ENTITY Funding, Investors & Competitors

ENTITY has raised $103M across 4 funding rounds, most recently a $100M Series A in October 2021.

Last ENTITY funding round

$100M

Series A · Oct 2021

Cumulative funding ENTITY raised

$103M

across 4 funding rounds

Key investors in ENTITY

  • Leif

ENTITY Overview

About ENTITY

ENTITY Academy is a Las Vegas-based education company, founded in 2016, that trains, mentors, and places women in technology careers such as data science, software development, and digital marketing. Its programs combine hard-skills training with mentorship from professionals at companies including Google, Microsoft, Netflix, and Disney, aiming to close the gender wage gap in STEM fields. The company has grown through acquisitions, including AI-enabled speech analytics firm SpeakPulse in 2022.


HQ

United StatesUnited States

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Services

ENTITY Funding History

ENTITY has raised a total of $103M across 4 funding rounds.

ENTITY's first fundraising round was a $1M seed round in April 2016. The most recent completed round was a $100M Series A in October 2021.

ENTITY funding rounds

ENTITY funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedDeal Summary
Oct 2021Series ALeif (lead)$100MLeif invested $100M in ENTITY Academy as part of a Corporate Minority round on October 7, 2021, marking one of Leif's three known investments. This was a new investment for Leif with five co-investors involved. Leif itself has raised $63.25M over five rounds, with its latest being a $3M Convertible Note in September 2023.
Jul 2021Seed-$1M-
May 2018Seed-$1M-
Apr 2016Seed-$1M-

Who has invested in ENTITY?

1 investor has backed ENTITY across its funding rounds, including Leif.

Lead investors include Leif.


ENTITY Investors

Investors in ENTITY by funding rounds participated
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Acquisitions by ENTITY

ENTITY has acquired 1 company to date.

Last acquisition by ENTITY was on August 9th 2021. ENTITY acquired SpeakPulse for undisclosed valuation.


Latest Acquisitions by ENTITY

SpeakPulse
Description
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HQ Country-
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Deal Date9 Aug 2021
Valuationundisclosed
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ENTITY Competitors

ENTITY competitors include listed companies like Pearson, New Oriental Education, Duolingo and TAL Education, and private ones like Yuanfudao and Guild.

Public and private companies comparable to ENTITY
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
YuanfudaoChinaBeijingPrivate$1.4B-$17B11.7x
PearsonUnited KingdomUnited KingdomPublicly listed$4.8B$1.4B$9.6B2.3x
New Oriental EducationChinaChinaPublicly listed$4.9B$563M$8.9B0.8x
DuolingoUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$1B$152M$6.9B4.9x
TAL EducationChinaChinaPublicly listed$3B$700M$6.5B1.2x
GuildUnited StatesDenver, COPrivate--$4.4B-

ENTITY Public Comps

ENTITY is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Pearson, New Oriental Education, Duolingo, TAL Education, Laureate Education, Graham Holdings, Covista, Grand Canyon Education, Fibra Educa and Stride.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Pearson$4.8B$1.4B2.4x2.3x8.1x10.4x
New Oriental Education$4.9B$563M1.0x0.8x8.8x5.6x
Duolingo$1B$152M5.4x4.9x37.3x17.9x
TAL Education$3B$700M1.3x1.2x5.7x6.9x
Laureate Education$1.7B$515M3.2x3.0x10.7x9.6x
Graham Holdings$4.9B$682M1.0x1.0x7.3x-
Covista$2B$462M2.5x2.4x10.4x9.1x
Grand Canyon Education$1.1B$306M3.4x3.3x12.4x10.0x

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Common questions about ENTITY

Where is ENTITY headquartered?ENTITY is headquartered in United States.
Is ENTITY publicly listed?No, ENTITY is a private, VC-backed company.
How much funding has ENTITY raised?ENTITY has raised $103M across 4 funding rounds.
What was ENTITY's last funding round?ENTITY's last funding round was a $100M Series A in October 2021, led by Leif.
Who are ENTITY's investors?ENTITY's investors include Leif.
Which companies are comparable to ENTITY?Companies comparable to ENTITY include Yuanfudao, Pearson, New Oriental Education, Duolingo, TAL Education and Guild.
How many companies has ENTITY acquired?ENTITY has acquired 1 company, including SpeakPulse.

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