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Crimson Education
University admissions support & online high school
- 501-1000 employees
- B2C
- Education
- Tutoring
- Consulting
- Learning
- Soho, London, UK
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Company mission
Crimson's mission is to equalise the university admissions playing field, serving as the launching pad that equips students across the globe to overcome barriers of geography and legacy to compete on the world stage.
Our take
Crimson has built its reputation on providing consulting and tutoring services to students who apply for the world’s most exclusive universities and colleges – OxBridge, The Ivy League, and their ilk. On top of these core offerings, there’s the Crimson Global Academy – a quickly growing, internationally accredited, private online high school.
Though the EdTech arms race has seen countless startups fall by the wayside, Crimson Education is one of its success stories. Though not as prolific as the likes of Udemy and Masterclass, this perhaps has more to do with its less public model than its growth, which made a multi-millionaire out of CEO Jamie Beaton by the age of 24.
Considering that the Crimson employee headcount is now well into the hundreds and is still growing, the company is operating in around 30 markets, and there’s been a lot of talk about an IPO having reached unicorn status, it’s fair to say that things are going very well for the New Zealand-founded startup.
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Benefits
- Competitive salary based on qualifications and performance
- Hybrid, remote & flexible working
- Rapidly growing start-up, with a flexible working environment where you will be empowered to structure how you work
- Limitless development and exposure - our internal promotions/role changes made up 33% of all recruitment last year
- Individual training budget per year; we love to ‘Level Up’ (it’s one of our core values)!
- Psychologist on staff
- Insightful fireside chats and workshops to help support our high-performing and ambitious team
- Radical Candor is a feedback approach we live by
- We’re a global player with 28 markets (and growing) across the globe. Most roles have the option to work from one of our many offices or remotely!
- Standard health insurance reimbursement
- Maternity leave
- 401(k) matching
Company values
- Student Outcome Obsessed – Crimson is shamelessly obsessed with our students, and they dictate both our priorities and standards.
- Hustle & Grit Is In Our DNA – Moving fast and moving deliberately are not mutually exclusive.
- Level Up – Learning is not our goal, it’s our imperative - we are pro-growth in every respect, and constantly challenging every team member to reach that next level.
- We Only Play To Win – We are proud of our desire to compete - to build not just the great, but the best.
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Nov 2024
$38.7m
SERIES D
Sep 2021
$10m
SERIES C
Total funding: $104.7m
Leadership
Jamie Beaton
(CEO)Forbes 30 under 30. Former Black Diamond Capital Investors President. Was a Research Assistant at Harvard University before becoming the National Young MENSA Coordinator of New Zealand.