Schoold
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| Founded | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Key people |
Sourabh Ahuja (Founder & CEO) Joe Ross (President & COO) |
| Industry | Technology |
| Website |
schoold |
Schoold is a U.S. based college and career planning technology company founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California. The Schoold app, launched in February 2016,[1] helps individuals make informed decisions on choosing a college and major by compiling data from a variety of sources.
History
Schoold was founded by Sourabh Ahuja, who grew up in India, and spent over 10 years as a Vice President developing mobile games at Glu Mobile.[2] Joe Ross serves on the San Mateo County Board of Education[3] and was previously the Chief Strategy Officer at HotChalk.[4] The Schoold app seeks to democratize access to college search and counselling.[5] Within the first month, the app surpassed 500,000 downloads.[6]
Funding
Schoold has received $4.5 million in seed capital from Social Capital, FastForward, Learn Capital, and University Ventures.[7] In addition, Lorne Abony and Joseph Grundfest have contributed.[7]
References
- ↑ "College and Career Planning App Schoold Raises $4.5 Million". EdSurge. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "Sourabh Ahuja". Schoold. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ Eslinger, Bonnie. "Joe Ross will be new face on San Mateo County education board". The Mercury News. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "Joe Ross". Schoold. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ Shulman, Robyn. "Schoold: The Next Amazon for Education Opportunities, A Chat with CEO, Sourabh Ahuja". The Huffington Post. The Huffington Post. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ Hughes, Carmen. "Schoold Announces Successful Close of a $4.5 Million Seed Round". PR Newswire. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- 1 2 Takahashi, Dean. "Schoold raises $4.5M and gets 500k downloads in 1st month for college-hunting app". VentureBeat. Retrieved 3 October 2016.