# Crimson Education

> Crimson Education is a New Zealand-founded edtech company that helps ambitious students win places at the world's most selective universities - the Ivy League, Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford and beyond. Through a mix of data, AI tools and a global network of roughly 3,000 tutors and former admissions officers, it offers admissions consulting, tutoring, extracurricular mentoring and its own accredited online high school, Crimson Global Academy. Founded in 2013, it became Australasia's first edtech unicorn in November 2024 at a NZ$1 billion valuation.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Auckland, New Zealand
- **Founders:** Jamie Beaton (Co-founder & CEO), Sharndre Kushor (Co-founder & President), Fangzhou Jiang (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~630 full-time staff plus roughly 3,000 tutors and mentors
- **Products:** University Admissions Consulting, Crimson Global Academy (CGA), Tutoring & Test Prep, Extracurricular & Research Mentoring, Medical & Postgraduate Admissions
- **Notable:** Became Australasia's first edtech unicorn at a NZ$1 billion valuation in November 2024, Helped students secure 10,000+ offers from top universities, including 294 Ivy League offers in a single year, Crimson Global Academy ranked #4 online high school in the US by Niche.com

## Products & services

- **University Admissions Consulting** — End-to-end support for applications to US, UK, EU, Australian and NZ universities, including strategy, essays, interviews and extracurricular planning.
- **Crimson Global Academy (CGA)** — Accredited online high school for students aged roughly 6-18, with live group classes, 1:1 sessions and self-paced study. Serves about 1,700 students across 60 countries.
- **Tutoring & Test Prep** — Curriculum tutoring and standardized test preparation (SAT, ACT and more) delivered by tutors from top global universities.
- **Extracurricular & Research Mentoring** — Mentoring on capstone projects, research, leadership and competitions to build standout student profiles.
- **Medical & Postgraduate Admissions** — Specialist support for medical school and postgraduate admissions in Australia, New Zealand and beyond.

## Achievements

- Became Australasia's first edtech unicorn at a NZ$1 billion valuation in November 2024
- Helped students secure 10,000+ offers from top universities, including 294 Ivy League offers in a single year
- Crimson Global Academy ranked #4 online high school in the US by Niche.com
- Grew to 26 offices across 21 markets and 8,000+ active clients
- Surpassed US$100 million in annual revenue

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Former New Zealand Prime Minister John Key appointed Chairman.
- **2024-11** — Closed NZ$67.6m Series D at a NZ$1 billion valuation, becoming Australasia's first edtech unicorn.
- **2024-11** — Reported 294 Ivy League offers and over US$100M trailing revenue; CGA grew to 1,700 students in 60 countries.

## Links

- Website: https://www.crimsoneducation.org
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/crimsoneducation
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/crimsonedu
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CrimsonEducation
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimsoneducation/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/crimsoneducation.org/

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Last updated: 2026-06-07