Wyzant is an online services marketplace in educational technology for matching tutors with students. This organization is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois,[1] and is a division of IXL Learning.

Wyzant
Type of site
Private
FoundedChicago, Illinois (2005 (2005))
Headquarters
Chicago
,
USA
Area servedUnited States
Founder(s)Andrew Geant and Mike Weishuhn
IndustryEducation service
ServicesTutoring
Employees80 full time employees (2014)
URLwww.wyzant.com
Current statusOnline

Wyzant was co-founded in 2005 by Princeton graduates Andrew Geant and Mike Weishuhn, with $10,000 raised from family and friends.[2] In 2013, Accel Partners invested $21.5 million into Wyzant.[3]

In 2014, Wyzant had 80 employees and listed about 76,000 active tutors in its database.[2] It claims to have about 2 million registered users, from kindergarteners to PhD candidates.[4] In 2014, the company claims to have booked $100 million in tutoring sessions and claims to have logged almost 2.5 million hours of instruction.[4]

Wyzant claims to teach more than 300 subjects online and in person to its users.[5]

In 2018, Wyzant ranked #5 on Indeed's list of top rated workplaces in Chicago.[6]



References

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  1. ^ Loizos, Connie. "Clark, an app that claims to aim to "turn every educator into an entrepreneur," launches with a reported $1 million in funding". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  2. ^ a b Rogers, Bruce (2014-09-17). "Creating an Online Marketplace for Tutors and Students". Forbes. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Accel Partners Put $21.5M into WyzAnt Tutoring Service". Edsurge.
  4. ^ a b Tilin, Andrew (September 13, 2014). "Meet the eHarmony of Tutoring". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  5. ^ Eisenberg, Richard. "Why People Over 50 Tutor And You Might Want To". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  6. ^ "Top-Rated Workplaces: Best in Chicago". Indeed.

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