Pear Deck
Pear Deck is an educational technology company offering a web-based application to K–12 schools and teachers.[2] Pear Deck was founded in 2014 in Iowa City, Iowa.[3] In December 2014, Pear Deck raised $500,000 in seed funding.[4] That same year, the company was awarded the “New Startup of the Year” award at the Silicon Prairie Awards.[5]
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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | 2014 in Iowa City, United States |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Pear Deck |
Number of employees | 55 [1] (2020) |
| Website | peardeck |
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] Pear Deck was also a winner of the Village Capital: EdTech 2015 program.[8]
In 2016, Pear Deck expanded its sales team to Kansas City.[5]
References
- "Pear Deck Team". Pear Deck. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- "ActiveGrade founders create new education startup Pear Deck". Mar 3, 2014.
- "Iowa City-based Pear Deck creates interactive tools for teachers". Sep 26, 2015.
- "Iowa City startup Pear Deck gets $500,000 investment". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- "Pear Deck expands from Iowa City into Kansas City - Silicon Prairie News". Silicon Prairie News. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- "Steve Case wraps up one Rise of the Rest start-up tour, announces another". Mar 15, 2015.
- "Counting Down EdSurge's Top Ten S'Cool Tools of 2015". Dec 29, 2015.
- "Pear Deck and MPOWER Financing Win $100K at Village Capital EdTech 2015". Jun 30, 2015.
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