Qingqing Education
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Qingqing (青青家教, 'Changing'), operated by Shanghai Changing Information and Technology Co., was an 'Uber for tutors' app matching parents with private tutors by location and preferences, with profiles showing credentials, fees and parent reviews. Founded in 2014, it was available in 12 major Chinese cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, and was valued at more than $100 million in a TAL Education appraisal.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founded
Qingqing founded in Shanghai as an on-demand private-tutor matching app.
- Scale
Operating in 12 major Chinese cities; appraised at over $100 million.
- Event (record)
The record marks a 2021 event, coinciding with China's 'double reduction' crackdown on for-profit K-12 tutoring (July 2021). No company-specific closure account for Qingqing in 2021 was independently confirmed.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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Overall assessment: Not completed
05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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