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Upright Education, Inc.

NEW YORK · Edtech · refined from filed group “Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Upright Education, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$3.3M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
3.9×
Latest step-up
Top 36%
Sector rank · raised
Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Jun 22 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Upright Education, 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 1.28× the median modeled value of Seed Edtech companies in 2022–2024 (21 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (128% of peer median) for its niche.
Dormant
  • Last raise 4.0 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

Upright Education, Inc. is one of 262 Edtech companies tracked from NEW YORK. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 65% of sector peers), and mid-pack by modeled valuation est..

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

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
3
Investors (latest)
2021
Year incorporated
2022-06-22
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$5.0M$10M$15M$20MSeed · 2021-07-23 Raised $1.1M (real) Modeled valuation $14M (est)$1.1M$14MSeed2021Pre-Seed · 2021-07-23 Raised $450K (real) Modeled valuation $6.6M (est)$450K$6.6MPre-Seed2021Seed · 2022-06-22 Raised $1.8M (real) Modeled valuation $16M (est)$1.8M$16MSeed2022+$450K+$1.8MCumulative $3.3M

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
Seed$1.1M · 2021
Bridge · Seed-stage$450K · 2021smaller follow-on
Seed extension$1.8M · 2022

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). Ladder is contiguous — every modeled rung has a record.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$15.6M
Base estimate est.
$1.4M
Conservative case
$71.6M
Upside case
$8.8M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Seeda $1.0M–$4.0M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the edtech sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $13.8M · 2021-07-232021Pre-Seed · modeled $6.6M · 2021-07-23Seed · modeled $15.6M · 2022-06-222022
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
20%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
37%
Survival probability
17% low · 57% high
1.48×/yr
Annual markup
1.94×/yr upside case
4.0 yr
Elapsed time used
4.0 yr actual, capped for stale marks
edtech
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
5 mo
Avg between rounds
$3.6M/yr
Capital velocity
4.9 yr
On record since
2021
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) 1.3× above median
This company$3.3M
Sector median$2.4M
Latest round — vs other Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.0× of median
This company$1.8M
Sector median$1.8M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.8× of median
This company$15.6M
Sector median$19.9M

Raised more than 65% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 57% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Seed) 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 #7 of 21.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Galileo Education, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.8M · modeled $22.6M (est)ACI Learning Holdings, LLC · Seed Raised $4.0M · modeled $20.1M (est)SE Swim School - Capital Investors, LLC · Seed Raised $3.8M · modeled $19.7M (est)FoondaMate · Seed Raised $2.0M · modeled $18.3M (est)Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology, Inc. · Seed Raised $2.5M · modeled $17.5M (est)Papaya Tutoring Services, Inc. · Seed Raised $2.3M · modeled $16.5M (est)AccioJob, Inc. · Seed Raised $2.7M · modeled $15.1M (est)Yam Education, Llc · Seed Raised $1.5M · modeled $14.4M (est)Hello World Education, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.0M · modeled $13.3M (est)Visionary Education Technology Holdings Group Inc. · Seed Raised $1.5M · modeled $12.1M (est)Coursestorm, Inc. · Seed Raised $3.9M · modeled $11.7M (est)Upright Education, Inc. (this company) Raised $3.3M · modeled $15.6M (est)Upright Education, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Galileo Education, Inc.Seed$3.8M$22.6M1.87×
ACI Learning Holdings, LLCSeed$4.0M$20.1M1.66×
SE Swim School - Capital Investors, LLCSeed$3.8M$19.7M1.63×
FoondaMateSeed$2.0M$18.3M1.51×
Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology, Inc.Seed$2.5M$17.5M1.45×
Papaya Tutoring Services, Inc.Seed$2.3M$16.5M1.36×
Upright Education, Inc. this companySeed$3.3M$15.6M1.28×
AccioJob, Inc.Seed$2.7M$15.1M1.25×
Yam Education, LlcSeed$1.5M$14.4M1.19×
Hello World Education, Inc.Seed$3.0M$13.3M1.10×
Visionary Education Technology Holdings Group Inc.Seed$1.5M$12.1M1.00×
Coursestorm, Inc.Seed$3.9M$11.7M0.97×
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.
Seed$1.1M2021-07-23$5.4M$13.8M90%
Pre-Seed$450K2021-07-23$2.5M$6.6M90%
Seed$1.8M2022-06-22$8.8M$15.6M90%
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. Seed$1.1M2021-07-23
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 4 investors on this round.
  2. Pre-Seed$450K2021-07-23
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 4 investors on this round.
  3. Seed$1.8M2022-06-22
    • Raised 11 mo later, in step with the ~15 mo sector norm.
    • Round 3.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 3 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2022 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~5mo cadence
$5.3M
Modeled next size est.range $3.4M$8.4M
3.9×
Last step-up
$3.6M/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
Benjamin Boas1 other2021-07
Registry & provenance

Upright Education, 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
1873203
SEC CIK
2021
Incorporated
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Semantically similar

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Frequently asked
How much funding has Upright Education, Inc. raised?
Upright Education, Inc. has raised approximately $3.3M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Upright Education, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Upright Education, Inc. is approximately $15.6M (modeled range $1.4M–$71.6M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Upright Education, Inc. at?
Upright Education, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Jun 22.
What does Upright Education, Inc. do and where is it based?
Upright Education, Inc. operates in the Edtech sector, based in NEW YORK.
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