BenchPrep
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| Formerly | Watermelon Express |
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BenchPrep is an American company that provides cloud-based study guides for standardized tests, professional certifications, and K-12 classroom learning. It has partnered with educational publishers such as McGraw Hill, John Wiley & Sons, and the Princeton Review to create interactive, digitized courses.[5][6]
History
BenchPrep, formerly known as Watermelon Express, was founded in 2009 by Ashish Rangnekar and Ujjwal Gupta,[7] after Ashish Rangnekar won the New Venture Challenge at the University of Chicago.[8][9] Shortly thereafter, BenchPrep received $2.2 million in seed funding from Lightbank, the executives behind Groupon.[10] In July 2012, the company announced a $6 million round of funding from New Enterprise Associates and Revolution LLC.[11][12]
In 2019, the company announced a $20 million round of funding from Jump Capital and Owl Ventures.[13][14]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Josh Constine (2010-01-05). "BenchPrep is Code Academy for any Subject". Techcrunch.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rip Empson (2012-05-14). "BenchPrep Teams up with The Princeton Review to Gamify Test Prep". Techcrunch.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Steve Hendershot (2012-07-03). "BenchPrep Snares 6 Million Investment". Chicago Business.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Brad Spirrison (2011-09-23). "Local App Developers Rise to the Head of the Class". NBC Chicago.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lora Kolodny (2012-07-03). "BenchPrep Passes Series B Test, Raises $6M". Dow Jones & Company.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.BenchPrep (2019-01-15). "BenchPrep Closes $20 Million Series C Round of Funding Co-Led by Jump Capital and Owl Ventures". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
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