BenchPrep

BenchPrep
FormerlyWatermelon Express
IndustryEducation
Founded2009; 17 years ago (2009)
Founder
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Websitebenchprep.com

BenchPrep is an American company that provides cloud-based study guides for standardized tests, professional certifications, and K-12 classroom learning. It has partnered with educational publishers such as McGraw Hill, John Wiley & Sons, and the Princeton Review to create interactive, digitized courses.[5][6]

History

BenchPrep, formerly known as Watermelon Express, was founded in 2009 by Ashish Rangnekar and Ujjwal Gupta,[7] after Ashish Rangnekar won the New Venture Challenge at the University of Chicago.[8][9] Shortly thereafter, BenchPrep received $2.2 million in seed funding from Lightbank, the executives behind Groupon.[10] In July 2012, the company announced a $6 million round of funding from New Enterprise Associates and Revolution LLC.[11][12]

In 2019, the company announced a $20 million round of funding from Jump Capital and Owl Ventures.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "How BenchPrep went from side hustle to fast-growing e-learning company". Built In Chicago. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  2. ^ "How Angry Birds & Farmville can help students score better". The Economic Times. 2012-05-28. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  3. ^ "How BenchPrep went from side hustle to fast-growing e-learning company". Built In Chicago. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  4. ^ "How Angry Birds & Farmville can help students score better". The Economic Times. 2012-05-28. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  5. ^ Josh Constine (2010-01-05). "BenchPrep is Code Academy for any Subject". Techcrunch.
  6. ^ Rip Empson (2012-05-14). "BenchPrep Teams up with The Princeton Review to Gamify Test Prep". Techcrunch.
  7. ^ Steve Hendershot (2012-07-03). "BenchPrep Snares 6 Million Investment". Chicago Business.
  8. ^ Brad Spirrison (2011-09-23). "Local App Developers Rise to the Head of the Class". NBC Chicago.
  9. ^ "Traditional NVC Winners". 2010.
  10. ^ Steve Hendershot (2012-11-12). "BenchPrep Leaving Textbooks in the Dust". Chicago Business.
  11. ^ "The Daily Start-Up NEA Revolution Back BenchPrep for Online Education". Online.wsj.com. 2012-07-03.
  12. ^ Lora Kolodny (2012-07-03). "BenchPrep Passes Series B Test, Raises $6M". Dow Jones & Company.
  13. ^ BenchPrep (2019-01-15). "BenchPrep Closes $20 Million Series C Round of Funding Co-Led by Jump Capital and Owl Ventures". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  14. ^ "BenchPrep raises $20M Series C to double headcount, boost product development". Built In Chicago. Retrieved 2019-03-26.

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