BEGiN

About

BEGiN is an education technology company that creates learning products to bring children quality education.

New York,New York,United States
101 - 250

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Debt Financing
Last Funding Money Raised: $25M
Industries: Android,Apps,E-Learning,EdTech
Founded date: Jan 1, 2011
Number Of Employee: 101 - 250
Operating Status: Active
Legal Name: Conscious Content Media, LLC
Also Known As: Conscious Content Media ,Speakaboos

BEGiN is an education technology company that creates learning products to bring children quality education. The company leverages talents in technology, education, and entertainment to create learning programs that cultivate the critical skills children need to succeed in the future. BEGiN’s all-inclusive offering includes HOMER, KidPass, and codeSpark Academy.

BEGiN is backed by recognized names in early childhood development, including LEGO Ventures, Sesame Workshop, and Gymboree Play & Music. BEGiN was co-founded by Neal Shenoy, Noelle Millholt, and Stephanie Dua and is one of Crain’s 100 Best Places to Work in New York City.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

12

$207.28M

BEGiN has raised a total of $207.28M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 13, 2023 from a Series D round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Jan 13, 2023	Series D	$94.52M	—	—	—	Detail
May 20, 2021	Convertable Note	—	2	—	—	Detail
Jan 1, 2021	Series Unknown	—	1	—	—	Detail
Oct 18, 2020	Series C	$5M	1	Amanat Holdings	—	Detail
Sep 30, 2020	Debt Financing	$25M	1	LIQUiDITY Group	—	Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

7

30

BEGiN is funded by 30 investors. Amanat Holdings and LIQUiDITY Group are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Amanat Holdings	Yes	Series C
LIQUiDITY Group	Yes	Debt Financing
[212]Media	Yes	Series A
Sand Hill Angels	—	Convertable Note
SevenTrainVentures	—	Convertable Note
Bossanova Investimentos	—	Series Unknown
3one4 Capital	—	Series C
Gymboree	—	Series C
Interlock Partners	—	Series C
LEGO Ventures	—	Series C

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles

14

BEGiN has 14 current employee profiles, including Board member Richard Segal

Board member

Executive

Board member

Executive

Executive

Acquisition

BEGiN has acquired 5 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was HOMER on Jan 20, 2017. They acquired HOMER for 0.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
Jan 20, 2017 HOMER	Android	acquisition	—	Detail
May 25, 2021 codeSpark	Children	acquisition	—	Detail
Aug 1, 2021 Mommy Nearest	Family	—	—	Detail
Aug 6, 2021 KidPass	Children	acquisition	—	Detail
Dec 2, 2021 Little Passports	Children	acquisition	—	Detail