Wyzant

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Wyzant
Wyzant logo.png
Type of site
 Private
Founded Chicago, Illinois (2005 (2005))
Headquarters
Chicago
,
USA
Area served United States
Founder(s) Andrew Geant and Mike Weishuhn
IndustryEducation service
Services Tutoring
Employees80 full time employees (2014)
URL www.wyzant.com
Current statusOnline

Wyzant is an American educational technology company that develops an online platform for hiring tutors. It is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. [1]

History

Wyzant was co-founded in 2005 by Andrew Geant and Mike Weishuhn. [2] The platform's users are able to leave feedback on tutors and have the option to get background checks. [3] As of 2013, it had roughly 500,000 registered tutors. [4] In 2013, Accel Partners invested $21.5 million into Wyzant. [5] Wyzant subsequently acquired their competitor Tutorspree. [6]

In 2014, it claimed to have about 2 million registered users. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "How one firm is helping tutors with the business of tutoring". Crain's Chicago Business. 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  2. ↑ "WyzAnt and the grasshopper". Crain's Chicago Business. 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  3. ↑ "Instant wisdom: Tutoring sites offer quick help for struggling students". Las Vegas Sun. 2014-06-03. Archived from the original on 2025-02-23. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  4. ↑ Empson, Rip (2013-12-17). "After Bootstrapping To $100M+ In Sales, Tutoring Marketplace WyzAnt Lands $21M From Accel To Go Global And Mobile". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  5. ↑ "Accel Partners Put $21.5M into WyzAnt Tutoring Service". Edsurge. 17 December 2013.
  6. ↑ Empson, Rip (2014-01-24). "Fresh Off Its $21.5M Raise, Tutoring Marketplace WyzAnt Acquires Deadpooled Competitor, Tutorspree". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  7. ↑ Tilin, Andrew (September 13, 2014). "Meet the eHarmony of Tutoring". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
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