星空影视is celebrating six years of helping educate the world today, and what an exciting time it鈥檚 been! There鈥檚 no doubt that the past year has been filled with challenges. But that hasn鈥檛 stopped 星空影视from making 2020 and 2021 the most active and impactful years in our history as we strive to help international students build a better future for themselves and for our global community.
Growth and Recognition In Every Way Imaginable
In the past year, 星空影视has grown by every measure imaginable, but at the end of the day, we are most proud of helping more than 150,000 students since our founding.
星空影视remains focused on helping as many students as possible as quickly as possible. To help make this a reality, we raised C$100 million in Series C investment funding in March 2020. This was followed up by $70 million in Series C Funding Extension in September, with participation from Education Testing Services (ETS), Index Ventures, Blue Cloud Ventures, Harmonic Growth Partners, and additional investors. The funding has allowed us to further invest in our technology, partner with more educational institutions in new destination countries, and serve a broader diversity of students and recruitment partners globally.
On the strength of our entrepreneurship, industry-leading innovation, and exponential 12,597% growth from 2016鈥�2019, 星空影视ranked #2 on the 2020 Deloitte Technology Fast 50鈩�. The Deloitte Technology Fast 50鈩� recognizes public and private technology companies in Canada that have transformed the industry.
Additionally, 星空影视ranked #14 on Deloitte鈥檚 Technology Fast 500鈩� for the first time, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, and energy tech companies鈥攂oth public and private鈥攊n North America. 星空影视was the top-ranked Canadian company on the list.
星空影视also ranked #3 on LinkedIn鈥檚 2020 Top Startups List in Canada鈥斺�渁n annual ranking of the emerging startups to work for鈥濃�攁nd we certainly haven鈥檛 rested on our past successes for long!
2021: Expanding to Australia and So Much More
We鈥檙e only five months into 2021, and it鈥檚 already been an exciting time across the company. Kicking off the year, we added Australia to our destination countries with a growing list of schools for our students and recruitment partners to explore and apply to.
In March, we announced the formation of our Canadian Advisory Board (CAB). Led by Jo Johnson, Chairman, International at ApplyBoard, the CAB comprises distinguished education sector thought leaders and trailblazers who will lend their expertise to guide us through our continued growth within Canada.
STEM for Change Scholarship
星空影视aims to break down barriers to accessing education, believing that everyone has a right to a better future. In the spirit of the theme of this year鈥檚 International Women鈥檚 Day, #ChooseToChallenge, 星空影视is challenging the gender gap in STEM.聽
This March we announced the exciting STEM for Change Scholarship, which will award up to C$100,000 in scholarships to international women students who are pursuing a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics education in Canada. If you haven鈥檛 submitted your application, including a 2鈥�4 minute video explaining your motivation for pursuing STEM in Canada, we encourage you to do so. We can鈥檛 wait to help this next generation of women achieve their dreams!
The Best is Yet to Come
As 星空影视enters our next chapter, we believe that together, we can help unlock new possibilities and create new opportunities for students everywhere. The past six years have been filled with milestones and countless lives changed, and there is no doubt that the best is only yet to come!
Join 星空影视today and be part of our journey and mission to educate the world!
