Tutor.com

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Tutor.com
Type of site
 Subsidiary
Founded1998
Headquarters New York City, New York, USA
Industry Education
Products Online Tutoring, Education, Career Help, Homework Help
Parent Primavera Capital Group
URL www.tutor.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Current statusOnline

Tutor.com is an online tutoring company founded in 1998 that connects students to tutors in online classrooms. Since 2022, the company has been owned by Primavera Capital Group.

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History

Tutor.com was founded in 1998 by George Cigale. [1] In its early years, the company focused on partnerships with libraries across the United States, which would provide online tutoring to its clients. [1] Tutor.com expanded into multiple markets, including universities, employee benefits, the United States Department of Defense, and additional direct consumer services. [2]

In January 2013, InterActive Corp (IAC) announced the purchase of Tutor.com, for an undisclosed amount. [3] In August 2014, IAC's former subsidiary and Tutor.com's former parent Match Group bought test-preparation service The Princeton Review and combined it with its Tutor.com educational business. [4] In March 2017, Match Group sold The Princeton Review, along with Tutor.com, to ST Unitas, a Korean education company. [5] [6] In January 2022, Primavera Capital Group acquired The Princeton Review and Tutor.com from ST Unitas. [2] In March 2024, the Florida Department of Education warned districts against using Tutor.com due to its owner's alleged ties to Chinese nationals. [7]

U.S. military contract

Tutor.com has a longstanding contract with the United States Department of Defense to provide its services free to U.S. military service members and their families. [2] In March 2024, US senators Elise Stefanik and Tom Cotton introduced legislation, the Ban Chinese Communist Party Access to U.S. Military Students Act, to prohibit the U.S. Department of Defense from using Tutor.com. [8]

Leadership

Tutor.com was founded by in 1998 by George Cigale, who served as CEO through 2013. [9]

Mandy Ginsberg was CEO of The Princeton Review and Tutor.com from 2013 to 2015. [9] She had previously been CEO of Match.com. Ginsberg often appeared in the press to discuss the increasing trend of online tutoring [10] [11] with services like Chegg Tutors (InstaEDU), e-Tutor, Bookmytrainings, [12] and Sylvan Learning, [13] and the issues that families face when it comes to homework and preparing for college. Notable appearances include The Today Show segment "What You Need to Know About Tutors" and Parenting.com's article "Key Signs Your Child May Need a Tutor." [14] [15]

After the South Korean company ST Unitas acquired The Princeton Review in 2017, Sangje Lee became CEO of The Princeton Review in 2018. [16]

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