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Crimson Education
The world’s leading university admissions support company
About Crimson Education
Crimson Education is an educational consultancy that specializes in preparing students for admission to universities in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. The company offers personalized support to students, which includes one-on-one mentoring, extracurricular and leadership advising, and career counseling.
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Crimson Education's business model is based on providing a suite of services tailored to each student's needs. These services range from application assistance to standardized test preparation. The company primarily serves high school students and their families who are navigating the complex university admissions process. Crimson Education operates in a global market, with a presence in over 30 countries, making its services accessible to a diverse international clientele.
At a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2013
- Headquarters
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Employees
- 1,968
- Open positions
- 179
- Dealroom signal
- 89.0/100
- Industry
- Education
- Sub-industry
- Learning Tools and Resources
- Sector
- Edtech, Mentoring, Higher Education, Pay Per Result, Admissions and Enrollment Platforms, NZ tech startup
- Client focus
- b2c
- Investment activity
- 2 companies, latest Feb 2021
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
Latest news
Press, funding announcements and product moves mentioning Crimson Education.
Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES DOther financing | Nov 2024 | $43M | $647M | U.S. News & World Report · Highsage ventures · Icehouse Ventures · Five Sigma | ↗ |
| SERIES COther financing | Sep 2021 | $10M | $460M | HEAL Partners | ↗ |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Crimson Education is 1.4M monthly website visits, up 27.3% over the last three months. Crimson Education's team grew 8.8% over the past year.
Open positions
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Investments and acquisitions
Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.
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State RankersSydney, AustraliaHelped students maximise their ATARs through HSC tuition
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed1 investor entered at this stage
ICE Angels
Series A1 investor entered at this stage
Series B and later9 investors entered at this stage
Solborn Investment
Chow Tai Fook
K1W1
HEAL Partners
Movac
U.S. News & World Report- HVHighsage ventures
Icehouse Ventures
Five Sigma
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
Global footprint
team presence
Market sentiment
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