Jiliguala Funding, Investors & Competitors

Jiliguala has raised $120M across 2 funding rounds, most recently a $100M Series C in January 2021.

Last Jiliguala funding round

$100M

Series C · Jan 2021

Cumulative funding Jiliguala raised

$120M

across 2 funding rounds

Key investors in Jiliguala

  • HSG
  • BAI capital
  • Tengxun Touzi
  • Trustbridge Partners

Jiliguala Overview

About Jiliguala

Jiliguala is a Shanghai-headquartered edtech company founded in 2014 offering English learning apps for children. Its platform delivers interactive lessons on vocabulary, grammar, and speaking through gamified online classrooms accessible evenings and weekends across China.


Founded

2014

HQ

ChinaShanghai

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2C

Revenue model

Subscription

Jiliguala Funding History

Jiliguala has raised a total of $120M across 2 funding rounds.

Jiliguala's first fundraising round was a $20M Series B in November 2018. The most recent completed round was a $100M Series C in January 2021.

Jiliguala funding rounds

Jiliguala funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedDeal Summary
Jan 2021Series CTrustbridge Partners; Tengxun Touzi$100MJiliguala is a Shanghai-headquartered online English learning platform founded in 2014, offering English reading courses for children aged 3-12 through songs, animation, picture books, and interactive video classes. It claims to have helped over 50,000 users across 500 cities and partnered with Penguin Random House to create AI-driven education products. The company announced its nearly $100-million Series C funding round on January 19, 2021, from investors including Tencent (Tengxun Touzi) and Trustbridge Partners, with Lighthouse Capital facilitating the transaction. Trustbridge Partners, a returning investor, had previously participated in Jiliguala's Series A round in 2017 alongside Bertelsmann Asia Investments (nearly $10 million) and the Series B round in 2018 with BAI, Sequoia Capital China, and Holy Capital. Earlier funding included a pre-A round in 2016 from Yongjin Group’s investment arm and Gene Capital, plus an angel round in 2014 from ZhenFund. With the Series C proceeds, Jiliguala plans to launch more products. The edtech space in China saw comparable activity, such as Palfish raising $120 million in Series C tranches in 2020 from SIG China and FutureX Capital, and VIPKid securing $80 million in Series A from Sequoia Capital China and Tencent.
Nov 2018Series BBAI capital; HSG$20MJiliguala is a Shanghai-based edtech company founded in 2014 that provides online English language learning services for children aged three to twelve years old. The platform utilizes reading-based courses delivered through picture books, animation, songs, and interactive video classes, with artificial intelligence-driven online classrooms. In 2018, the company closed its Series B funding round featuring Sequoia Capital China, Bertelsmann Asia Investments (BAI), and Holy Capital; the round size was undisclosed. The company has grown to serve more than 50 million users, with over 2 million paying for systematic curriculum. In January 2021, Jiliguala raised $100 million in Series C funding from Tencent and Trustbridge Partners, demonstrating sustained investor confidence and growth trajectory in the competitive children's edtech market.

Who has invested in Jiliguala?

4 investors have backed Jiliguala across its funding rounds, including HSG, BAI capital, Tengxun Touzi and Trustbridge Partners.


Jiliguala Investors

Investors in Jiliguala by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
Trustbridge PartnersUnited StatesBoston, MA1ParticipantJan 2021
Tengxun TouziChinaShenzhen1ParticipantJan 2021

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Jiliguala Competitors

Jiliguala competitors include listed companies like FLOWSPARKS and Stride, and private ones like PAPER, LEAD, Amplify Education and Classplus.

Public and private companies comparable to Jiliguala
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
PAPERCanadaMontrealPrivate--$1.2B-
LEADIndiaMumbaiPrivate--$1.1B-
Amplify EducationUnited StatesNew York City, NYPrivate--$781M-
ClassplusIndiaNoidaPrivate$28M-$600M21.4x
FLOWSPARKSBelgiumBelgiumPublicly listed$12M$3M$57M-
StrideUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$2.5B$580M$3.4B1.2x

Jiliguala Public Comps

Jiliguala is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Constellation Software, Tyler Technologies, Duolingo, Topicus, Graham Holdings, IPE Universal, Stride, East Buy, COL Global and McGraw Hill.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Constellation Software$12B$2.5B4.0x3.5x18.5x12.9x
Tyler Technologies$2.3B$543M6.2x5.8x26.6x20.4x
Duolingo$1B$152M5.4x4.9x37.3x17.9x
Topicus$1.8B$393M3.4x3.0x15.3x10.6x
Graham Holdings$4.9B$682M1.0x1.0x7.3x-
IPE Universal$15M$3M236.1x-1350.5x-
Stride$2.5B$580M1.2x1.2x5.1x4.8x
East Buy$850M$98M3.0x2.8x26.3x22.4x

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Common questions about Jiliguala

When was Jiliguala founded?Jiliguala was founded in 2014.
Where is Jiliguala headquartered?Jiliguala is headquartered in Shanghai, China.
Is Jiliguala publicly listed?No, Jiliguala is a private, VC-backed company.
How much funding has Jiliguala raised?Jiliguala has raised $120M across 2 funding rounds.
What was Jiliguala's last funding round?Jiliguala's last funding round was a $100M Series C in January 2021.
Who are Jiliguala's investors?Jiliguala's investors include Trustbridge Partners, Tengxun Touzi, BAI capital and HSG.
Which companies are comparable to Jiliguala?Companies comparable to Jiliguala include PAPER, LEAD, Amplify Education, Classplus, FLOWSPARKS and Stride.

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