higher education more accessible, Mos focuses on empowering students to navigate financing with clarity and confidence.

GrowthSchool

Seed Round in 2022
Founded in Bengaluru, India, GrowthSchool partners with industry experts to offer high-impact programs focused on personal and professional growth. Its community-led cohort programs aim to bridge the gap between academic learning and real-world job requirements, ensuring immediate employability.

Thinklance

Series A in 2022
Thinklance enables the students to learn from the best experts in the current industry and gain industrial exposure from them. We make the learning process smooth using Learning Management System and also provide placement assistance after the training.

Maven Clinic

Series D in 2021
Maven Clinic is an on-demand digital care clinic focused on supporting mothers and families during conception, pregnancy, and the postpartum period. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York City, the clinic provides video appointments and private messaging with a network of women's and family health practitioners. Its comprehensive services cater to various needs, including IVF and egg-freezing tracks, pregnancy, postpartum, partner support, adoption, surrogacy, and loss. Additionally, Maven Clinic offers career coaching, support, and customized training for human resources managers. The company serves individuals, employers, and healthcare professionals, aiming to enhance family health and well-being through accessible digital care solutions.

Mote

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Mote is a voice commenting platform that enables users to integrate voice messages into online content, particularly within shared documents and applications like Google Docs and Gmail. The platform is designed to enhance communication and feedback processes for K12 educators, college students, professors, and remote teams. Mote's software allows users to leave voice note comments on documents and assignments, facilitating more personalized interactions and feedback. Additionally, the platform offers features for transcribing, translating, and saving voice content, which helps users communicate effectively in their preferred language. By streamlining the feedback process, Mote aims to improve educational and workplace communication.

Unacademy

Series F in 2020
Unacademy is an online learning platform based in Bangalore, India, that focuses on providing educational content for major competitive examinations. Originally launched in 2015 after starting as a YouTube channel in 2010, the platform offers a wide range of short video lectures on various subjects, which are accessible for free. By promoting self-learning, Unacademy aims to help aspiring students effectively prepare for their competitive exams. The platform's emphasis on accessible and comprehensive educational resources has positioned it as a significant player in the online education sector.

Eduvanz

Series A in 2020
Eduvanz is a fintech Non-banking Finance Company for students seeking financial assistance. Its platform collaborates with various educational institutes to offer unsecured loan products that can be availed through a quick and easy online process that pr pupils and academic aspirants with transparent and secure financial assistance to make education universally accessible.

Mos

Series A in 2020
Mos is a financial services company that provides student-focused financial solutions, including checking accounts, debit cards, and access to financial aid advisors. Its platform helps students simplify the financial aid process, identify scholarship opportunities, and access a broad range of financial sources to fund their education. By guiding users through costs, discounts, and payment options, Mos aims to remove financial barriers and expand opportunities for students. The company combines budgeting tools with expert support to help students manage funds, reduce fees, and secure additional financial assistance throughout the college journey. Through its mission to make higher education more accessible, Mos focuses on empowering students to navigate financing with clarity and confidence.

Maven Clinic

Series C in 2020
Maven Clinic is an on-demand digital care clinic focused on supporting mothers and families during conception, pregnancy, and the postpartum period. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York City, the clinic provides video appointments and private messaging with a network of women's and family health practitioners. Its comprehensive services cater to various needs, including IVF and egg-freezing tracks, pregnancy, postpartum, partner support, adoption, surrogacy, and loss. Additionally, Maven Clinic offers career coaching, support, and customized training for human resources managers. The company serves individuals, employers, and healthcare professionals, aiming to enhance family health and well-being through accessible digital care solutions.

Maven Clinic

Series B in 2018
Maven Clinic is an on-demand digital care clinic focused on supporting mothers and families during conception, pregnancy, and the postpartum period. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York City, the clinic provides video appointments and private messaging with a network of women's and family health practitioners. Its comprehensive services cater to various needs, including IVF and egg-freezing tracks, pregnancy, postpartum, partner support, adoption, surrogacy, and loss. Additionally, Maven Clinic offers career coaching, support, and customized training for human resources managers. The company serves individuals, employers, and healthcare professionals, aiming to enhance family health and well-being through accessible digital care solutions.

ChangingEdu

Series D in 2017
ChangingEdu is a Shanghai-based company that specializes in online education services through its mobile applications. The platform facilitates connections between students, parents, and teachers, specifically targeting after-school tutoring services. By offering a comprehensive online platform, ChangingEdu enables parents to find suitable tutors for their children, allowing for personalized one-on-one counseling. The service provides all-subject teaching and tutoring options tailored for primary and middle school students, available both at home and online.

Unacademy

Seed Round in 2016
Unacademy is an online learning platform based in Bangalore, India, that focuses on providing educational content for major competitive examinations. Originally launched in 2015 after starting as a YouTube channel in 2010, the platform offers a wide range of short video lectures on various subjects, which are accessible for free. By promoting self-learning, Unacademy aims to help aspiring students effectively prepare for their competitive exams. The platform's emphasis on accessible and comprehensive educational resources has positioned it as a significant player in the online education sector.

