Can hip-hop help us learn? We think so. Teachers at 20,000 schools use Flocabulary to engage students and increase achievement across the curriculum.
Location: United States, New York
Employees: 51-200
Phone: +1 718-852-0105
Total raised: $1.5M
Founded date: 2004
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Rethink Ed... | rethink.vc |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 15.06.2016 | - | $1.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 21
| Date | Title | Description |
| 24.04.2023 | Built for School Districts, Flocabulary’s New Data-Driven Analytics and Reporting Provide Insights on Students’ Vocabulary Acquisition | “Paired with these data-driven insights, educators can take action right now to differentiate learning at scale,” said Todd Brekhus, Chief Product Officer at Renaissance and General Manager of Nearpod. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (PRWEB) April 24... |
| 09.03.2023 | Nearpod Announces the 2022 Educator of the Year Award Winners | “Some people say challenges and barriers make our lives complicated, but I think they are essential for success and self-development,” said Liudmyla Katereniuk, a School Director in Ukraine and one of the award recipients. FORT LAUDERDALE, ... |
| 08.04.2019 | Laurene Powell Jobs-backed Nearpod acquires Flocabulary student creativity tool | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Nearpod is trying to get kids more engaged in learning through technologies such as virtual reality. And today the Laurene Powell Jobs-... |
| 08.04.2019 | Bringing on the hip-hop, Nearpod acquires Flocabulary | Facebook Tweet Pin LinkedIn Email By Nancy Dahlberg Educational-technology company Nearpod already serves 60 percent of U.S. school districts. Teachers use Nearpod’s thousands of lessons filled with 360-degree photos, video and virtual real... |
| 08.04.2019 | Laurene Powell Jobs-backed Nearpod acquires Flocabulary student creativity tool | Nearpod is trying to get kids more engaged in learning through technologies such as virtual reality. And today the Laurene Powell Jobs-backed company is acquiring Flocabulary, a maker of a student creativity platform. Flocabulary uses educa... |
| 02.11.2018 | A Supreme Court Justice’s Legacy in Edtech | With the contentious Supreme Court confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh still weighing on many Americans’ minds and a closely-watched midterm election just days away, now seems as good a time as any for educators to teach their students some civ... |
| 10.01.2017 | Rethink Education Re-Ups Commitment to Edtech With $107.5 Million Fund | Venture capital for U.S. education technology startups ebbed in 2016, dipping roughly 30 percent in deal volume and value from the previous year. Also missing were blockbuster exits, such as LinkedIn’s $1.5 billion purchase of Lynda.com and... |
| 20.06.2016 | Flush with Funding, Flocabulary Will Let Students Write Their Own Rhymes | When y=mx+b, b is the y-intercept, you’ll see. M is the slope, the rise over run. They’ll wait until we stop, but that day will never come. That’s a line from “ Linear Equations,” from Flocabulary, a New York City-based startup that makes c... |
| 19.06.2016 | Flocabulary Raises $1.5M from Rethink | New York-based Flocabulary, a maker of educational hip-hop music videos, announced it has raised $1.5 million in convertible debt from Rethink Education, a White Plains, New York-based venture firm that specializes in education investments.... |
| 17.06.2016 | Edtech Company Flocabulary Raises $1.5M in Funding | Flocabulary, a Brooklyn, NY-based library of songs, videos and activities for K-12 online learning, raised $1.5m in a convertible note. Rethink Education provided the funding. The company will use the funds to expand operations and hire new... |
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