# Tom Zhang

> Tom Zhang is a Series B investor at TAL Education Group backing EdTech and Education. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [TAL Education Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tal)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2019
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Tom Zhang is a Series B investor at TAL Education Group focused on EdTech and Education. Bangxin Zhang is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of TAL Education Group. Mr. Zhang is one of the founders and has served as chairman and chief executive officer since inception. Mr. Zhang has been instrumental to the development and success of the business. Mr. Zhang provides vision, management, and strategic decision-makingrelating to marketing, investment planning, and corporate development. In 2003, Mr. Zhang founded TAL Education Group, formerly known as Xueersi and aoshu.com, which specialized in after-school tutoring services Mr. Zhang received his bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences from Sichuan University in 2001 and master’s degree from the Life Science School of Peking University from 2002 to 2007. In 2009, he received an EMBA degree from China Europe International Business School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 50% |
| Education | 1 | 50% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |
| Series C | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Minerva Project | Minerva Project is an educational innovator, providing higher education offerings to the Minerva Schools at KGI, as well as other educational partners. Building upon the traditions of liberal arts and sciences education, Minerva is committed to preparing global leaders and innovators for the complexities of the 21st century. By integratingpedagogy, curriculum, and the class environment in its innovative educational system, Minerva enables institutions of all types and sizes to improve learning outcomes for students around the world.Minerva Project was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $57M | Series C | Jul 11, 2019 |  |
| Minerva Project | Minerva Project is an educational innovator, providing higher education offerings to the Minerva Schools at KGI, as well as other educational partners. Building upon the traditions of liberal arts and sciences education, Minerva is committed to preparing global leaders and innovators for the complexities of the 21st century. By integratingpedagogy, curriculum, and the class environment in its innovative educational system, Minerva enables institutions of all types and sizes to improve learning outcomes for students around the world.Minerva Project was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $45M | Series B | Oct 15, 2014 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Yongjin Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yongjin-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Benchmark](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benchmark) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ByteDance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bytedance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kakao Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kakao-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Learn Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/learncapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lighthouse Combined Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lighthouse-combined-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About TAL Education Group

VC Fund · Haidian, China

TAL Education Group is a Chinese education and technology company specializing in K-12, english learning, and STEAM.

5 contacts available at TAL Education Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gale Huang | Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gale-huang |
| Julius Luo | CFO & President of International Business Group | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julius-luo |
| Michael Moe | Global Advisory Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-moe |
| Michael Moe | Global Advisory Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-moe-671b |
| Tom Zhang | Chairman and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bangxin-zhang |

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## FAQ

### What does Tom Zhang invest in?

Tom Zhang invests primarily in EdTech, Education and E-Learning startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Tom Zhang last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tom Zhang closed in Jul 2019. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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