Pear Deck is an educational technology company based in Los Angeles, California.[2]

Pear Deck, Inc.
Company typePrivate
Industry
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014) in Iowa City, IA, United States
Headquarters,
ProductsPear Deck
Number of employees
55 [1] (2020)
Websitepeardeck.com

History edit

Pear Deck was founded in 2014 in Iowa City, Iowa.[3] In December 2014, Pear Deck raised $500,000 in seed funding.[4] The company was awarded the "New Startup of the Year" award at the Silicon Prairie Awards.[5]

In 2015, Pear Deck was selected as the winner of the "Rise of Rest" competition by Steve Case.[6] It was also selected as a "Top Ten School Tool" by EdSurge,[7] and was a winner of the Village Capital: EdTech 2015 program.[8]

In 2016, Pear Deck expanded its sales team to Kansas City.[5]

In November 2020, Pear Deck was acquired by GoGuardian.[9][10]

In June of 2021, GoGuardian announced that they are teaming up with Edulastic in order to transform digital learning. [11]

The company has presented several times at International Society for Technology in Education Conference (ISTEcon). [citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ "Pear Deck Team". Pear Deck. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ^ "ActiveGrade founders create new education startup Pear Deck". Mar 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "Iowa City-based Pear Deck creates interactive tools for teachers". Sep 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "Iowa City startup Pear Deck gets $500,000 investment". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  5. ^ a b "Pear Deck expands from Iowa City into Kansas City - Silicon Prairie News". Silicon Prairie News. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  6. ^ "Steve Case wraps up one Rise of the Rest start-up tour, announces another". The Washington Post. Mar 15, 2015.
  7. ^ "Counting Down EdSurge's Top Ten S'Cool Tools of 2015". Dec 29, 2015.
  8. ^ "Pear Deck and MPOWER Financing Win $100K at Village Capital EdTech 2015". Jun 30, 2015.
  9. ^ "GoGuardian and Pear Deck Merge to Expand K-12 Classroom Management Offerings and Drive Greater Engagement and Effective Digital Learning". www.businesswire.com. 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  10. ^ Slobe, Jake. "Pear Deck acquired by California-based edtech company | Clay & Milk". clayandmilk.com. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  11. ^ "GoGuardian and Edulastic Are Teaming Up to Transform Digital Learning". www.goguardian.com. Retrieved 2024-01-23.

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