Pear Deck

Pear Deck is an educational technology company offering a web-based application to K-12 schools and teachers.[1] Pear Deck was founded in 2014 in Iowa City, Iowa.[2] In December 2014, Pear Deck raised $500,000 in seed funding.[3] That same year, the company was awarded the “New Startup of the Year” award at the Silicon Prairie Awards.[4]

In 2015, Pear Deck was selected as the winner of the "Rise of Rest" competition by Steve Case.[5] It was also selected as a "Top Ten S'Cool Tool" by EdSurge.[6] Pear Deck was also a winner of the Village Capital: EdTech 2015 program.[7]

In 2016, Pear Deck expanded its sales team to Kansas City.[4]

References
  1. "ActiveGrade founders create new education startup Pear Deck". Mar 3, 2014.
  2. "Iowa City-based Pear Deck creates interactive tools for teachers". Sep 26, 2015.
  3. "Iowa City startup Pear Deck gets $500,000 investment". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  4. "Pear Deck expands from Iowa City into Kansas City - Silicon Prairie News". Silicon Prairie News. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  5. "Steve Case wraps up one Rise of the Rest start-up tour, announces another". Mar 15, 2015.
  6. "Counting Down EdSurge's Top Ten S'Cool Tools of 2015". Dec 29, 2015.
  7. "Pear Deck and MPOWER Financing Win $100K at Village Capital EdTech 2015". Jun 30, 2015.


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