ZhenFund

ZhenFund is a seed fund and venture capital firm established in 2011 by New Oriental co-founders Bob Xiaoping Xu and Victor Qiang Wang, in collaboration with Sequoia Capital China. Based in Beijing, with additional offices in Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Silicon Valley, ZhenFund focuses on investing in innovative startups across various sectors including e-commerce, education, artificial intelligence, fintech, and healthcare. With a portfolio that includes over 800 companies and more than 30 unicorns, ZhenFund emphasizes the importance of exceptional founding teams in building successful businesses. The firm provides entrepreneurs with comprehensive support through mentorship, biannual demo days for networking with top Chinese venture capitalists, and various consulting services. ZhenFund has received recognition as the leading early-stage investment firm for six consecutive years, highlighting its influence and effectiveness in the startup ecosystem.

Yusen Dai

Managing Partner

Anna Fang

Partner and CEO

Grace Gu

Principal and Head of Eastern China

Yuan Liu

Partner

Tianyi Qin

Principal

Yuguang Sun

Investment Associate

Lulu Sun

VP

Debbie Wang

VP

Terry Wang

Venture Partner

Fangzhou Yao

Managing Director

Li Yi

Investment Associate

Emma Yin

Partner

Meng Yuan

Investment Associate

Jack Zheng

Managing Partner

Past deals in EdTech

Reworld

Series B in 2020
Reworld is a platform offering training and IT tools that allow users to design their own videogames.

Jerry Education

Series A in 2018
Jerry school, an institution which is training primary and secondary school-based students, was set up by Zhang Jiancheng and his professional team. Zhang graduated from the School of Foreign Studies in Peking University, and now he is a famous basic English education expert, the expert of domestic examination, the chairman and president of Beijing Jierui Tianxia Educational Technology. Co., Ltd., as well. The school was established in August 2004. Since its inception, it has won a good reputation in the majority of students and parents. This is totally due to a professional and dedicated team of teachers, the strict teaching management system, a unique method of teaching, individualized tutoring, one-to-one tracking service system and the ideal learning effect. In the development process of Jerry School, each branch adopts unified brand and unified teaching management system, a unified teaching service, unified teacher deployment, unified system textbooks, unified standard lectures, unified complaints system, so as to provide a higher level of service for each participant and parent. In the early days, Jerry School has opened a number of accessible channels of communication and established the Headmaster's office to ensure that complaints can be replied promptly. The goal which shows the quality service of Jerry School is to make every student and parent satisfied. The school also participated in some renowned nationwide large-scale activities, such as China Youth English All-Round Talent Show Activities which is sponsored by China National Committee For the Wellbeing of the Youth, and Flying Red Scarf - National Children's Comprehensive Quality Display Show Activities sponsored by Chinese Young Pioneers Business Development Center. Currently, there are nearly 1,000 employees working in Jerry School, and more than 50 branch schools has been set up in Beijing. By the year of 2014, nearly 263,423 talented students have been trained in all. Each year, tens of thousands of students (more than 3,000 classes) learn in Jerry School. Today, Jerry School has developed into an educational institution of primary and secondary school which is involved in English, mathematics, physics, chemistry, art, studying abroad and other brands, and in the meantime it has owned a number of development platforms, such as the basic education system, educational research and development system, studying abroad system, pre-school education system, and it has already been large educational institutions which consists of the set of education and training, research and development of education, book publishing, one-to-one tracking service, nationality Study Tour and so on.

TOPKID

Angel Round in 2018
TOPKID is an early learning online live platform company.

Qingbei

Seed Round in 2018
Qingbei is an online education institution that specializes in providing tutorials and subject counseling for students from elementary to junior high school, with a focus on mathematics. The company offers a comprehensive online curriculum designed for children aged 4 to 18, aiming to deliver an engaging and effective learning experience. By utilizing innovative teaching methods, Qingbei seeks to make math learning vivid and enjoyable for its young learners. The company was acquired by ByteDance, enhancing its capacity to reach a broader audience in the education sector.

