Rohan and Stanley start Cialfo as an offline consultancy for higher education.

Success! The first student Cialfo helped secures an admit from Wharton.

Cialfo’s idea gets validated with a seed round led by Govin Capital and Koh Boon Hwee.

Cialfo Opens an office in Shanghai, China.

Our third co-founder William joins Cialfo as the Head of Product.

The co-founders sell the consultancy business, to focus on technology solutions that would allow them to help students at a larger scale.

Rohan Pasari, Stanley Chia, and William Hund found Cialfo as an EdTech platform provider.

Cialfo is listed amongst the “Top 5 Startups to Watch in 2017” by The Straits Times, Singapore.

Cialfo opens an office in Delhi, India.

Our 100th K12 school client comes onboard.

Cialfo wins the Education Investor 2018 Award for EdTech company of the year.

Cialfo closes a Series A1 funding round of $5.5 Million led by DLF Venture, and followed on by SEEDS Capital, Alto Partners, Lim Teck Lee and several angels.

Cialfo Opens an office in Washington DC, United States.

Cialfo’s first Online University Fair launches amidst a COVID-19 pandemic. Becomes huge success with 18,000 students across 128 countries, and a whopping 95 universities joining in!

Cialfo secures Series A funding extension of $15 Million, led by SIG Global and Cercano Management, and followed on by January Capital and existing investors.

Direct Apply by Cialfo takes off with flying colors as Cialfolks celebrate the first successful student enrolment.

Cialfo features on HolonIQ’s list of 50 most promising EdTech startups in SEA for the second consecutive year.

Explore by Cialfo launched for universities.

Closes a Series B funding round of $40 Million, welcoming new investors Square Peg and SEEK Investments along with existing investors SIG Global, Vulcan Capital, DLF Ventures, January Capital, Alto Partners and Lim Teck Lee.

Tiger Global joins in the party as Cialfo extends Series B with another $20 Million from the investment firm.

This year also sees the launch of our inaugural University Advisory Board in the U.S.

Singapore global headquarters inauguration graced by Hon'ble Second Minister of Education, Singapore, Mr. Maliki Osman.

Cialfo receives Outstanding Contribution Award for International Student Mobility from ETS.

New office opened in New Delhi, designed in sync with global headquarters.

Cialfo is recognized as one of the World’s Top EdTech Companies (2024) by TIME and Statista.

Cialfo underwent a corporate restructuring to form the foundational building block of Manifest Global. Now operating as a distinct entity under Manifest Global, Cialfo serves the K12 market.