Super

Series B in 2014
Super is an education app that caters to the needs of university students. Super unwrapped an English learning module in cooperation with language learning website Hujiang and Kingsoft PowerWord. Yu Jiawen, CEO of the company, disclosed that they planned to roll out modules where users can share notes and problems encountered in homework.

Elevate Labs

Series A in 2014
Elevate Labs designs mobile cognitive training tools to improve reading, writing, math, and related cognitive skills through engaging games. Its flagship Elevate app offers personalized exercises across memory, focus, processing, syntax, and communication; Balance is a meditation-focused app that helps reduce stress and improve sleep and focus. The company operates as a fully distributed organization and has built a broad global user base. Since its inception in 2014, Elevate Labs has earned recognition, including Apple’s App of the Year Award for Elevate and Google’s Best App of 2021 for Balance." The firm emphasizes accessible, evidence-informed learning experiences and ongoing development of its mobile offerings to help users lead healthier, more productive lives.

Friday

Series B in 2013
Friday is a practice software for college students, designed on the basis of curriculum scheduled by several post-90s. This function not only helps college students inquire about course information of each college, but also allow them to post their arranged courses in the applications, and share them with friends. Besides, students who have the same curriculums or share the same interest can discuss the content of the curriculum in the application, share the notes, and documents resource as well. Friday also enables students to maintain communication and set up their personal planner.

Friday

Seed Round in 2013
Friday is a practice software for college students, designed on the basis of curriculum scheduled by several post-90s. This function not only helps college students inquire about course information of each college, but also allow them to post their arranged courses in the applications, and share them with friends. Besides, students who have the same curriculums or share the same interest can discuss the content of the curriculum in the application, share the notes, and documents resource as well. Friday also enables students to maintain communication and set up their personal planner.

Tutorspree

Venture Round in 2013
Tutorspree is an online platform that connects U.S. students with tutoring services across various subjects, including math, social studies, language, science, programming, and English. Established in 2010 and based in New York, Tutorspree addresses inefficiencies in the tutoring market, valued at $7 billion, by leveraging a network of over 5,000 active tutors and advanced technology to facilitate optimal pairings between students and tutors. The platform allows tutors to create profiles detailing their credentials and experiences, while also enabling users to rate their interactions, thereby enhancing the overall tutoring experience. By providing a comprehensive marketplace for educational support, Tutorspree aids educators and specialists in supplementing their income while meeting the needs of students seeking academic assistance.

Duck Duck Moose

Series A in 2012
Duck Duck Moose is an award-winning creator of educational mobile apps for children. Founded in 2008, the company has created 21 top-selling titles and has received 21 Parents’ Choice Awards, 18 Children’s Technology Review Awards, 12 Tech with Kids’ Best Pick App Awards, and a KAPi award for “Best Children’s App” at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Duck Duck Moose is now a subsidiary of Khan Academy, a nonprofit with a mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.

VMEdu

Series A in 2012
VMEdu, established in 2008, is a global provider of professional training and certification services. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, with offices worldwide, the company specializes in project management, IT service management, and quality management domains. VMEdu offers a comprehensive range of learning resources, including online courses, video lectures, podcasts, and simulated practice tests, accessible via its user-friendly portal and mobile applications. It caters to diverse clients, such as corporate entities, educational institutions, and professional training organizations, including Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies.

Tutorspree

Seed Round in 2011
Tutorspree is an online platform that connects U.S. students with tutoring services across various subjects, including math, social studies, language, science, programming, and English. Established in 2010 and based in New York, Tutorspree addresses inefficiencies in the tutoring market, valued at $7 billion, by leveraging a network of over 5,000 active tutors and advanced technology to facilitate optimal pairings between students and tutors. The platform allows tutors to create profiles detailing their credentials and experiences, while also enabling users to rate their interactions, thereby enhancing the overall tutoring experience. By providing a comprehensive marketplace for educational support, Tutorspree aids educators and specialists in supplementing their income while meeting the needs of students seeking academic assistance.

Edaytown

Venture Round in 2011
EdayTown owns and operates an educational, entertainment, and indoor recreation center. It is based on child-situational experiences. EdayTown enables children to play various social roles and experiences in the adult world in advance, so that they will be able to cultivate mental health, improve social ability, and develop a sound personality. EdayTown is based in Shanghai, China.

Wanxue Education

Series B in 2011
Wanxue Education is a provider of advanced non-academic education focused on individuals with degrees higher than a Bachelor’s. Established in 1998 by educators from prominent Chinese universities, the company pioneered the first pre-exam training program for postgraduate entrance exams in China, receiving approval from the Ministry of Education. It specializes in tutoring services for postgraduate entrance exams and civil service exams, catering specifically to individuals with undergraduate degrees. In 2006, following investments from notable figures in the education sector, Wanxue Education Technology was formed, incorporating its brand, Wanxue Haiwen. The company also offers an online platform that delivers professional and academic training services, enabling students to access preparation resources for various qualifying examinations.

Beijing Zhijin Leye Education and Technology

Venture Round in 2010
Beijing Zhijin Leye Education and Technology Co. Ltd., a branch of [Huayi](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/huayi) provides online medical education and training services. The company is based in China.