ToDoEDU

Seed Round in 2018
Since founded by Liu Wei at the beginning of 2018, ToDoEDU has been focusing on English education and training aimed at IELTS and TOEFL and has endeavored to develop as the top brand of online English proficiency test. Apart from Liu Wei, celebrated as "IELTS Queen" in the field of language training for overseas study, her team also includes many leading experts, who have worked for more than 10 years in education and Internet industry. ToDoEDU is now at a fast-growing stage embedded with the core competencies in its course design, product development, teachers' ability and intellectual property (IP)

Hualuogengshuxue

Angel Round in 2018
An Education Platform based in Beijing.

VipCode

Series A in 2018
VipCode is an online education provider that specializes in programming courses tailored for children aged 6 to 16. The curriculum includes a variety of subjects such as building blocks programming, Python programming, drone and robot programming, and app construction. Additionally, the courses cover foundational concepts in artificial intelligence and informatics. VipCode aims to engage students in an interactive learning environment, making programming accessible and enjoyable for elementary and junior high school students.

Xiaoyang Edu

Series A in 2018
Beijing Xiaoyang Education Technology Co., Ltd. is a pioneer in smart campus and cloud services in primary and secondary schools. It has a world-leading technology research and development team. The company adheres to the concept of “application-driven, integrated innovation, overall planning, and personalized service” to adapt to the rapid development of educational information. The development and the wave of curriculum reforms triggered by the college entrance examination reform are based on a deep understanding of education and curriculum reform, using world-leading cloud computing and big data technologies to serve primary and secondary schools, helping regional education bureaus, schools and teachers to improve education management and teaching. Level.

Qingbei

Seed Round in 2018
Qingbei is an online education institution that specializes in providing tutorials and subject counseling for students from elementary to junior high school, with a focus on mathematics. The company offers a comprehensive online curriculum designed for children aged 4 to 18, aiming to deliver an engaging and effective learning experience. By utilizing innovative teaching methods, Qingbei seeks to make math learning vivid and enjoyable for its young learners. The company was acquired by ByteDance, enhancing its capacity to reach a broader audience in the education sector.

Koala Reading

Series A in 2017
Koala Reading is a children's reading app platform developed by Xiangyue Education Technology, specifically designed for K-12 students. The platform features a unique quantified Chinese graded reading standard known as the ER Framework, which assesses the reading difficulty of various Chinese texts. This allows the app to tailor reading materials to match individual students' reading abilities, providing personalized content that enhances language learning. Additionally, Koala Reading assists schools in establishing digital libraries and links student reading level assessments to their offline reading activities, promoting a more integrated approach to literacy development.

Yuedong Meiyue (Beijing) Education & Technology

Seed Round in 2017
YueDong MeiYue(BeiJing) Education Technology Co.,Ltd is a Chinese piano education company, providing online piano courses targeting 4-15 year-old children.

The Art Life Education & Technology Group

Series A in 2017
The Art Life Education & Technology Group promotes the development of quality education for children aged 3-12.

Tuanjian Duizhang

Series B in 2017
A Education Platform based in Shanghai,China.

Koala Reading

Series A in 2017
Koala Reading is a children's reading app platform developed by Xiangyue Education Technology, specifically designed for K-12 students. The platform features a unique quantified Chinese graded reading standard known as the ER Framework, which assesses the reading difficulty of various Chinese texts. This allows the app to tailor reading materials to match individual students' reading abilities, providing personalized content that enhances language learning. Additionally, Koala Reading assists schools in establishing digital libraries and links student reading level assessments to their offline reading activities, promoting a more integrated approach to literacy development.

Youjiang Ketang

Angel Round in 2017
Youjiang provides an internet education platform. Their courses cover office software, Internet, women, sideline, workplace, parent-child education, health, research, interests, and more. They also introduce punch-in services, question-and-answer services, time management services, employment consulting, and other services.

Vidcode

Seed Round in 2017
Vidcode is an award-winning software that teaches students computer programming through their favorite hobby: video-making. Project-oriented lessons allow students to create memes, video filters, interactive games, virtual reality and beyond with real programming languages. Vidcode offers full semester coding courses that prepare students for AP CS. Voted Best Learning Site 2015 by Common Sense Media

GitChat

Seed Round in 2017
GitChat is an online learning platform designed for professionals seeking to enhance their skills across various domains. It offers a diverse range of course categories, including front-end development, artificial intelligence, architecture, blockchain, big data, technology management, security, mobile development, and programming languages. In addition to online courses, GitChat provides training camps and e-books to facilitate comprehensive learning experiences. The platform also encourages knowledge sharing by enabling users to create posts and write articles, aiming to transform conventional methods of knowledge acquisition.

