Pear Deck

Education technology company

Pear Deck, Inc.

Pear Deck logo

Company type| Private
Industry|

* Education technology

Founded| 2014; 11 years ago (2014) in Iowa City, IA, United States
Headquarters|

Los Angeles, CA

United States

Products| Pear Deck

Number of employees

| 55 [1] (2020)
Parent| GoGuardian
Website| peardeck.com

Pear Deck is an educational technology company based in Los Angeles, California.[2]

## History

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Pear Deck was founded in 2014 in Iowa City, Iowa.[3] In December 2014, Pear Deck raised $500,000 in seed funding.[4] The company was awarded the "New Startup of the Year" award at the Silicon Prairie Awards.[5]

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] and was a winner of the Village Capital: EdTech 2015 program.[8]

In 2016, Pear Deck expanded its sales team to Kansas City.[5]

In November 2020, Pear Deck was acquired by GoGuardian.[9][10]

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.[11]

## References

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1. ^ "Pear Deck Team". Pear Deck. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
2. ^ "ActiveGrade founders create new education startup Pear Deck". Mar 3, 2014.
3. ^ "Iowa City-based Pear Deck creates interactive tools for teachers". Sep 26, 2015.
4. ^ "Iowa City startup Pear Deck gets $500,000 investment". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
5. ^ a b "Pear Deck expands from Iowa City into Kansas City - Silicon Prairie News". Silicon Prairie News. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
6. ^ "Steve Case wraps up one Rise of the Rest start-up tour, announces another". The Washington Post. Mar 15, 2015.
7. ^ "Counting Down EdSurge's Top Ten S'Cool Tools of 2015". Dec 29, 2015.
8. ^ "Pear Deck and MPOWER Financing Win $100K at Village Capital EdTech 2015". Jun 30, 2015.
9. ^ "GoGuardian and Pear Deck Merge to Expand K-12 Classroom Management Offerings and Drive Greater Engagement and Effective Digital Learning". www.businesswire.com. 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
10. ^ Slobe, Jake. "Pear Deck acquired by California-based edtech company | Clay & Milk". clayandmilk.com. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
11. ^ "Did Pear Deck Buy Edulastic?". JoinPD. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-08-24.

## External links

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* Official website

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