Huayi

Series A in 2010
Huayi is a company focused on offering long-distance medical education training and service technology to the Chinese medical industry. Its website operations are based on more than two million doctor databases and rely on a township medical education platform, CME education platform, science and education management platform, as well as other platforms. Huayi provides pharmaceutical enterprises with services such as doctor-oriented professional training, on-line interaction, and doctor database marketing. Huayi's branches include Huayi Medical Education Center, Beijing Zhijin Leye Education Technology, and Beijing Huayi Xinye Technology. It is a double soft certification enterprise recognized by the Beijing Committee of Science and Technology, and the strategic cooperation partner of the School of Distance Learning for Medical Education of Peking University.

Aobi Island

Angel Round in 2009
Aobi Island is an educational platform focused on providing secure, healthy, and interesting web services for children aged 6 to 14. It enables children to cultivate their imagination and creativity in a healthy virtual world and realize their dreams, so that they can develop a positive outlook on life and the world. Children can communicate with each other through the different activities and features offered through Aobi Island. Aobi Island was developed by Guangzhou Baitian Info.

TutorVista

Venture Round in 2008
TutorVista Global Pvt. Ltd. is a global education services company based in Bangalore, India, specializing in online tutoring. The company offers personalized teaching in subjects such as math, science, and English, catering to students' individual academic needs. Through its online platform, TutorVista provides both homework help and comprehensive tutoring, focusing on both fundamental and advanced concepts. The service aims to support students in achieving their short and long-term academic goals. In January 2011, TutorVista was acquired by Pearson Education, further enhancing its reach and resources in the education sector.

Zhongheedu

Series B in 2008
Beijing Fangyuan Zhonghe Education Technology is dedicated to the training and development of legal students in China. The company provides professional education and training services related for students in the system of higher juristic education.

Wanxue Education

Venture Round in 2008
Wanxue Education is a provider of advanced non-academic education focused on individuals with degrees higher than a Bachelor’s. Established in 1998 by educators from prominent Chinese universities, the company pioneered the first pre-exam training program for postgraduate entrance exams in China, receiving approval from the Ministry of Education. It specializes in tutoring services for postgraduate entrance exams and civil service exams, catering specifically to individuals with undergraduate degrees. In 2006, following investments from notable figures in the education sector, Wanxue Education Technology was formed, incorporating its brand, Wanxue Haiwen. The company also offers an online platform that delivers professional and academic training services, enabling students to access preparation resources for various qualifying examinations.

Minglebox

Series A in 2007
Minglebox.com is a prominent online education portal in India, designed to assist students and young professionals in navigating their educational journeys. Founded by a group of alumni from prestigious Indian institutions, the platform provides comprehensive resources, including information on colleges, courses, admissions, and test preparation. Minglebox.com caters to a diverse range of educational segments, such as MBA, engineering, vocational training, and study abroad opportunities. The platform is recognized for its user-friendly approach, enabling students to make informed decisions regarding their education. It has successfully attracted a significant user base from over 250 cities across the country and has been acknowledged as the leading educational website in India, with a unique status among the top-ranked websites as measured by Comscore. Initially conceived as a social networking platform tailored for college campuses, Minglebox has evolved into a vital resource for educational guidance, fostering close-knit communities among users while offering a wealth of content related to higher education.

TutorVista

Series B in 2006
TutorVista Global Pvt. Ltd. is a global education services company based in Bangalore, India, specializing in online tutoring. The company offers personalized teaching in subjects such as math, science, and English, catering to students' individual academic needs. Through its online platform, TutorVista provides both homework help and comprehensive tutoring, focusing on both fundamental and advanced concepts. The service aims to support students in achieving their short and long-term academic goals. In January 2011, TutorVista was acquired by Pearson Education, further enhancing its reach and resources in the education sector.

TutorVista

Series A in 2006
TutorVista Global Pvt. Ltd. is a global education services company based in Bangalore, India, specializing in online tutoring. The company offers personalized teaching in subjects such as math, science, and English, catering to students' individual academic needs. Through its online platform, TutorVista provides both homework help and comprehensive tutoring, focusing on both fundamental and advanced concepts. The service aims to support students in achieving their short and long-term academic goals. In January 2011, TutorVista was acquired by Pearson Education, further enhancing its reach and resources in the education sector.

Zhongheedu

Series A in 2006
Beijing Fangyuan Zhonghe Education Technology is dedicated to the training and development of legal students in China. The company provides professional education and training services related for students in the system of higher juristic education.

Corvigo

Series A in 2003
Corvigo develops email filtering solutions based on its proprietary Intent based filtering (IBF) technology. Its IBF technology uses artificial intelligence to determine the intent of an email and then act upon that intent. The company’s products include MailGate, a Linux-based anti-spam appliance that filters junk emails and passes legitimate messages to servers for normal processing; and Request For Proposal, a junk email solution for companies. It serves schools, universities, colleges, law firms, carriers, and organizations. Corvigo sells its products through resellers. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Redwood City, California.
Spot something off? Help us improve by flagging any incorrect or outdated information. Just email us at support@teaserclub.com. Your feedback is most welcome.