Paixue Che

Seed Round in 2016
Pai Xueche is an Internet driving training platform. The school adopts a consultant tracking system throughout the process. The company will equip each student with an exclusive learning car consultant, from registration to the student's driver's license, the whole process of tracking.

Koala Reading

Seed Round in 2016
Koala Reading is a children's reading app platform developed by Xiangyue Education Technology, specifically designed for K-12 students. The platform features a unique quantified Chinese graded reading standard known as the ER Framework, which assesses the reading difficulty of various Chinese texts. This allows the app to tailor reading materials to match individual students' reading abilities, providing personalized content that enhances language learning. Additionally, Koala Reading assists schools in establishing digital libraries and links student reading level assessments to their offline reading activities, promoting a more integrated approach to literacy development.

Jumpcut

Seed Round in 2016
Jumpcut, Inc. is an online education company based in Hollywood, California, founded in 2014. It specializes in creating engaging courses focused on content creation, including topics such as comedy, growth hacking on social media, viral video production, vlogging, and monetizing brand deals. Jumpcut aims to address the low completion rates typical of online courses by implementing entertainment industry practices that enhance user engagement. As a result, the company boasts a 65% course completion rate, significantly higher than the industry average, and retains 90% of its subscribers on a monthly basis. Through its innovative approach, Jumpcut seeks to transform the online learning experience into something more captivating and effective.

VIPKid

Series C in 2016
VIPKid is an education technology company that facilitates real-time online English immersion learning for children, primarily in China. Founded in 2013 and launched in 2014, VIPKid connects over 500,000 paying students with more than 60,000 teachers from the United States and Canada. The platform aims to provide an American elementary school experience, allowing Chinese students, especially those in remote areas, to learn English and gain a broader understanding of the world from their homes. VIPKid emphasizes personalized learning to cater to the unique needs of each student, fostering curiosity and cultural exchange. The company has established itself as a market leader in online education in China, attracting significant investments from notable venture capital firms.

Wanqu Space

Angel Round in 2016
Wanqu Space specializes in developing educational products that incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) technologies. The company focuses on creating interactive learning tools for children, aiming to enhance their educational experiences and outcomes. By integrating AR with educational content, Wanqu Space provides innovative solutions designed to engage young learners and support their academic development.

Chazuo Xueyuan

Seed Round in 2016
Chazuo Xueyuan provides online corporate training and courses.

VIPKid

Venture Round in 2016
VIPKid is an education technology company that facilitates real-time online English immersion learning for children, primarily in China. Founded in 2013 and launched in 2014, VIPKid connects over 500,000 paying students with more than 60,000 teachers from the United States and Canada. The platform aims to provide an American elementary school experience, allowing Chinese students, especially those in remote areas, to learn English and gain a broader understanding of the world from their homes. VIPKid emphasizes personalized learning to cater to the unique needs of each student, fostering curiosity and cultural exchange. The company has established itself as a market leader in online education in China, attracting significant investments from notable venture capital firms.

Make School

Seed Round in 2016
Make School Inc. is an educational institution based in San Francisco, California, that offers both in-person courses and online tutorials focused on product development and technology. Founded in 2011, the organization provides a higher education degree program designed to bridge the gap between education and employment for high school graduates. Its curriculum covers essential areas such as computer science theory, application development, web development, open source software, networking, and communication skills. By partnering with established universities, Make School delivers instructional, curricular, and admissions services, ensuring that its educational offerings remain relevant to the modern economy and accessible to students from diverse backgrounds. This approach enables students to effectively prepare for careers as software developers or startup founders.

Tai He Hudong

Series A in 2015
Tai He Hudong is a developer of mobile games. The company develops games related to enable players to enjoy games while learning. It offers mobile game UI interface and quality improvement, 3D game development, and Nity3D engine architecture design.

