Companies · Edtech

Scribd IncSummer 2006Active

SAN FRANCISCO · CA, USA · Edtech · refined from filed group “Other Technology · founded 2012 · http://scribd.com

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Scribd Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$59.4M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
1.1×
Latest step-up
Top 4%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Nov 08 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Scribd Inc looks fair against its niche peers and is dormant on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the edtech sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Fair
  • Modeled value is 1.34× the median modeled value of Series B Edtech companies in 2019–2021 (6 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (134% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 6.6 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 15 months.
  • Silent for over 3× the sector's normal cadence.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in Edtech

Scribd Inc is one of 262 Edtech companies tracked from SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA, on record since 2012. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 97% of sector peers), and among the largest by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

AI analyst read est. — model-extracted from this company's public description, not a verified fact. 30%

operates a technology-led product inferred from public copy

Grounded in: “You are a venture analyst

World's largest online library.

Scribd gives you access to millions of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, podcasts, and more — all in one place, for one price. OUR VISION Inspire the world through stories and knowledge. OUR MISSION Build the largest and most accessible library connecting storytellers with their audience. If you love working with smart, motivated people, you’ll love working at Scribd. We value our employees, we demonstrate accountability, and we take action. We’re one team with a common goal: helping our customers flourish.

AI-Enhanced LearningEdtechRemote Work
Find Scribd Inc online

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
7
Investors (latest)
2019-11-08
First sale
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$125M$250M$375M$500MSeries A · 2011-01-07 Raised $12M (real) Modeled valuation $193M (est)$12M$193MSeries A2011Series B · 2014-12-19 Raised $22M (real) Modeled valuation $380M (est)$22M$380MSeries B2014Series B · 2019-11-08 Raised $25M (real) Modeled valuation $430M (est)$25M$430MSeries B2019+$22M+$25MCumulative $59M

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Series A$12.3M · 2011
Series B$22.1M · 2014
Series B extension$25.0M · 2019

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 50%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$430.4M
Base estimate est.
$57.5M
Conservative case
$1.7B
Upside case
$138.9M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ba $15M–$40M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the edtech sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $192.9M · 2011-01-072011Series B · modeled $379.8M · 2014-12-19Series B · modeled $430.4M · 2019-11-082019
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
63%
Survival probability
41% low · 76% high
1.31×/yr
Annual markup
1.58×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
6.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
edtech
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
53 mo
Avg between rounds
$6.7M/yr
Capital velocity
15.5 yr
On record since
2011
First round
3
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 262 companies in Edtech. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 24× above median
This company$59.4M
Sector median$2.4M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.2× above median
This company$25.0M
Sector median$20.0M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 22× above median
This company$430.4M
Sector median$19.9M

Raised more than 97% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 98% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series B) that last raised in the same ~3-year era, ranked by modeled value est. (not money raised). This is the exact set the analyst read compares against, so a like-for-like cohort is what makes "over/under-valued" meaningful. This company ranks #2 of 6.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$1.0M$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Higher Ground Education Inc. · Series B Raised $85.9M · modeled $431.4M (est)Verto Education, Inc. · Series B Raised $35.0M · modeled $366.2M (est)Maven Learning, Inc. · Series B Raised $24.7M · modeled $277.4M (est)SchoolPass, Inc. · Series B Raised $15.8M · modeled $190.5M (est)Almentor · Series B Raised $6.5M · modeled $87.6M (est)Scribd Inc (this company) Raised $59.4M · modeled $430.4M (est)Scribd Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Higher Ground Education Inc.Series B$85.9M$431.4M1.34×
Scribd Inc this companySeries B$59.4M$430.4M1.34×
Verto Education, Inc.Series B$35.0M$366.2M1.14×
Maven Learning, Inc.Series B$24.7M$277.4M0.86×
SchoolPass, Inc.Series B$15.8M$190.5M0.59×
AlmentorSeries B$6.5M$87.6M0.27×
Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Series A$12.3M2011-01-07$55.9M$192.9M85%
Series B$22.1M2014-12-19$122.6M$379.8M85%
Series B$25.0M2019-11-08$138.9M$430.4M90%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Series A$12.3M2011-01-07
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
    • 10 investors on this round.
  2. Series B$22.1M2014-12-19
    • Raised again after 47 mo — slower than the ~15 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 6 investors on this round.
  3. Series B$25.0M2019-11-08
    • Raised again after 59 mo — slower than the ~15 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 7 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2024 ~Q2
Modeled next raise · ~53mo cadence
$28.3M
Modeled next size est.range $25.0M$45.3M
1.1×
Last step-up
$6.7M/yr
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
Geoffrey Yang5 other2019-11
John Adler3 other2019-11
JOHN R. ADLER1 other2011-01
Bill R. Tai2011-01
David R. Sacks2011-01
Geoffrey R. Yang2011-01
George R. Zachary2014-12
Jared Friedman2019-11
Jared R. Friedman2011-01
Peter T. Jensen2019-11
Tod R. Harmon2014-12
Registry & provenance

