Investment Summary

Eight Roads Invests In KnowYourself

On May 18, 2021, private equity firm Eight Roads invested in education company KnowYourself

Investment Highlights
  • This is Eight Roads’ 7th transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Eight Roads’ 56th transaction in China.

Investment Summary

Date 2021-05-18
Target KnowYourself
Sector Education
Investor(s) Eight Roads
Deal Type Venture

Target

KnowYourself

Shanghai, China
KnowYourself is a psychology education platform in China. KnowYourself generates psycho education content including articles, lectures, courses, etc. It’s a Chinese psychological education online community with a mission to improve mental health and well-beings of the urban youth in China KnowYourself was founded in 2016 and is based in Shanghai, China.

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Investor

Eight Roads

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1969
PE ASSETS 11.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Eight Roads is a private investment firm focused on a variety of investment opportunities across the US, Europe, and Asia. The Firm is divided into several investment strategies including venture, principal investing, and real estate. Within the principal investments group, Eight Roads backs established growth businesses with long-term capital. Eight Roads does not have any sector preferences, but has experience in fintech, business services, and healthcare. Eight Roads is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 251 of 293
Sector: Education M&A 7 of 8
Type: Venture M&A Deals 227 of 266
Country: China M&A 56 of 66
Year: 2021 M&A 11 of 29
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-19 Ruiyun Cold Chain

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