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Ranku
http://www.goranku.com/Last activity: 17.09.2016
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Overview
Employees
1-10
Founded date
2013
Investors 1
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Mentions in press and media 16
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| Sep 15, 2016 | Ranku’s eCollege optimizer bought by edtech giant for ~$25 million | The online learning market is becoming as crowded as the app stores. Ranku offers the equivalent of SEO assistance to make sure colleges with electronic courses convert visitors into students. Now Ranku (pronounced ran-koo) is being acquire... |
| Sep 15, 2016 | Ranku Acquired By Wiley to Help Colleges Market Online Degrees | Seattle-based software company Ranku announced today its acquisition by academic publishing company John Wiley & Sons. Ranku offers a recruitment platform using predictive analytics to help colleges increase online degree enrollment. In... |
| Sep 15, 2016 | Seattle startup Ranku acquired by education publishing giant John Wiley & Sons | Ranku CEO and co-founder Kim Taylor. Ranku, a Seattle-based startup that helps online degree programs reach more students, announced today that it has been acquired for an undisclosed amount by John Wiley & Sons, the large education ser... |
| Sep 4, 2014 | How Ranku is Helping North Carolina Universities Compete Online | State universities were built to educate resident students. But they often have a tough time getting them into online programs. Just ask the University of California, which spent over $4.3 million to create UC Online. The result? SFGate rep... |
| Jul 24, 2014 | Kaplan and Techstars Announce the 2014 Kaplan EdTech Accelerator Class | It was today announced that 12 education-technology startups have been officially selected to participate in the Kaplan EdTech Accelerator in New York City. Kaplan, the global education company and largest subsidiary of the Graham Holdings ... |
| Apr 30, 2014 | This reality TV star and online education expert is moving her Mark Cuban-backed startup from NYC to Seattle | Kim Taylor, CEO of Ranku Kim Taylor is not your typical tech entrepreneur. A former sports reporter and NBA dancer with the Milwaukee Bucks, Taylor grew up playing ice hockey in her native Wisconsin before moving to Silicon Valley to work i... |
| Apr 22, 2014 | Mark Cuban's Foray Into the Edtech Industry | “When faced with a choice among colleges, go with the least expensive option,” Mark Cuban suggests. “Most 18-year-olds don’t know what they want to do with their life, nor do most 22-year-olds. Saddling graduates with high debt makes no sen... |
| Nov 18, 2013 | Ranku Receives Investment from Microsoft Ventures | Ranku, a NYC-based discovery engine for students and adults to find reputable online colleges, received an investment from Microsoft Ventures. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds to expand o... |
| Oct 27, 2013 | 28 Extraordinary Women In New York Tech Check out the 2012 Silicon Alley 100 list > | Amanda Peyton The New York tech scene is growing rapidly and a few women really stood out this year. They founded cool companies, nabbed high-power positions, created groups to support each other, and invested in companies like Tumblr and P... |
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FAQ about Ranku
When was Ranku founded?
Ranku was founded in 2013.
What has the press written about Ranku?
Parsers VC has collected 16 articles mentioning Ranku, among them “Ranku’s eCollege optimizer bought by edtech giant for ~$25 million” (Sep 15, 2016) and “Ranku Acquired By Wiley to Help Colleges Market Online Degrees” (Sep 15, 2016).
Is Ranku still active?
Ranku is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 17, 2016.