Pear Deck is an educational technology company based in

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

History

Pear Deck was founded in 2014 in

Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City is the largest city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States, and its county seat. At the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census the population was 74,828, making it the state's List of cities in Iowa, fifth-most populous c ...

. In December 2014, Pear Deck raised $500,000 in

seed funding Seed money, also known as seed funding or seed capital, is a form of securities offering in which an investor puts capital in a startup company in exchange for an equity stake or convertible note stake in the company. The term ''seed'' suggests ...

. The company was awarded the "New Startup of the Year" award at the Silicon Prairie Awards. In 2015, Pear Deck was selected as the winner of the "Rise of Rest" competition by

Steve Case Stephen McConnell Case (born August 21, 1958) is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist best known as the former chief executive officer and chairman of America Online (AOL). Case joined AOL's predecessor company, Quantum Compu ...

. It was also selected as a "Top Ten School Tool" by

EdSurge EdSurge is an education journalism website owned by the International Society for Technology in Education. The site publishes newsletters and operates databases related to education. History EdSurge was founded in 2011 by Elizabeth Corcoran, a fo ...

, and was a winner of the Village Capital: EdTech 2015 program. In 2016, Pear Deck expanded its sales team to

Kansas City The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more t ...

. In November 2020, Pear Deck was acquired by

GoGuardian GoGuardian is an educational software company founded in 2015 and based in Los Angeles, California. The company's services monitor student activity online, filter content, and alert school officials to possible suicidal or self-harm ideation. I ...

. In January 2024, Pear Deck would integrate Edulastic, alongside Giant Steps and TutorMe, into their franchise under GoGuardian, rebranding them as Pear Assessment, Pear Practice, and Pear Deck Tutor respectively.

References

External links

* Educational technology companies of the United States American companies established in 2014 {{edu-website-stub