Zuoyebang Funding History

Zuoyebang provides online K–12 learning services in China and develops Question AI, an AI homework app.

Company Overview

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Zuoyebang

  • Homework & Problem Solving

Founded 2015 · Beijing, China

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Zuoyebang Funding Timeline

  1. Jun 2020

    Series E

    US$750 million

    The financing came during a surge in demand for online tutoring as the pandemic disrupted in-person schooling.

    Led by Tiger Global.

    Source · en.wikipedia.org ↗

Zuoyebang Founding Team

Hou Jianbin led Baidu’s knowledge business before developing Zuoyebang inside the company. He led its transition into an independent business and saw online tools as a way to reach students who had fewer local education options.

Zuoyebang Products

  • Question.AI

    Work through academic questions with explanations that show the steps.

Zuoyebang Company Development

Homework Help Becomes a Mobile Entry Point

Zuoyebang's online learning business grew around schoolwork. Question AI packages a narrower part of that work into a tool students can open when they have a specific homework question, giving the company an app-based route to reach learners.

Zuoyebang Competitive Landscape

Help with a Question or a Structured Learning Program

Question AI fits the moment a student gets stuck. Squirrel AI's adaptive tutoring is organized around a sequence of lessons and gaps in mastery. The distinction is whether the student wants help on the problem in front of them or a plan for what to learn next.