Cramster.com

Cramster.com
Type of site
Educational technology
Available inEnglish
DissolvedDecember 8, 2010; 15 years ago (2010-12-08)
Key peopleShai Reshef, Aaron Hawkey, Robert Angarita
CommercialYes
Launched2002; 24 years ago (2002)
Current statusAcquired by Chegg

Cramster.com was an educational technology website that provided online homework and textbook help for college and high school students in areas such as math, science, engineering, humanities, business, and writing.[1] Cramster used a freemium model, allowing students to pay for or earn access to premium services. Founded in 2002 by Aaron Hawkey, Robert Angarita and Kavé Golabi, the company was headquartered in Pasadena, CA.[2] In 2010, the company was acquired by Chegg.

History

Cramster launched its website publicly in 2003.[3] A few years later, Cramster introduced its Q&A Board feature, which allowed interaction between members to solve homework problems.[4][5]

Cramster secured $3 million in Series A funding in 2008 and $6 million in Series B funding in 2010, led by Shai Reshef, who was then appointed company Chairman.[6][7] Cramster had 100,000 active users in November 2008.[8]

Cramster also operated the Facebook application Courses 2.0, which has more than 400,000 users and was voted 4th best application by PC Magazine.[9][10]

In December 2010, the company was acquired by Chegg.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ Toman, Will 2008-05-30. "Web site offers online help Archived 2009-02-15 at the Wayback Machine" The Lantern.
  2. ^ "Interview with Cramster.com". SoCal Tech News. October 8, 2008.
  3. ^ "Website Helps Students Master Math and Science Archived 2010-05-01 at the Wayback Machine", Technology news. K-12 High Speed Network (2008-11-12). Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
  4. ^ "Q&A Board Archived 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine", Q&A Board: Your 24/7 Study Community. Cramster, Inc. Retrieved on 2009-01-18.
  5. ^ "[1]", Lessons Learned: The founders of online study site Cramster added more college subjects to reach a wider user base.
  6. ^ Nicole, Kristen (2008-09-25). "Online homework helper", Venture Beat. Retrieved on 2009-01-20.
  7. ^ Reisinger, Don (2008-09-25). "Cramster Raises $3 Million" TechCrunch. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
  8. ^ Smith, Kevin (2008-11-13). "Cramster Inc. offers online study community Archived 2009-02-16 at the Wayback Machine" 'Economic Alert'. Retrieved on 2009-01-18.
  9. ^ Peterson, Brittany (2008-07-17). "The 9 Best Facebook Apps" PC Magazine. Retrieved on 2009-01-18.
  10. ^ "Courses 2.0 Application Deprecated link archived 2012-07-23 at archive.today" App Data Retrieved on 2009-01-20.
  11. ^ "Chegg Acquires Cramster" (Press release). PR Newswire. December 8, 2010.
  12. ^ Swisher, Kara (December 8, 2010). "Chegg Buys Cramster". All Things D.

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