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BEGiN: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

BEGiN is the award-winning education technology company that creates engaging and effective learning products to bring the highest quality education to young children everywhere. Their library of interactive stories helps their child fall in love with reading while building critical skills. BEGiN’s investors and partners include some of the most recognized and well-loved children’s brands including Sesame Workshop, LEGO Ventures, Gymboree Play and Music, and Fisher-Price. BEGiN was co-founded by Neal Shenoy, Noelle Millholt, and Stephanie Dua and is one of Crain’s 100 Best Places to Work in New York City.

www.beginlearning.co LinkedIn New York, United States 101-250 employees
Apps E-Learning EdTech Education iOS Reading Apps
Total raised
$5.0M
Rounds
2
Latest
Undisclosed round
Feb 2026

BEGiN has raised $5.0M across 2 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round announced in Feb 2026.

BEGiN Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$5.0M
across 2 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
2
1 with no disclosed amount
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
Feb 2026
Employees
101-250
reported band
Headquarters
New York, United States

Latest funding round on record: Feb 2026.

BEGiN Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
Undisclosed
Undisclosed round
$5.0M

1 of 2 rounds was announced without a disclosed amount and is excluded from the total.

BEGiN raised $5.0M in an undisclosed round announced in Oct 2020.

5.3 years later, an undisclosed round was announced in Feb 2026 with no disclosed amount.

BEGiN Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Stephanie Dua
Founder
Neal Shenoy
CEO

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

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Segment
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Median round
2,426
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$7.5M

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BEGiN Funding FAQs

What does BEGiN do?

BEGiN is the award-winning education technology company that creates engaging and effective learning products to bring the highest quality education to young children everywhere. Their library of interactive stories helps their child fall in love with reading while building critical skills. BEGiN’s investors and partners include some of the most recognized and well-loved children’s brands including Sesame Workshop, LEGO Ventures, Gymboree Play and Music, and Fisher-Price. BEGiN was co-founded by Neal Shenoy, Noelle Millholt, and Stephanie Dua and is one of Crain’s 100 Best Places to Work in New York City.

How much funding has BEGiN raised?

BEGiN has raised $5.0M across 2 rounds on record.

When did BEGiN last raise funding?

BEGiN's most recent funding round on record was announced in Feb 2026. The amount was not disclosed.

Who founded BEGiN?

FundedIQ lists Stephanie Dua (Founder) at BEGiN.

Who is the CEO of BEGiN?

Neal Shenoy is listed as CEO at BEGiN.

Where is BEGiN headquartered?

BEGiN is based in New York, United States.

How many employees does BEGiN have?

BEGiN is in the 101-250 employee band.

About FundedIQ's BEGiN Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for BEGiN is left off this page rather than filled in.

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