Knowre
Knowre is an education technology company founded in Seoul and headquartered in New York City.
Pilot Program[edit]
Knowre launched a nationwide campaign with schools to pilot its online adaptive math program for Pre-Algebra and Algebra I in 2013.[1]
Features[edit]
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History[edit]
- 2008 Knowre was born out of a math academy in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea.
- December 2012 Knowre raises a $1.4 million investment from SoftBank Ventures Korea (“SBVK”).
- February 2013 Knowre releases its first curriculum, Algebra I, in a public open beta.
- August 2013 Knowre launches its Nationwide Pilot Program across 34 cities and 17 states in USA and Canada. Knowre also releases product updates including the new Pre-Algebra curriculum, Teacher's Dashboard (premium feature; only available to pilot schools), and the gamified quest and achievement systems.
Awards and recognition[edit]
In 2012, Knowre was awarded the grand prize at Global K-Startup, a competition sponsored by Google, the Korean Internet & Security Agency, and the Korea Communications Commission.[2] Knowre was called one of four “South Korean Startups to Watch.”[3]
In May 2013, Knowre won first place in the GapApp Challenge sponsored by the New York City Department of Education.[4]
In 2014, Knowre opened its headquarters in New York and launched an app version for the United States.[5]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Knowre Pilot". Archived from the original on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ^ Meet the Winners of Google’s Global K-Startup Competition 2012, TechNode.
- ^ Four South Korean startups to watch, gigaom.
- ^ Gap App Challenge, NYC Schools.
- ^ Five Korean EdTech Startups That Take Education To the Next Level, Software Focus.