Pear Deck

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Pear Deck, Inc.
Company type Private
Industry
Founded2014;11 years ago (2014) in Iowa City, IA, United States
Headquarters
Los Angeles
ProductsPear Deck
Number of employees
55 [1]  (2020)
Parent GoGuardian
Website peardeck.com

Pear Deck is an educational technology company based in Los Angeles, California. [2]

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History

Pear Deck was founded in 2014 in Iowa City, Iowa. [3] In December 2014, Pear Deck raised $500,000 in seed funding. [4] The company was awarded the "New Startup of the Year" award at the Silicon Prairie Awards. [5]

In 2015, Pear Deck was selected as the winner of the "Rise of Rest" competition by Steve Case. [6] It was also selected as a "Top Ten School Tool" by EdSurge, [7] and was a winner of the Village Capital: EdTech 2015 program. [8]

In 2016, Pear Deck expanded its sales team to Kansas City. [5]

In November 2020, Pear Deck was acquired by GoGuardian. [9] [10]

In January 2024, Pear Deck would integrate Edulastic, alongside Giant Steps and TutorMe, into their franchise under GoGuardian, rebranding them as Pear Assessment, Pear Practice, and Pear Deck Tutor respectively. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Pear Deck Team". Pear Deck. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "ActiveGrade founders create new education startup Pear Deck". Mar 3, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Iowa City-based Pear Deck creates interactive tools for teachers". Sep 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Iowa City startup Pear Deck gets $500,000 investment". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  5. 1 2 "Pear Deck expands from Iowa City into Kansas City - Silicon Prairie News". Silicon Prairie News. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  6. ↑ "Steve Case wraps up one Rise of the Rest start-up tour, announces another". The Washington Post . Mar 15, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Counting Down EdSurge's Top Ten S'Cool Tools of 2015". Dec 29, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Pear Deck and MPOWER Financing Win $100K at Village Capital EdTech 2015". Jun 30, 2015.
  9. ↑ "GoGuardian and Pear Deck Merge to Expand K-12 Classroom Management Offerings and Drive Greater Engagement and Effective Digital Learning". www.businesswire.com. 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  10. ↑ Slobe, Jake. "Pear Deck acquired by California-based edtech company | Clay & Milk". clayandmilk.com. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  11. ↑ "Did Pear Deck Buy Edulastic?". JoinPD. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
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