EdSurge

{{short description|Educational technology company}}

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EdSurge is an education journalism website owned by the International Society for Technology in Education. The site publishes newsletters and operates databases related to education.{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconbeat.com/2012/08/29/edsurge-surges-ahead-with-new-funding |title=EdSurge Surges Ahead With New Funding – San Jose Mercury News |date=2012-08-29|accessdate=2012-09-09}}

History

EdSurge was founded in 2011 by Elizabeth Corcoran, a former executive editor of Forbes, and Nick Punt, a former product vice president at Inigral.{{cite news| url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/08/29/edsurge-funding | work=Tech Crunch | title= EdSurge Nabs $400K From Washington Post, New Schools To Be A Resource For All Things EdTech |date=2012-08-29|accessdate=2012-09-09}}

As of December 2015, the company had raised $5.6 million in funding.{{Cite web|title = Edtech company EdSurge scores $2.8 mln - PE HUB|url = https://www.pehub.com/2015/12/edtech-company-edsurge-scores-2-8-mln/|website = PE HUB|accessdate = 2015-12-15|language = en-US}}

EdSurge's managing editor, Tony Wan, was named in 2014 to Forbes "30 Under 30" list, and its senior editor, Mary Jo Madda, was named to the 2016 Forbes list.{{cite web |date=2014-01-15 |title=30 Under 30 |url=https://www.forbes.com/special-report/2014/30-under-30/education.html |accessdate=2014-06-24 |work=Forbes}}{{Cite web |title=Mary Jo Madda, 29 |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/lmh45mmmd/matthew-ramirez-26/ |access-date=2019-05-10 |website=Forbes |language=en}}

In May 2018, EdSurge was identified by the Brookings Institution as one of the world's 16 leading "innovation spotters" in education.{{cite web |date=2018-05-17 |title=Education innovations are taking root around the world; What do they have in common? |url=https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2018/05/17/education-innovations-are-taking-root-around-the-world-what-do-they-have-in-common/ |accessdate=2018-05-27}}

In November 2019, the International Society for Technology in Education, a non-profit organization focused on education and technology, acquired EdSurge for an undisclosed amount.{{cite news|last1=Young|first1=Jeffrey R.|last2=Noonoo|first2=Stephen|date=November 6, 2019|title=ISTE to Acquire EdSurge, in Move to Nonprofit|publisher=EdSurge|url=https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-11-06-iste-to-acquire-edsurge-in-move-to-nonprofit|accessdate=July 2, 2020}} The acquisition made EdSurge into a nonprofit.{{Cite web|url=https://iblnews.org/iste-conference-organizer-absorbs-edsurge-com-digital-media-investors-wont-be-rewarded/|title=ISTE Conference Organizer Absorbs EdSurge Media – Investors Won't Be Rewarded {{!}} IBL News|last=News|first=I. B. L.|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-09}}

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