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Funding and backers

Total raised
$58M
3 rounds on record
Latest round
$40M
Series B · Jan 2022 · 4 yr ago
Team
201-500
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
4
+2 posted in 30 days
The money's age
Long since its last round
56 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
30/100
hiring for its size, a new city
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Aug 11 First role in Vietnam Client Partner, Cialfo Jan 27, 2022 Raised a round Series B $40M · led by Square Peg · TechCrunch Feb 2, 2021 Raised a round Series A $15M · The Business Times May 13, 2019 Raised a round Series A $3M · EdSurge 2017 Founded
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Web presence
top 0.14%
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Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Series B Jan 2022 $40M Square Peg lead, SEEK lead TechCrunch
Series A Feb 2021 $15M — The Business Times
Series A May 2019 $3M — EdSurge
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Overview

Cialfo builds college counselling and university application software used by schools worldwide. Its platform connects students, counsellors and admissions offices in one workflow. The company serves thousands of high schools across many countries.

News

News The PIE News 1 year ago
Cialfo, Explore and Kaaiser unite under new umbrella company
Manifest Global, a Singapore-based education investment firm, has launched with a mission to enhance international student mobility.
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News fpjindia 4 years ago
Edtech startup Cialfo extends Series B to $60 mn led by Tiger Global
Edtech startup Cialfo extends Series B to $60 mn led by Tiger Global
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News techinasia.com 4 years ago
Tiger Global leads 20m series B extension of Singapore edtech firm
Cialfo, a Singapore-based edtech startup, has raised another US20 million in series B funding led by US-based investment firm Tiger Global after it raised US40 million in January this year.
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News YahooFinance 4 years ago
Singapore-based edtech Cialfo gets $40M led by Square Peg and SEEK
Applying to colleges is one of the hardest parts of high school, especially for students who want to study abroad. Cialfo wants to make the process easier, with a platform that includes school research, communication tools for counselors and students, and
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News TechCrunch 4 years ago
Singapore-based edtech Cialfo gets $40M led by Square Peg and SEEK
Applying to colleges is one of the hardest parts of high school, especially for students who want to study abroad. Cialfo wants to make the process
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News iTWire 4 years ago
Cialfo selects Sisense to accelerate the student journey to higher education with infused analytics solution
COMPANY NEWS: Education accessibility portal Cialfo harnesses the power of data analytics and business intelligence through Sisense to innovate the path to university. Cialfo,...
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News cialfo.webflow.io 5 years ago
Cialfo Press release - INTO partners with Cialfo
INTO University Partnerships, a leading international education organization, has entered into a collaboration with Cialfo to engage hundreds of thousands of prospective students across the world.
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News cialfo.webflow.io 5 years ago
Cialfo Press release - BITS Pilani Dubai Partners with Cialfo to Engage More International Students
BITS Pilani Dubai has announced a new collaborative partnership with Cialfo to enhance their international student recruitment.
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News Study International 5 years ago
High school graduates determined to study overseas: survey
Over half of prospective international students surveyed by Cialfo still want to study overseas although they are dealing with new concerns.
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News Times Higher Education (THE) 5 years ago
Most overseas study plans 'unchanged by pandemic'
Traditional worries like cost and job prospects trump would-be international students' safety and travel concerns, survey finds
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Cialfo over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
6
Postings analysed
4
Stack modernity
67/100
Languages
Python
Practices & domains
AI Agents
SLI/SLO/SLA
Function Calling
LLM Evaluation
LLM Guardrails
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Growth

Hiring Momentum
88/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
4
2 opened / 12 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
81 days
faster than 17% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
HR
27% ▼
Management
18% ▲
Sales
18% ▼
Operations
18% ▲
Marketing
9% ▲
Early Careers
9% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added Google Ads to stack Sep 2026
New location: India Sep 2026
New location: Bengaluru Sep 2026
Removed Vector from stack Sep 2026
Added Windows to stack Sep 2026
New location: Hanoi Sep 2026
New location: New Delhi Sep 2026
New location: Singapore Sep 2026
Added WhatsApp to stack Sep 2026
Added Function Calling to stack Aug 2026
Added LLM Guardrails to stack Aug 2026
Added LLM Evaluation to stack Aug 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
12
Hiring now
1
Countries
8
Busiest office
Delhi
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Singapore Singapore
HQ
Singapore
52 Joo Chiat Road, #02-01, S(427374)
seen since Jul 2026 company site, careers board
Delhi India
Corporate office
India (Delhi)
4 open roles 9 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff
hires for Management, HR, Marketing
seen since Jul 2025 careers board, job postings
New Delhi India
Regional office
New Delhi
10-50 est. staff
14th Floor,
seen since Jun 2026 company site
Bengaluru India
Regional office
India (Bangalore)
1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
seen since Aug 2026 careers board
Shanghai China
Regional office
Shanghai
Room A50, Floor 10, No. 1, Lane 1136
company site, careers board
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Regional office
Malaysia
careers board
Lahore Pakistan
Regional office
Pakistan
careers board
London United Kingdom
Regional office
United Kingdom
careers board
Manila Philippines
Regional office
Philippines
careers board
Washington United States
Regional office
United States
careers board
Herndon United States
Regional office
Washington, D.C.
205 Van Buren Street Suite 120, #1019, Herndon, VA 20170
company site
Ahmedabad India
Regional office
India (Ahmedabad)
careers board
Earlier presence
Hanoi, Vietnam 1 open roles · last posting Aug 2026

Financials

Total raised
$58M
Latest round
Series B
Funding rounds
3
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Series B 2022 $40M Details
Series A 2021 $15M Details
Series A 2019 $3M Details