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Eruditus的大学教育科技赌注：在竞争对手倒下时融资1.5亿美元，估值约30亿美元
Eruditus押注全球专业人士会持续为大学品牌的在线课程付费；2024财年实现盈利，在对手崩盘时融资1.5亿美元，估值约30亿美元。
Eruditus
做的是什么生意
Eruditus, parent of Emeritus, partners with 80+ universities to sell executive education, certificates and degree programs to working professionals, companies and governments in 80+ countries.
启动资金：Over $1B in cumulative equity and debt by October 2024; the Series F added $150M (YourStory).
起因
Founded in 2010 by Ashwin Damera and Chaitanya Kalipatnapu, Eruditus built an online executive-education business around partnerships with 80+ universities, selling to working professionals, companies and governments. The model rode the pandemic edtech boom to a $3.2B valuation in August 2021, then the reopening of schools crushed most of the sector — TechCrunch noted in August 2024 that the round talks came as Indian edtech reeled from Byju's insolvency.
经过
After schools reopened, Eruditus kept growing where rivals stalled: FY24 bookings rose 15% to about ₹3,800 Cr and the company reached its first full-year EBITDA profit (₹80 Cr), with the US around 40% of revenue and Asia-Pacific 27–28%. In October 2024 TPG's Rise Fund led a $150M Series F at a reported $3.1B valuation — down from the $3.2B peak but far above crashed peers, and described as one of the largest Indian education fundraises in years. The company also began a reverse flip of its domicile from Singapore to India, targeting 30% revenue growth in FY25.
结果
Still scaling: after the round Eruditus said it would invest in AI tutors, its enterprise business (up 45% in FY24) and India/APAC expansion, with a local listing as the stated endgame.
背景
Eruditus由Ashwin Damera和Chaitanya Kalipatnapu于2010年创立，其核心结构性赌注是：全球在职专业人士愿意为高质量的职业发展教育付费，前提是它带有精英大学品牌的信誉，并能融入工作生活。公司与80多所大学合作，打造了700多个课程，并销售给80多个国家的个人、企业和政府。
疫情暂时验证了这一模式——Eruditus在2021年8月估值达32亿美元——随后学校重新开放引发了残酷的教育科技崩盘，印度Byju's曾价值220亿美元，陷入破产。Eruditus通过持续聚焦付费企业和国际客户，走出独立行情：2024财年预订量增长15%至约380亿卢比，并首次实现全年EBITDA盈利80亿卢比，其中美国约贡献40%的收入。
2024年10月，TPG旗下Rise基金领投1.5亿美元F轮，估值约31亿美元——这是多年来印度教育领域最大的融资，软银、Accel、Leeds Illuminate、CPP Investments和扎克伯格倡议参投。Eruditus将用这笔资金支持AI导师、扩展企业业务（2024财年增长45%），并宣布将注册地从新加坡迁回印度，为本地上市铺路。
这件事要成立，得有什么
- 向企业和政府销售，而非追逐炒作的消费者，让Eruditus的收入在疫情后崩盘中存活。
- 大学品牌合作是护城河：80多家机构的信誉，新进入者难以复制。
- 2024财年盈利（EBITDA 80亿卢比）让Eruditus在估值几乎持平的情况下成功融资，而同行却被减记至零。
- 迁回印度为Eruditus铺平了国内上市之路，顺应了印度创业公司的IPO浪潮。
可借鉴之处
当消费者炒作崩溃时，向企业和政府销售可验证的成果能保持定价权——大学合作和企业需求帮助Eruditus度过了寒冬。
后续进展
截至2024年10月，Eruditus已完成1.5亿美元F轮融资，实现全年盈利，并准备将注册地从新加坡迁至印度，目标2025财年收入增长30%（约500亿卢比预订量），计划将资本用于AI产品、企业扩张以及留学和学位项目的收购。
资料来源
- TPG nears $150M funding in India's Eruditus at $2.3B valuation
- Eruditus raises $150M as it prepares to shift base to India
- Eruditus Secures $150 Million Series F Funding
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