PrepMe

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PrepMe LLC
Company type Test preparation, Adaptive learning
Industry Internet, Education
Founded2001
FounderKaran Goel (CEO)
Avichal Garg (CTO)
Joe Jewell (VP)
Headquarters Chicago, Illinois, USA
Website PrepMe.com

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. [1]

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History

The company was founded by Avichal Garg, Karan Goel, and Joe Jewell, [2] in 2001. In 2011, the company developed its Coursification platform for publishing tests and online courses. [1]

In 2008, PrepMe was recognized at the Chicago Innovation Awards and was featured on the front cover of Fortune Small Business. [3]

In July 2011, PrepMe was acquired by Ascend Learning. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Not your usual teenage dream". Crain's Chicago Business. 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  2. ↑ Brown, Aaron (11 November 2005). "PrepMe entrepreneur Goel tops Fortune list". Chicago Maroon. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  3. ↑ Schonwald, John (2005-11-23). "College alumnus becomes first-place entrepreneur". University of Chicago Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-03-17. The prize, which the magazine announced this month as its cover story, will give Goel's new company PrepMe.com $35,000.
  4. ↑ Strambor, Zak (2011-07-18). "Blackboard Buyer Providence Equity Acquires Personalized Online Learning Platform From PrepMe". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2011-07-18. Digital learning company Ascend Learning is acquiring PrepMe's adaptive learning platform and virtual classroom SaaS
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