WorldStrides Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1967

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 2,175

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Debt

  • Financing Rounds
  • 21

  • Investments
  • 19

WorldStrides General Information

Description

Operator of an educational student travel company based in Charlottesville, Virginia. The company's full suite of educational student travel and study abroad programs are tuned to learners at stages from elementary through post-graduate levels and feature specializations like academic, professional, performing arts and athletic programming, enabling students to learn and grow with international exposure.

Contact Information

Website
www.worldstrides.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 701 East Water Street
  • Suite 200
  • Charlottesville, VA 22902
  • United States
+1 (800)
Primary Industry
Educational and Training Services (B2C)
Corporate Office
  • 701 East Water Street
  • Suite 200
  • Charlottesville, VA 22902
  • United States
+1 (800)

WorldStrides Timeline

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WorldStrides Valuation & Funding

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WorldStrides Comparisons

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Employees
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Post Valuation
Last
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Details
Operator of an educational student travel company based in Charlottesville, Virginia. The company's full suite of educat
Educational and Training Services (B2C)
Charlottesville, VA
2,175 As of 2026

Zurich, Switzerland
 

Wahiawa, HI
 
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WorldStrides Competitors (35)

One of WorldStrides’s 35 competitors is EF Education First, a Corporation company based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
EF Education First Corporation Zurich, Switzerland
Leilehua High School Corporation Wahiawa, HI
E F Language Schools Corporation London, United Kingdom
Faulkton School District 24-2 Corporation Faulkton, SD
Putney Student Travel Corporation Putney, VT
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WorldStrides Patents

  • 5

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 1

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

WorldStrides Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
EP-3005751-A1 System for maintaining the integrity of a tour group Active 24-May-2013
EP-3005751-B1 System for maintaining the integrity of a tour group Inactive 24-May-2013
US-20140347973-A1 System for maintaining the integrity of a tour group Inactive 24-May-2013
US-20150237477-A1 System for maintaining the integrity of a tour group Inactive 24-May-2013
WO-2014190279-A1 System for maintaining the integrity of a tour group Inactive 24-May-2013 H04W4/022
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WorldStrides Investors

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WorldStrides Investments (19)

WorldStrides’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with Harvardsports. The deal was made on 04-Dec-2019.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Harvardsports 04-Dec-2019 Buyout/LBO Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure
Éducatours 06-Nov-2019 Buyout/LBO Other Commercial Services
Travelopia (North american experience education brands) 04-Nov-2019 Buyout/LBO Buildings and Property
The Education Abroad Network 09-Aug-2018 Buyout/LBO Educational and Training Services (B2C)
Envision EMI 31-Jul-2018 Buyout/LBO Educational and Training Services (B2C)
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WorldStrides Affiliates

Subsidiaries (6)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Explorica Boston, MA 2000
The Education Abroad Network Austin, TX 1995
Harvardsports Rockville Centre, NY 1995
Rhapsody Tours Kent, United Kingdom 1994
Oxbridge Academic Programs Vienna, VA 1986
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WorldStrides FAQs

  • When was WorldStrides founded?

    WorldStrides was founded in 1967.

  • Where is WorldStrides headquartered?

    WorldStrides is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

  • What is the size of WorldStrides?

    WorldStrides has 2,175 total employees.

  • What industry is WorldStrides in?

    WorldStrides’s primary industry is Educational and Training Services (B2C).

  • Is WorldStrides a private or public company?

    WorldStrides is a Private company.

  • What is WorldStrides’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for WorldStrides is .

  • How much funding has WorldStrides raised over time?

    WorldStrides has raised $374M.

  • Who are WorldStrides’s investors?

    Eurazeo has invested in WorldStrides.

  • Who are WorldStrides’s competitors?

    EF Education First, Leilehua High School, E F Language Schools, Faulkton School District 24-2, and Putney Student Travel are some of the 35 competitors of WorldStrides.

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