Engrade

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Engrade
Type of site
Learning management system, Educational assessment
Owner McGraw-Hill Education
URL engrade.com
CommercialYes
Launched2003
Current statusDiscontinued

Engrade was an educational technology company that provides online learning management system and educational assessment products to K-12 school districts. Engrade was founded in 2003 and later acquired by McGraw-Hill Education in January 2014. [1] As of March 2015, Engrade ranks in the top 5,000 US websites. [2] The service was discontinued on June 30, 2019. [3]

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History

Engrade was founded by Bri Holt as a high school student in 2003. The company later received 2 rounds of venture capital funding totaling $8 million from Javelin Venture Partners, Rethink Education, Kapor Capital, New Schools Venture Fund, and Samsung Venture Investment Corp. [4] [5] [6] [7] The company grew to a reported 4.5 million users before being acquired by McGraw-Hill Education in January 2014. [8] [1] [9]

Products

Engrade divides its education products into four groups: [10]

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