Xiaoyang Edu

Seed Round in 2015
Beijing Xiaoyang Education Technology Co., Ltd. is a pioneer in smart campus and cloud services in primary and secondary schools. It has a world-leading technology research and development team. The company adheres to the concept of “application-driven, integrated innovation, overall planning, and personalized service” to adapt to the rapid development of educational information. The development and the wave of curriculum reforms triggered by the college entrance examination reform are based on a deep understanding of education and curriculum reform, using world-leading cloud computing and big data technologies to serve primary and secondary schools, helping regional education bureaus, schools and teachers to improve education management and teaching. Level.

Eagle

Seed Round in 2015
Xiongying Education is a high-tech enterprise focusing on the informatization of the education industry. It engages in education consulting, examination training, and distance education technology development. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Tai He Hudong

Angel Round in 2014
Tai He Hudong is a developer of mobile games. The company develops games related to enable players to enjoy games while learning. It offers mobile game UI interface and quality improvement, 3D game development, and Nity3D engine architecture design.

Meiyue Jioyu

Seed Round in 2014
Meiyue Jioyu offers internet applet solutions for educational institutions, training institutions, and more. The company focuses on offering comprehensive Internet applet solutions to practitioners in self-media, knowledge payment, and educational institutions. In order to increase the profitability of conventional educational and training institutions and the commercialization of knowledge payment, Meiyue Jioyu's overall solution includes developing practitioners' brands, marketing to acquire customers, developing rich online courses, intelligent management tools to improve efficiency, and other Internet empowering means.

Qingruan Haixin

Angel Round in 2014
Qingruan Haixin is an intelligent 3D printing operating system that supports graphical interfaces. They offer up to 2GB of RAM, 16GB of memory, wi-fi internet access, SD card support, and U disk dual support. Also, they offer educational application solutions, customized technology experience application, and enterprise-level commercial production.

ChineseSkill

Angel Round in 2014
ChineseSkill Co., Ltd. is an online platform dedicated to teaching Mandarin through gamified learning experiences. Founded in 2014 and based in China, the company focuses on providing engaging, game-based courses tailored for beginners and children. By utilizing interactive elements, ChineseSkill aims to facilitate the acquisition of Mandarin language skills in a fun and effective manner, making it accessible for learners of all ages.

Ready4

Series A in 2014
Ready4, Inc. is a Boston-based company that develops a mobile study application aimed at helping students prepare for standardized exams, including the GMAT, GRE, SAT, ACT, PSAT, and MCAT. Founded in 2012, Ready4 has gained popularity with over 1 million downloads across more than 195 countries. The platform not only offers test preparation resources but also includes tools for school research, application planning, and scholarship opportunities. Additionally, Ready4 features a tutor marketplace that connects students with educators, enhancing their learning experience. Universities can collaborate with Ready4 to engage with prospective students globally, facilitating a more tailored admissions process. The company operates as a subsidiary of TAL Education Group, continuing its mission to connect students with educational opportunities.

Roborobo

Seed Round in 2014
ROBOROBO is Korea's largest provider of educational robot, the robot is South Korea's largest training school. Its innovative robot engineering from Seoul National University professor of design, was designated South Korea more than 1200 primary and secondary schools as well as kindergartens for technological equipment, every year 120,000 South Korean children learn the same period ROBOROBO robot programs.

Zhenpuedu Education

Series A in 2014
Zhenpuedu Education is a Beijing-based quality education company.

Xiaoyezi Technology

Angel Round in 2014
Xiaoyezi Technology (壹枱The ONE智能钢琴) is a Chinese intelligent hardware and educational technology company. The company’s featured product is named The One Smart Piano, which seamlessly combines iPads and pianos in order to support users learn the piano, play the piano, score, record, share, and more. It simultaneously offers a matching application to work with The One Smart Piano. Users need only connect their iPhones or iPads to The One Smart Piano and enjoy multiple functions such as learning, entertaining, sharing, and interaction.

Securly

Seed Round in 2013
Securly, Inc. is a company that specializes in cloud-based filtering solutions for educational institutions. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Jose, California, with additional offices in various locations including Charlotte, North Carolina, India, Mexico, Glasgow, and London, Securly provides In-School Filtering and Take-Home Filtering software. This platform ensures secure access to learning tools for students in classrooms while also promoting their safety online. By utilizing language-sentiment analysis, Securly's technology not only filters inappropriate content but also detects potential incidents of cyberbullying and self-harm. This capability allows teachers and parents to effectively monitor and manage the websites accessed by students, fostering a safer digital environment for learning.

