PrepMe
{{Short description|American online tutoring company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = PrepMe LLC
| logo = PrepMe Logo New.png
| type = Test preparation, Adaptive learning
| slogan =
| foundation = 2001
| founder = Karan Goel (CEO)
Avichal Garg (CTO)
Joe Jewell (VP)
| location = Chicago, Illinois, USA
| industry = Internet, Education
| revenue =
| homepage = [http://www.prepme.com/ PrepMe.com]
| num_employees =
}}
PrepMe is an American education technology company founded in 2001. It offers online courses and tutoring for standardized achievement tests, in particular the PSAT, SAT, and ACT.
History
The company was founded by Avichal Garg, Karan Goel, and Joe Jewell,{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Aaron |title=PrepMe entrepreneur Goel tops Fortune list |url=https://chicagomaroon.com/4858/news/prepme-entrepreneur-goel-tops-fortune-list/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Chicago Maroon|date=11 November 2005 }} in 2001. In 2011, the company developed its Coursification platform for publishing tests and online courses.{{Cite web |date=2011-06-04 |title=Not your usual teenage dream |url=https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20110604/ISSUE01/306049976/not-your-usual-teenage-dream |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Crain's Chicago Business |language=en-US}}
In 2008, PrepMe was recognized at the Chicago Innovation Awards and was featured on the front cover of Fortune Small Business.{{cite news |first=John |last=Schonwald |title=College alumnus becomes first-place entrepreneur |url=http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/051103/entrepreneur.shtml |publisher=University of Chicago Chronicle |date=2005-11-23 |access-date=2009-03-17 |quote=The prize, which the magazine announced this month as its cover story, will give Goel’s new company PrepMe.com $35,000.}}
In July 2011, PrepMe was acquired by Ascend Learning.{{cite news |first=Zak |last=Strambor |title=Blackboard Buyer Providence Equity Acquires Personalized Online Learning Platform From PrepMe |url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/07/18/blackboard-buyer-providence-equity-acquires-personalized-online-learning-platform-from-prepme/|publisher=TechCrunch |date=2011-07-18 |access-date=2011-07-18 |quote=Digital learning company Ascend Learning is acquiring PrepMe’s adaptive learning platform and virtual classroom SaaS}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.prepme.com/ Official website]
Category:Standardized tests in the United States
Category:Test preparation companies
Category:Software companies based in Illinois
Category:Educational technology companies of the United States
Category:Companies based in Chicago