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Guild Education

Education-as-a-benefit platform connecting frontline workers with degree programs
Software 📍 Denver, CO Founded 2015
Current Valuation
$4.4B
as of 2022-Q2
UNICORN

IPO Outlookprivate

Is Guild Education going public?
No. Guild Education is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Guild Education's valuation in 2026?
Guild Education is valued at $4.4B as of 2022-Q2, set by its Series F ($264.67M, Aug 2022). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Guild Education filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Guild Education.
Who are Guild Education's investors?
Guild Education's investors include Wellington Management, Ichigo, General Catalyst, Bessemer Venture Partners, Felicis, Salesforce Ventures.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Guild Education partners with Fortune 1000 employers like Walmart, Disney, and Target to offer their frontline workers fully funded education benefits ranging from English-language certificates to bachelor's and master's degrees. The company was last valued at $4.4 billion in a 2022 Series F, but growth has cooled materially as macro pressure hit employer benefits budgets, with revenue reported around $275M in 2024 and roughly 6% year-over-year growth.

Company Profile

CEO
Bijal Shah
Founded
2015
HQ
Denver, CO
Employees
~700
Total Raised
$645M
Est. Revenue
$275M (2024)
Growth
~6% YoY
Last Round
Series F — $264.67M (Aug 2022) · Lead: Wellington Management
IPO Status
private

Fundraising Status

Series F · $264.67M · 4y ago
privateTotal raised $645M

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Series F$264.67MAug 2022Wellington Management

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
First snapshot
trend accrues with monthly sweeps
Open roles
7
via careers page
Product-build share
0%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
go-to-market push — Only 0% of open roles build product — hiring is concentrated in sales/marketing/ops (3 of 7 open roles are operations).
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month7Aug '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionOps & People3Finance & Strategy2Support1Sales & GTM1
product-building   go-to-market / G&A
Talent Pipeline for Critical RolesFinancial ServicesHow we support career mobility[Talent Pipeline for Critical Roles](https://guild.com/guild-navigator)[Financial Services](https://guild.com/guild-for-financial-services)[Public Sector](https://guild.com/public-sector-partnerships)
Counted from Guild Education's live job board as of 2026-08-17; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.

Founders & Key People

Rachel CarlsonBrittany Stich

Investors

Wellington Management · Ichigo · General Catalyst · Bessemer Venture Partners · Felicis · Salesforce Ventures

Products

  • Education benefits marketplace
  • Career navigation coaching
  • Tuition assistance administration
  • Skills development pathways
  • Employer reporting and analytics

Competitors

InStride · EdAssist (Bright Horizons) · Workday Learning · Coursera for Business
EdTechWorkforce DevelopmentBenefitsUnicorn
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2022-Q2. Refreshed quarterly.