Tech Company Financing Transactions
ParentPowered Funding Round
ParentPowered closed a $2.7 million Seed funding round on 2/9/2018. Investors included Omidyar Network, Heising-Simons Foundation and The Richard E. and Nancy P. Marriott Foundation.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
2/9/2018
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$2,650,000
Round
Seed
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
Benjamin York, the founder of ParentPowered, told EdSurge he plans on using the new money to invest in expanding its content, the technology's platform and in growing the team from six to upwards of 15 employees.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
EdTech
Mailing Address
Undisclosed
San Francisco, CA 94105
USA
San Francisco, CA 94105
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Ready4K was founded by Stanford-trained educational researchers with a passion for providing helpful information to all parents. The program builds on several years of rigorous, randomized controlled trial research conducted by Ben York, Ph.D., and colleagues, in partnership with leading early childhood education organizations across the country.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Ben York
Chief Technical Officer
Jon Witort
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