Scribd Inc is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
1375506
SEC CIK
Similar companies

Nearest neighbours across the whole database — matched on sector, stage and capital scale, and on shared operators (officers or directors named at both companies in public filings). A discovery shortlist, not a valuation cohort — verify before acting, the same way modeled figures are directional.

CompanySectorStageRaised · realValue · estWhy similar
WorkRamp, Inc.EdtechSeries B$57.5M$436.5Msame sector · same stage
Interplay Learning, Inc.EdtechSeries B$46.0M$112.9Msame sector · same stage
Machinima IncOtherSeries B$65.5M$207.7Mnetwork1 shared operator · same stage
Higher Ground Education Inc.EdtechSeries B$85.9M$431.4Msame sector · same stage
Aea Schools LlcEdtechSeries B$40.0M$127.1Msame sector · same stage
Swing Education, Inc.EdtechSeries B$39.3M$314.2Msame sector · same stage
Amira Learning IncEdtechSeries B$37.7M$214.7Msame sector · same stage
Outsmart Education, Inc.EdtechSeries B$36.1M$101.0Msame sector · same stage
Semantically similar

Matched by meaning, not labels — a local language model reads each company's name, sector and description and ranks the closest in that learned space. This catches look-alikes that cross sector boundaries; the structured list above explains its matches, this one trusts the text. Directional, like every modeled signal here.

CompanySectorStageValue · estMatch
Tappity
World's largest library of interactive lessons for kids
71%
Fileread Inc.Other TechnologySeries A$55.8M70%
Wordcab Inc.Other TechnologyPre-Seed$3.6M69%
International Knowledge Hub, Inc.Other TechnologyPre-Seed$948K68%
Invoke Learning, LLCEdtechSeed$22.6M68%
Sama Learning, Inc.EdtechSeed$28.9M68%
AuthorDigital, Inc.Other TechnologySeed$76.7M68%
Bookclubz, Inc.Other TechnologySeed$803K68%
Frequently asked
How much funding has Scribd Inc raised?
Scribd Inc has raised approximately $59.4M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Scribd Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Scribd Inc is approximately $430.4M (modeled range $57.5M–$1.7B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Scribd Inc at?
Scribd Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Nov 08.
What does Scribd Inc do and where is it based?
Scribd Inc operates in the Edtech sector, based in SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA. World's largest online library.
Explore related

See where Scribd Inc sits in the wider market — its sector, location and stage cohorts, each with their own leaderboards and capital-flow timelines.

Is this your company?

If you work at Scribd Inc, claim this profile or suggest a correction. We aggregate from public filings, so help us keep your description, website and links accurate.

Is this your company? Update your profile or add contact details — and choose exactly who can reach you. Reviewed before anything is published.