Zuoyebang

company

About

Zuoyebang is an online education platform that provides quality educational products and services to k12 students.

Details

Last Funding Type
Series E
Last Funding Money Raised
$1.60B
Industries
Apps,Artificial Intelligence,E-Learning,EdTech,Education,Q&A,Search Engine,Tutoring
Founded date
Jan 1, 2014
Number Of Employee
10001 - max
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
小船出海教育科技(北京)有限公司
Also Known As
作业帮

Zuoyebang is an online education startup that provides educational products and services to students in primary and high school.

The platform that it offers is utilizing artificial intelligence which enables students to upload their homework questions and search for answers for their study-related problems. It is also providing online courses, live lessons, and homework help for kindergarten to 12th-grade students. Zuoyebang is backed by Chinese search firm Baidu as well as its investors which includes Alibaba Group, Tiger Global Management, SoftBank Vision Fund, Sequoia Capital China, and FountainVest Partners.

Hou Jianbin founded the company in Beijing, Beijing, China in 2014.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
6
$2.93B
Zuoyebang has raised a total of $2.93B in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 28, 2020 from a Series E round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Dec 28, 2020 Series E $1.60B 5 Detail
Jun 29, 2020 Series E $750M 7 FountainVest Partners
Tiger Global Management
Detail
Jul 18, 2018 Series D $350M 8 Coatue Detail
Aug 14, 2017 Series C $150M 6 H Capital Advance Detail
Sep 25, 2016 Series B $60M 4 GGV Capital
Xianghe Capital
Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
8
17
Zuoyebang is funded by 17 investors. Coatue and H Capital Advance are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Coatue Yes Series D
H Capital Advance Yes Series C
Alibaba Group Series E
FountainVest Partners Series E
Sequoia Capital China Series E
SoftBank Vision Fund Series E
Tiger Global Management Series E
Qatar Investment Authority Series E
Tiantu Capital Series E
Xianghe Capital Series E

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
2
Zuoyebang has 2 current employee profiles, including Executive Hou Jianbin
Executive
Employee