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NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, adaptive learning pioneer Knewton announced that it has been selected as number 47 on Fast Company's list of the world's 50 Most Innovative Companies. Knewton joins familiar names like Apple, Facebook, Google, and Amazon on the Fast Company list. Knewton is at the forefront of the charge to digitize and personalize the world's educational content. "We want to harness technology to revolutionize education, change the way that students...
In the news release, Knewton Secures $33 Million to Expand the Personalization of Education, issued 13-Oct-2011 by Knewton over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the fifth paragraph, last sentence, should end with "Washington State University (WSU)" rather than "Education Management Corporation (EDMC)" as originally issued inadvertently. The complete, corrected release follows: Knewton Secures $33 Million to Expand the Personalization of Education Led by Founders Fund and...
NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, educational technology innovator Knewton announces completion of a $33 million round of funding, led by Founders Fund and Pearson, the world's leading learning company. Returning investors include Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and FirstMark Capital. Knewton's new financing will accelerate expansion of the company's award-winning Adaptive Learning Platform(TM), which transforms third-party educational content by personalizing it to...
SAN FRANCISCO, March 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- StumbleUpon, a discovery engine, today announced that it has completed a $17 million Series B round of financing. The funding will be used to continue to invest in the company's core discovery technology, expand to new platforms and grow the employee base. The financing includes investments from Accel Partners, August Capital, DAG Ventures, First Round Capital and Sherpalo Ventures. The previous round of funding was led by Accel Partners, August...
Total Weather Insurance, launched by WeatherBill in 2010 is a way for US farmers to protect themselves against being devastated by weather, which the US Department of Agriculture blamed for 90 percent of crop losses last year. Google Inc. announced on Monday it was one of its investors, AFP is reporting. WeatherBill, founded by ex-Google employees David Friedberg and Siraj Khaliq, continuously aggregates weather data and runs large-scale weather simulations on its computers. It is an...
NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SalesCrunch, the New York based social networking & sales training platform, today announces the closing of $1.4M in a series seed round of financing led by First Round Capital. Other investors include Accel Partners, Nextview Ventures and several serial entrepreneurs, including Alfred Lin, most recently Chairman, COO and CFO of Zappos.com and current Sequoia Capital Partner, and Janet Kraus, co-founder & former CEO of Circles.com and Senior...
Company to Use Financing to Expand Technology, Product and Sales Initiatives. Flybridge Capital Partners Joins First Round Capital and QED as Investor. New York, NY (PRWEB) January 5, 2011 33Across (33Across.com), the leading social targeting platform, today announced it has closed a $9 million Series B round of funding led by Flybridge Capital Partners with participation from Series A investors, First Round Capital and QED Investors. As part of the funding, Flybridge Capital's...
Investment co-led by Canaan Partners and First Round Capital. SkillSlate (http://www.skillslate.com), a website for easily finding individual service providers such as tutors, dog walkers, and personal trainers, today announced the closing of its first round of institutional capital, co-led by Canaan Partners and First Round Capital, along with participation from a number of prominent New York angel investors. New York, NY (PRWEB) October 20, 2010 SkillSlate...
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- AppNexus today announced that it has raised $50 million in Series C funding for its rapidly-growing real-time ad platform. AppNexus will use the funds to fuel further investment in its cutting-edge technology infrastructure, new product development, and continued global expansion. AppNexus, based in New York City, provides clients including leading ad networks, demand-side platforms (DSPs) and other online advertising companies with single-point buying...
NEW YORK, April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Knewton, a leading educational technology company, announced today that it has completed a $12.5 million round of funding led by FirstMark Capital, a New York City-based venture capital firm with a strong foothold in the City's tech and entrepreneurial communities. Returning investors include Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, First Round Capital, and angel investor Reid Hoffman. Knewton's new financing will accelerate expansion to meet the surging...
