PrepMe

American online tutoring company

PrepMe LLC

Company type| Test preparation, Adaptive learning
Industry| Internet, Education
Founded| 2001
Founder| Karan Goel (CEO)
Avichal Garg (CTO)
Joe Jewell (VP)

Headquarters| Chicago, Illinois, USA
Website| PrepMe.com

PrepMe is an American education technology company founded in 2001. It offers online courses and tutoring for standardized achievement tests, in particular the PSAT, SAT, and ACT.[1]

## History

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The company was founded by Avichal Garg, Karan Goel, and Joe Jewell,[2] in 2001. In 2011, the company developed its Coursification platform for publishing tests and online courses.[1]

In 2008, PrepMe was recognized at the Chicago Innovation Awards and was featured on the front cover of Fortune Small Business.[3]

In July 2011, PrepMe was acquired by Ascend Learning.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Not your usual teenage dream". Crain's Chicago Business. 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
2. ^ Brown, Aaron. "PrepMe entrepreneur Goel tops Fortune list". Chicago Maroon. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
3. ^ Schonwald, John (2005-11-23). "College alumnus becomes first-place entrepreneur". University of Chicago Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-03-17. "The prize, which the magazine announced this month as its cover story, will give Goel's new company PrepMe.com $35,000."
4. ^ Strambor, Zak (2011-07-18). "Blackboard Buyer Providence Equity Acquires Personalized Online Learning Platform From PrepMe". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2011-07-18. "Digital learning company Ascend Learning is acquiring PrepMe's adaptive learning platform and virtual classroom SaaS"

## External links

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* Official website