EXHIBIT L L-1 Possible Timeline for Infusion of Funds by Sequoia Into VIPKID Kobe Bryant Invests in CKGSB Alumna’S Company VIPKID - CKGSB 2/11/21, 5:18 PM
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EXHIBIT L L-1 Possible timeline for infusion of funds by Sequoia into VIPKID Kobe Bryant Invests in CKGSB Alumna’s Company VIPKID - CKGSB 2/11/21, 5:18 PM local and global experience prepared her well to start her own business, VIPKID, which Mi founded in 2013. She later joined CKGSB’s Chuang Community, a start-up incubator that was founded in 2015 by CKGSB Associate Dean Liu Jing together with five well-known CKGSB alumni. VIPKID’s Financing Milestones: Angel round: December 2013, 3 million RMB, from Innovation Works; A round: October 2014, 5 million USD, from MatrixPartners China, followed by Innovation Works and Sequoia Capital. B round: October 2015, 20 million USD, from Northern Light Venture Capital, MatrixPartners China, Sequoia Capital and Innovation Works. C round: August 2016, $100 million, from Sequoia Capital and Jack Ma’s Yunfeng Capital. About VIPKID: Founded in 2013, VIPKID’s mission is to provide the North American elementary school experience to Chinese children – all from the comfort of their home. The company’s sophisticated virtual classroom streams native English-speaking teachers into Chinese homes, linking the world through education. CEO Cindy Mi (left) along with her VIPKID co-founders https://english.ckgsb.edu.cn/new/kobe-bryant-invests-in-ckgsb-alumnas-company-vipkid-2/ Page 4 of 5 L-2: Sequoia describes its “ethos” on its website People Build Companies Sequoia, 1972 and beyond The creative spirits. The underdogs. The resolute. The determined. The outsiders. The defiant. The independent thinkers. The fighters and the true believers. These are the founders with whom we partner. They’re extremely rare. And we’re ecstatic when we find them. We partner early—sometimes when a company is no more than an idea. We know these crucial first decisions can have an exponential influence on the curve of success. 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Police use-of-force data is finally coming … https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasmine-stoy-45a93328/ Page 2 of 4 L-4 Excerpts about VIPKID from Sequoia’s Website Sequoia - What is the Next Big Thing in China 2/11/21, 6:41 PM The next big thing 现场提问:What is the next big thing in China? Neil:⼈⼯智能绝对是⼀个⾮常重要的⽅向。你可以观察⼀下今⽇头条、VIPKID这些快速成长的消费互 联⽹公司,他们在产品中都使⽤了先进的⼈⼯智能技术,为⽤户提供了更好的使⽤体验,提供了个性化 服务。事实上,每⼀个科技公司都应该有⼈⼯智能的能⼒,否则可能会在市场竞争中⾮常被动。 另⼀⽅⾯,中国企业级服务市场的潜⼒也是巨⼤的。劳动⼒成本在过去5-10年发⽣了⾮常⼤的变化, 那些应⽤可以帮企业⼤⼤地节省成本。在市场竞争越来越激烈的今天,这些产品会让你的企业更加具有 竞争⼒。 https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/big-thing Page 7 of 7 Sequoia - Zhou Kui: Sequoy China How to Stay on Top 2/11/21, 6:30 PM Zhou Kui: Sequoy China How to Stay on Top 36KR The latest big deal disclosed by Sequoia Capital China Fund was the D round of financing led by VIPKID, an online children's English institution, in late August, with a financing amount of up to 200 million US dollars, setting a global K12 online education financing record. Shen Nanpeng, global managing partner of Sequoia Capital, said at the press conference that Sequoia China has invested in VIPKID four consecutive times from round A to round D, which represents Sequoia China's most important investment strategy: to be the earliest and most important investor in top high-growth enterprises. As of September 2017, the total management funds of Sequoia Capital China Fund are about 80 billion yuan, and according to third-party statistics, the total market value of listed! companies in its portfolio has reached 2.6 trillion yuan. https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/stay-on-top Page 1 of 17 Sequoia - Zhou Kui: Sequoy China How to Stay on Top 2/11/21, 6:30 PM more and more e-commerce. After Alibaba JD.com brought a very good shopping experience, the "catering" has also been e- commerceized.