Swivl

Seed Round in 2013
Swivl, Inc. is a company that offers a robotic video accessory platform designed to enhance video recording and collaboration for educational and professional purposes. Its flagship product, the Swivl Robot, operates without the need for a camera operator, utilizing mobile devices as control centers while improving audio quality with wireless technology. The platform includes a Capture app and cloud services that facilitate the creation and sharing of multimedia videos, compliant with privacy regulations. Swivl's products are applicable across various sectors, including K-12 education for flipped classrooms and student projects, higher education for lecture capture and teacher training, and corporate environments for training and video conferencing. The company sells its products online and through various resellers in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2010, Swivl is headquartered in San Carlos, California.

wyzc.com

Angel Round in 2013
I win the workplace is an online education service provider firm. Their course categories such as cloud computing, cloud computing, network technology, datacom, operating system, database, virtualization, storage, IT management, safety, workplace office, big data, artificial intelligence, internet of things, python, data mining, software development, java, and general management.

toWords.com

Angel Round in 2013
toWords.com is a learning tool for English words in educational apps. operator of a youth-focused online language learning platform. The company's online service gives consumers a personalized, top-notch language-learning experience by offering mock tests, assignments, vocabulary practice, and performance reviews.

Best Learning English

Venture Round in 2012
Best Learning English (贝乐学科英语) is an English training institution targeting on kids and teenagers. It has adopted the American K12 education system, and launched the major courses of "American kindergartens and American primary schools" by teachers who have internationally recognized certificates. Its adoption of American education system meets the standard of American Education Department. The courses offered stress the development of children's language ability and scientific thinking, as well as the cultivation of their leadership, team-work, the ability of critical thinking, and problems solving. They are aimed to help children to adapt to western educational perception by combining ability and knowledge subject.

Ready4

Seed Round in 2012
Ready4, Inc. is a Boston-based company that develops a mobile study application aimed at helping students prepare for standardized exams, including the GMAT, GRE, SAT, ACT, PSAT, and MCAT. Founded in 2012, Ready4 has gained popularity with over 1 million downloads across more than 195 countries. The platform not only offers test preparation resources but also includes tools for school research, application planning, and scholarship opportunities. Additionally, Ready4 features a tutor marketplace that connects students with educators, enhancing their learning experience. Universities can collaborate with Ready4 to engage with prospective students globally, facilitating a more tailored admissions process. The company operates as a subsidiary of TAL Education Group, continuing its mission to connect students with educational opportunities.

Best Learning English

Seed Round in 2012
Best Learning English (贝乐学科英语) is an English training institution targeting on kids and teenagers. It has adopted the American K12 education system, and launched the major courses of "American kindergartens and American primary schools" by teachers who have internationally recognized certificates. Its adoption of American education system meets the standard of American Education Department. The courses offered stress the development of children's language ability and scientific thinking, as well as the cultivation of their leadership, team-work, the ability of critical thinking, and problems solving. They are aimed to help children to adapt to western educational perception by combining ability and knowledge subject.

51Talk

Seed Round in 2012
51Talk is an online education platform based in China that specializes in English language instruction. The company focuses on providing affordable and accessible education by offering one-on-one live interactive English lessons with foreign teachers. Classes are priced at 15 yuan per session, making it a cost-effective option for students seeking to improve their language skills. Through its online and mobile platforms, 51Talk aims to reach students throughout China, allowing them to learn English in a flexible manner that fits their schedules. The company is committed to enhancing the quality of education and expanding access to English learning resources across the country.

17zuoye

Angel Round in 2011
17zuoye is an online learning platform designed for K-12 students, teachers, and parents in China, focusing primarily on English and Math education. The name translates to "homework together," reflecting its mission to enhance collaboration among these three groups. The platform provides a comprehensive homework solution aligned with textbook curricula and leverages big data analytics to improve educational outcomes. It equips teachers with effective teaching tools and detailed statistics, while students benefit from engaging learning applications and personalized adaptive learning content. Parents receive real-time study reports to monitor their children's progress. Additionally, 17zuoye serves as a social network, featuring the largest real-name-based online teachers' forum and WeChat parent community in the country, thereby fostering a collaborative educational environment.
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