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Epic!

Edtech · Redwood City, United States · Founded 2014

Epic! is a digital library for kids MoreLess

Epic is a leading digital library designed specifically for children aged 12 and under. The platform provides unlimited access to over 40,000 high-quality books, audiobooks, and educational videos from renowned publishers such as HarperCollins and National Geographic. Epic serves both individual families and educational institutions, offering a subscription-based model for parents and free access for educators to use in classrooms. The service tracks reading progress, helps advance reading levels, and fuels curiosity and reading confidence in children. Epic generates revenue through monthly and annual subscription fees paid by parents, while offering free access to teachers to integrate into their lesson plans. The market Epic operates in includes digital education, children's entertainment, and e-learning sectors. Keywords: digital library, children's books, audiobooks, educational videos, subscription service, reading progress, classroom integration, renowned publishers, e-learning, reading confidence.

Company overview

Epic! company information

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Status
Acquired
Founded
2014
Headquarters
Redwood City, United States
Employees
176
Open positions
7
Dealroom signal
90.1
Investment activity
1 companies · latest Nov 2021
Capital deployed
$400M
Preferred round
SERIES F
client focusb2bclient focusb2ctechnologyMobile appsub industryLearning Tools and Resourcesbusiness modelMarketplace & ecommercesectorReadingsectorPublishingsectorE-BookssectorLibrariessectorK-12industryEducation

Valuation & funding

Epic! funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
ACQUISITIONExit Jun 2025 $95M $95M TAL Education Group
ACQUISITIONExit Jul 2021 $500M $500M Byju's
SERIES DEquity / VC Jun 2020 Maven Ventures · 500 Global
LATE VCEquity / VC Jan 2019 $30M $120M Innovation Endeavors · Creative Artists Agency · Reach Capital · Rakuten Capital
SERIES DEquity / VC Feb 2018 Joyance Partners
SERIES CEquity / VC May 2017 WI Harper Group · Menlo Ventures · Rakuten Capital · Reach Capital
SERIES CEquity / VC Mar 2017 Undisclosed
SERIES BEquity / VC Dec 2015 Morado Ventures
SERIES AEquity / VC Dec 2014 Morado Ventures · TransLink Capital · Zillionize
SEEDEquity / VC Jan 2014 Jaina Capital · Menlo Ventures · Morado Ventures · WI Harper Group
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Financials

Workforce over time

Available workforce history. Financial fields without reported data are omitted.

YearEmployees
2026 176
2025 120
2024 120
2023 174
2022 174
2021 150
2020 109
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Growth signals

Epic! website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Epic! is 1.8M monthly website visits, down 83.6% over the last three months. Epic!'s team grew 46.7% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits1.8M 3-month web change-83.6% 1-year team growth+46.7%
Monthly website visits124 observations · Apr 2016–Jul 2026
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Comparisons

Epic! compared with similar companies

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Capital deployed

Epic! investments and acquisitions

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Talent graph

Epic!'s talent

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Team profiled 19 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 2 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Investors

22 investors on Epic!'s cap table

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Seed 9 investors entered at this stage
Morado Ventures
Jaina Capital
Menlo Ventures
WI Harper Group
500 Global
Maven Ventures
Webb Investment Network
Joyance Partners
Innovation Endeavors
Series A 2 investors entered at this stage
TransLink Capital
Zillionize
Series B+ 6 investors entered at this stage
Reach Capital
Rakuten Capital
Brighteye Ventures
Evolution Media
Creative Artists Agency
TPG Growth
Other known 5 additional known investors
Byju's
TAL Education Group
Battery Ventures
Saemin Ahn
Social Starts

Global footprint

Where Epic! has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
7 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States62.5%
🇮🇳 India29.2%
🇨🇦 Canada2.8%
🇲🇦 Morocco1.4%
🇦🇹 Austria1.4%
Top 5 of 7 shown

In the news

Latest news about Epic!

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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Epic!

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